Ok... well we picked him up Sat evening.
he knows who his new mom is.
He's showing off his eyes
Happy new puppy parents
He's everything we knew he would be. Perfect coloring, great temperment, and very playfull. He is typicall puppy where as he falls over, jumps, cries, and bites everything. Oh and the puppy breath... its been a while sense we smelled puppy breath but it comes rushing back to you.
The car ride.... hmmm... what can we say... well it was loud. He was doing fine till we put him in the kennel and closed the door. Then the whining and moaning started. It was sad and funny at the same time.
Then the potty training starts. Christine has been taking him out ALOT. Everytime he wakes up from a puppy nap, and every 2 hours.
Of coarse he follows us around like crazy, tripping over himself and us. He chews on anything we'll let him and loves his rope toy the most.
Of coarse he has puppy energy but still has that mastiff lazy... you can see it already
Later we had to do the crate bedtime. That went over like a fart in church. He was not happy about that. He whined, cried, barked, and yelped. Had to tell him to be quiet and lay down. But he still would persist. I don't think Christine got alot of sleep last night.
We were told by the breeder to limit his exposure to people, dogs, and public places for a while till he can get all his shots. Parvo is really bad right now and has be watched for very carefully. Its highly contagous and can be passed on by even humans. So now we have to figure out how to balance germ-a-phobe vs some normalcy.
And one of his favorite places is under us, when we are on the couch... laying on the floor.
Then today he had a vet appt. His new vet is GREAT! And now he already has his first 2 rounds of shots. So he's on his way. Clean bill of health from the Doc.
Further, he's getting better with his crate and seperation crying. Had to put a fleece blanket in the crate sunday night so he would have the warm and softness that he's use to when he was laying with his siblings. Plus put a small mechanical travel clock on the crate at night. He did well with that. Still has to go out every 2 hrs but the crying was the worse part.
of coarse now I'm on the laptop in the living room. And if he's not trying to eat the power cord, he's biting my thigh, or falling asleep on my lap or between my legs. He's been sleeping like crazy today due to his shots the vet gave him.
But anyway... will continue to update ya'll as things go on.