Albus Photo - Sleeping With a Pillow

Albus often sleeps on the couch. However, he doesn't just sleep on the couch! He normally cuddles up with a pillow also.

So, in this photo, Albus is doing just that. The front/top half of his body is on the pillow, the rest on the couch. His left paw is going out from the pillow and is bent. He looks so comfortable to me, how about you?

Albus Photos - Chewing Bones

Here are some Albus photos of him chewing bones, like the one that he buried!

Albus Buries Bone and Digs it Back Up

It all started back when Albus got a bone. He did the usual and took it to his bed.

There he started to chew his bone for a very short time. He didn't even get to eat any of it! He then ran upstairs and almost immediately came running back down stairs and wanted to go outside. Albus went outside with his bone and ran to the side of the yard where he had a tiny hole and dropped it in there. He picked it back up and started running around the yard for a while with his bone. He eventually made it the other side of the yard where he used to have huge hole, it was filled back up though. So, he ran around a bit more. It looked like he was looking for something, but he finally made it to his biggest hole in the yard. Albus dug some there and dropped his bone in the hole. He then buried his bone by moving dirt over it with his nose. He kept doing that for a while and kept sniffing to make sure the bone was still there. He finally stopped and thought he was finished and went back inside.

Later that same day, Albus was lying down on the grass near where he buried his bone. He started to stand and sniff around where his bone was buried. He then started to swipe his paw at the dirt while sniffing. He then started to dig. He wanted his bone back! He kept digging until his bone was barely visible. He got really excited then and started to dig just enough so that he could pull the bone out with his mouth. So, Albus pulled the bone out with his mouth. It went flying in the air and he went racing towards it. He started to eat his bone this time, with mud covered all over it!

Here is a video from YouTube of it: "Dog Buries Bone and Digs Bone Back Up"


Here is the description from YouTube: "My dog, Albus, buries his bone, then later unburies it!
Albus loves eating his bones, he has even put them in holes he has dug before. But, he has never buried it completely before!"

Here is Albus enjoy his bone when all the burying, digging, sniffing, running, etc. was done and over with.

Albus Barks A Lot

There is no doubt at all that Albus barks a lot! If he thinks we are going somewhere, he barks to let us know he wants to go. If he really wants a treat, he will bark. When he wants inside or outside, he will bark to let us know that. If something exciting is going on, he will bark. If somebody comes over, he will bark. When somebody comes to our home, whether it be us or a guest, he will bark. When we vacuum anywhere in the house, he will bark. Albus also barks a lot when outside and wants to play, run, or he is not being played with. He gets jealous when not being played with!

All in all, Albus likes to talk a lot and wants to be heard!

Here is Albus barking because something exciting is going on

Here Albus is barking outside and wants to play

Here Albus is wanting inside

Albus barks a lot. Do we love him for that? Not everyone in the family loves that Albus barks. I love that he barks, however. It is part of what makes him Albus! 

Albus Photo - Barking Outside To Come In

Here is an Albus photo ....

It is of him barking outside! He is at the door, wanting to come inside. So when Albus is at the door outside and wants to come inside, he barks. He does the same when he wants outside.

Albus Video - Learns to Jump

Here is an Albus video. This will also show some of the progress Albus has made on "Jump"...
"Dog Learns to Jump"


So, now Albus is much better at jumping! He was able to do it about 10 times in a row.
Anyway, the video shows 2 videos of Albus jumping over this bucket lid, and a photo at the end of Albus in mid-stride! Albus gets rewarded with treats each time he jumps over.

Here is the description from YouTube: "My dog, Albus, has finally learned to jump!
I had to do this for a while. When he finally 'manned' it up and jumped over the bucket cover. Albus was rewarded with treats each time he jumped over. And then a bone for the jump with the photo :)
I'm so glad I got him to do that!
Music-- Red Barchetta by Rush (Part- Bridge)"

Albus - Learning to Jump

Albus is a dog that knows what he knows. For tricks, he knows the tricks he knows and is not open minded to new tricks. So, it is hard to get him to start doing other tricks.
Now, he knows:
Sit
Up
Stay
Paw
Albus is trying to learn a new trick though! Called, "Jump"
He has successfully completed this three now, amazingly on the first few tries. He got treats the first two, and the last one he got a small bone!
Sometimes though, Albus still doesn't jump. He will just sit and stare, or go up.
Check out the "Albus - "Jump"" Page (soon to come) for progress on this Albus trick!