Scott Linden Outdoors

Flick is growing so fast, physically and mentally. The physical part requires one set of challenges, including how do you keep him worn out so you get a little peace and quiet? I’ll save that for another day.

There is also the mental aspect of his growth. We have a lot of young animals around the house right now, and you can measure their growth by simply trying to hold their head in your  hand. Not scientific, but helpful. So while Flick’s head gets bigger by the day (as do our kittens’), it’s what’s inside that counts.

He’s smart. He’s impatient. He’s creative. I need to keep pace. That little wirehair brain is working overtime, figuring out this big world. And every day, he gets a little wiser. So, something that was a challenge yesterday is boring today … unless I’m on the ball. A bored dog is a disaster waiting to happen, so it’s in everyone’s best interest to keep the puppy on his toes – adding dimensions to the tasks he’s mastered, folding in new skills, incorporating another command word, putting distractions and texture to his day.

Now that I think about it, why confine this to young dogs?