"Nino did great on his first assignment today!!! One of the ladies wants the picture of them together framed for her room :)"
- Kayla | September 2020

"Can you believe Nino turned two today!?"
- Kayla | September 2020

"Everything is coming together!"
- Kayla | September 2020

"We passed!! Nino is officially a licensed therapy dog"
- Kayla | September 2020

"Nino had a blast vacationing at Dale Hollow Lake last week :) he is so much fun!! (More photos and videos on his Instagram). He even figured out how to use the boat ladder!"
- Kayla | July 2020

- Kayla | May 2020

"Nino had a fun visit at my dentist appointment last week haha I posted some videos on his Instagram, you'll have to check it out!"
- Kayla | May 2020

"Trying to stay active during this time! Nino is enjoying the extra time with us and outside. He does so well with running with us when we are on our bicycles and dirt bikes! So fun! He is currently snoozing on 'his' couch haha we hope you're doing well!!! "
- Kayla | April 2020

"We got our pictures taken yesterday :) here are a few with a small watermark."
- Kayla | December 2019

"We finally took nino mountain biking today! He did awesome!! I put some videos on his Instagram. He did 12 miles! We made sure to keep an eye on his paws, give him breaks and lots of water!"
- Kayla | November 2019

"Nino had his one year check up on Monday and got a great report! He got his second rabies shot and his kennel cough vaccine again. The vet said he is beautiful and super healthy and to continue doing what I'm doing! He weighed in at 73 pounds and still has more to grow. She said he still needs to fill out more (he still has a lot of puppy in him) and guessing he will be 80+ by 18 months."
- Kayla | November 2019

"Finally visited a cool park close to our house! "
- Kayla | October 2019

"Nino sure has grown haha"
- Kayla | October 2019

"Here is a picture to show how big he is now at 1 year old!"
- Kayla | September 2019

"Ninos birthday is tomorrow (Sept 16) so we had a birthday party for him today!"
- Kayla | September 2019

"Here is a picture of Nino with the guy he is named after (professional and World Cup champion mountain biker, Nino Schurter)! I'll send more pictures of the weekend in another email."
- Kayla | September 2019

"We were able to Snowshoe, West Virginia this weekend to watch the worlds best mountain bikers. Nino was such a good boy and man, did we get a lot of attention! From spectators, cameras and the professionals haha the event is recorded and put on Red Bull Tv and Nino is in a few shots haha."
- Kayla | September 2019

"I took Nino to a silent weekend camping trip this weekend and he did soooo well! Everyone loved him :) we used sign language all weekend and he adjusted so well. I made sure to keep him cool. He did sleep in an air conditioned camper at night :) "
- Kayla | July 2019

"Nino showing some sass haha I think I interrupted his nap time!"
- Kayla | July 2019

"Nino's first lake vacation."
- Kayla | July 2019

"Thought you would enjoy seeing my birthday cake and card from Nino haha"
- Kayla | July 2019

"Talk about a scary afternoon! Yesterday Nino found a bucket of antifreeze. I turned my back for less than 30 seconds and turned around and saw his head in the bucket. I have no idea if he drank any or just smelled it but I rushed him to our vet and they instantly took him in the back room to make him throw up. He threw up 4-5 times and then they sent us to OSU Vet Hosptial/ER. We were there for 5-10 minutes and they took him away. I had no clue what would happen!! We waited for maybe 30 minutes and finally they came back with the results. He didn't have any in his system! Answered prayers!!! He was able to go home and play with his friends. The first picture is from the first vet visit and then the last pictures are when we got home. He now needs a breath stick and a bath haha"
- Kayla | June 2019

"My brother and sister in law adopted a 3 year old Aussie Doodle this week. Now Nino has a cousin (almost) his size to play with! I don't notice how big Nino is until he is around other doodles haha"
- Kayla | June 2019

"Nino got to play with an Old English Sheepdog the other day! He loved it! Almost makes me want to get him a brother ;) The OES kind of reminded me of Ninos dad."
- Kayla | June 2019

"His surgery went well! They said he was a great patient and woke up right away. They are predicting he will get 1-2 inches taller and fill out a lot more. So he's not done growing! He weighed in at 65 pounds today. They said he is a big, strong healthy boy! He doesn't even need a cone :)"
- Kayla | June 2019

"Nino playing with my five month old niece :) "
- Kayla | May 2019

"Nino sure has grown since we brought him home haha"
- Kayla | May 2019

"Nino had a busy weekend! Played with a lot of his doggie friends and then helped promote our school levy :)"
- Kayla | April 2019

