Puppy advancements

We've overcome the biting, thankfully. We like her so much better now that she's not biting us all the time! She's such a sweet pup.

Now that we have the extra large crate and a large one for the back of the car, an extra large bed and another big bag of large breed puppy food, we are really beginning to wonder if perhaps our large-dog-to-be is actually going to be a smaller dog.

At this last vet visit, we were told that she would only be 40 lbs. or so. As I look at her, she just seems like she's going to be small. She tilts her head in just a way; reminiscent of the RCA dog from ads gone by - - a smallish dog.

We were at Petco, again, and saw a Great Pyreneese waiting to be groomed. As I looked at that gigantic dog covered in thick fur, I felt relieved that little Arrow has coarser and shorter hair. Maybe she'll stay small so she can continue to be a lap dog. Only time will tell. Big or small, she is just fine with me.

Until next time,
Lynn

Puppy bites

Yup, it's official. We have a biter. Could be that she's teething. However, she just gets excited and it comes off as bites.

Chewing on something

We can't take our eyes off her, and it's not just because she is so adorable. Nothing is safe. She particularly loves dishtowels, the oven, throw rugs, the table,  wall trim, the leather (read expensive) leash, the gates, the stool, the metal table, shoes and it goes on and on.

Destroying her ball

We took puppy to the vet yesterday and it was invaluable. She set me straight. As of yesterday, we've reclaimed our lives and the puppy isn't running the house anymore. Seems to be going pretty well actually. Can I just say that I LOVE our vet? Our pup is 13 weeks old today and weighed in at 15.4 lbs. The vet also thinks our puppy is only going to be about 40 pounds. We've already had to expand the divider in her crate several times and Arrow doubled in size in the 3 weeks that she's lived here. The jury is still out and only time will tell how big she'll be.

Our sweet girl

Puppy Kindergarten is going well. She loves the trainer that carries around a pocket of chicken. If that wasn't so gross, I'd do that too! She sits, lays down and goes onto her cot on command. She's very smart with a strong touch of independence. She's so sweet though and she's going to be a great family dog. She already is!

Aww... "Mom, I am a puppy, and sooo cute."

Until the next time,

Lynn

Puppy...love

Could it be that the most busy and crazy time is the time when you actually need to stop and relax? It just doesn't make any sense to my logical, process-oriented brain. Between Mr. C and all that homeschool stuff and activity, starting a business and well managing life in general, I feel crazy. Did I mention that I am sleep deprived? However, I have managed to add in playing, walking, feeding, training, bathing, cleaning up....stuff and then repeat, several times a day. It's getting easier and its all good.

I got home from dropping off Mr. C at classes this morning and she was ready for some attention. I wanted nothing other than to head straight to my computer to get some stuff done. This is what we did and in a couple minutes we'll take a nice long walk and play to get out some of that puppy energy. Perhaps, the sitting and relaxing, and the walking and the playing and of course all that puppy love is good for me too!

Happy Valentine's Day!
Lynn

Puppy names

No, we did not name our puppy Puppy Paws McMuffin. However, on the way to Kentucky to rescue our pup we did consult some puppy name sites to find an appropriate name for the little girl. Puppy Paws McMuffin was on a list. After a long debate in the car and many possible contenders, we stuck with the name that she was given at the shelter: Arrow. It suits our sweet pup.

Yesterday we had to go to the super box pet store for the umteenth time in the long two weeks that we've had our beautiful little puppy. As I stood by the dog tag etching machine, I asked my husband if we should add her last name to the tag. Our puppy's name is Arrow. Our last name is Smith. Therefore, the puppy's name is Arrow Smith... Aerosmith. Could it be that we 'accidentally' named our puppy after a rock band from our youth? Yup.

We've had her 14 days. That means we've been outside at least one hundred and forty times in the past two weeks. Nothing like the great outdoors at 2:08 am, 5:15 am and all the times around the clock!  Time to take her out again...until next time.
Lynn