Wonder Dog... and yes, he flies;)

I've been away from home all day long helping my mom move today.  By the time I returned home, Max William was waiting for me and I got the best little, tail wagging greeting ever.  It feels so good to know that you've been missed:)  After lots of loving, scratching, petting and even a few wet doggy kisses, I went into the kitchen to load the dishwasher and clean up a bit.  Out of the corner of my eye I catch some movement.  I turn to look into the family room and was stunned to see Max William flying, his ears floating out from his head.  All I could think of was the Disney movie, Dumbo:)  That little pup took a running leap onto the coffee table and from there jumped into the air and flew, ears straight out from the side of his head... straight into the back of the sofa, nose first.  After I got over that moment of stunned amazement from seeing my dog "fly" into the sofa, hoping he didn't see me laughing, I scolded him because that simply isn't appropriate service dog behavior.

On the training front, I'm pleased to say that we've been working on "stay" and Max is doing pretty darn good.  He's a real chow hound, so when he sits and waits for his dinner until he's given permission to go ahead and eat, that's a big deal:)  Of course, as he sits and stares at his bowl full of kibble mixed with his favorite strawberry banana yogurt, he whines... but he does stay:)