"We are in hocking hills for a little getaway and he is loving it!"
- Kayla | April 2019

"Easter bunny and rain gear! Nino had a big day :)"
- Kayla | April 2019

"Nino got his first big boy hair cut today!"
- Kayla | April 2019

"Nino weight in at 56 pounds for his six month birthday :) Anxious to see what he is full grown! We took a class Sunday at Fido and he is doing so much better with leash walking. I also taught him some sign language :)"
- Kayla | March 2019

"Fun with fetch and slow motion camera! "
- Kayla | March 2019

"Nino being Nino :) "
- Kayla | February 2019

"Nino had a blast sledding :)"
- Kayla | February 2019

"Nino loved his first hike :)"
- Kayla | February 2019

"Nino got his last set of shots today :) he is up to 36 pounds! We scheduled his appointment to be fixed on June 3rd."
- Kayla | January 2019

"His vet appointment went great. He got another shot and didn’t even flinch. The vet is guessing he will get to 70 pounds, she said he’s going to be a big boy! How big are his parents? I’m also thinking his black is going to turn grey. O well!"
- Kayla | December 2018

"Training went really well last night! The trainer spent about 2.5 hours with Nino and his biting has decreased about 90% and he is starting to recognize his name, know how to sit on command and how to come when we call him! I would recommend FIDO dog training to anyone!"

"Angel Breeze: Great !!! Tell me how bad was his biting? also what, or how did they handle that?"

"His biting was pretty bad when we were playing or brushing him. He still bites at our pant legs but that is decreasing a lot as well. No more hand biting which is huge. Heath (the trainers name) is totally against "painful" correction such as spanking, grabbing the nose, pushing off of you or yelling. Nino is starting to jump on the couch using his front paws (he can't make it all the way up yet) and he gave us an exercise for that and it worked as well! Every time Nino jumped, we stood up and ignored him and he realized he wasn't getting what he wanted so he would try something new until he succeeded.

If Nino started biting him he would put his thumb in his mouth on or under his chin and his first finger under his chin and pressed until Nino squeaked for him to let go (didn't hurt him, was just uncomfortable). He did that once, maybe twice and Nino hasn't bit us since!

This guy was so knowledgeable and we learned so much. Not only did he teach Nino a few things but he taught us the best way to train Nino (and so far it is working!). I couldn't believe the improvement in 2 hours last night. We covered everything from biting, crate training, potty training (which is going great), jumping and barking (he doesn't bark much). Any puppy you sell that goes somewhere in central Ohio, I would give his name out for training. He said Nino was very smart and will be a great dog! "
- Kayla | November 2018

"We hope you had a wonderful thanksgiving! Nino is growing like a weed! We have a trainer coming to work with us on Tuesday so we are anxious for that. We also have our second vet appointment Thursday. I’ll let you know how those two appointments go :) He has his own toy bin now (can’t remember if I’ve sent that to you or not.)"
- Kayla | November 2018

"He spent some time with his “puppy nanny” and got a bath then came to my school and had a blast. He was so wonderful with all the students. When he got sleepy, they decided they should do a photo shoot with him. They probably took over 100 pictures and videos lol Today all his doggie friends came over, he’s going to sleep well tonight (he has been upgraded to sleeping on our bed haha)"
- Kayla | November 2018

"We had a great check up yesterday! The vet said “is this puppy really only eight weeks old?? Wow!” Haha he also said to you his food amount to one cup in the morning and evening and 2/3 in the afternoon. He’s a growing boy! He also got his kennel cough vaccine. He goes back the Thursday after thanksgiving to get his next round of shots. "
- Kayla | November 2018

"Good morning! Nino is a complete joy!!! He is so smart and is learning so fast. He already knows his name, how to play fetch and has gotten so much better with a leash. He had one accident in the house yesterday but that’s it! His first night he went right to sleep in his crate. Last night, we put him in the crate but he cried and cried so we got him out and put him on our bed for about thirty minutes. He fell asleep as soon as he laid down in our bed. He started breathing really hard and wiggling while asleep (so cute!!) so we picked him up and put him back in his crate and he fell right to sleep. He whimpered once at 12:30 and that was it. He’s such a good boy!!! Sorry for the over load of info and pictures. He has been one social puppy! He is also very cuddly and is like a magnet to us :) he is up to over 150 followers on Instagram (finding_nino_adventures), over 200 likes on my Facebook and over 300 likes on a sheepadoodle page! He’s famous haha"
- Kayla | November 2018

"He fell asleep after only 5 minutes in the car."
- Kayla | November 2018