But we are all moved in!
My husband and I started at 6 a.m. Saturday morning! 14 trips in the truck and a new puppy later, We're DONE! It was a long weekend to say the least. One of the first things my husband did was, yeap, you guessed it, got a dog!
We went to the SPCA saturday morning after we had made a few trips to the new house. At first we just went to look around..(yeah, right). Every dog they had there was a pitbull/mix which had restrictions of only chlidren 15 years old and up. Just when we were about to leave, we went into the puppy room. Everyone in there was also a pit/mix. There was only one that wasn't and everyone was oohing and awwing over him until he stood up to get on his bed, he had a limp and everyone walked away from him mumbling. He was a Viszla/Lab Mix and 7 months old that had his leg broken about a month ago. He came in as a stray in the ambulance.
I noticed while I was watching that he really didnt respond to anyone. So I thought "maybe he's not used to people". I walked up to his stall and said "well hey there cutie" and immediatly he perked up and walked over to me. I put my hand up to the fence and he started licking me.
I grabbed a volunteer and asked if we could take him out to play with him.
He was a very inquisitve little thing. Sniffing EVERYTHING along the way.
He knew how to fetch, (just not "drop it" lol) and was very cuddly.
Well when he walked over to my husband and laid his head on his leg, I knew it was all over and he had a home!
His name is Jake. He's very sweet and energetic. He's already learned sit, down, come, no, and we're working on speak. I looked up what exactly his breed was and it's a Hungarian Hunting dog. Which makes it ALL the better for him to freak out the cats!
Trust me, I am still in the "doghouse" with them! Slowly they came out of hiding yesterday and very quickly let Jake know that even though he may be bigger, they are still in charge! He's already started to be protective with us. Around 3 this morning he heard a racoon in the backyard and decided the WHOLE house should be awake to see what was in the backyard. Oh, did I tell you he was in the bed with us doing this?
Talk about a wake up call!
Then when I woke up this morning I had hot puppy breath going down my neck. I look over and he was under the blankets with us, feet straight up in the air, snoring like a grown man! Needless to say, I think Jake is going to be a character!
Sorry this was so long, I will post more later this week when my internet at home is installed. You know how long THAT takes
My husband and I started at 6 a.m. Saturday morning! 14 trips in the truck and a new puppy later, We're DONE! It was a long weekend to say the least. One of the first things my husband did was, yeap, you guessed it, got a dog!
We went to the SPCA saturday morning after we had made a few trips to the new house. At first we just went to look around..(yeah, right). Every dog they had there was a pitbull/mix which had restrictions of only chlidren 15 years old and up. Just when we were about to leave, we went into the puppy room. Everyone in there was also a pit/mix. There was only one that wasn't and everyone was oohing and awwing over him until he stood up to get on his bed, he had a limp and everyone walked away from him mumbling. He was a Viszla/Lab Mix and 7 months old that had his leg broken about a month ago. He came in as a stray in the ambulance.
I noticed while I was watching that he really didnt respond to anyone. So I thought "maybe he's not used to people". I walked up to his stall and said "well hey there cutie" and immediatly he perked up and walked over to me. I put my hand up to the fence and he started licking me.
I grabbed a volunteer and asked if we could take him out to play with him.
He was a very inquisitve little thing. Sniffing EVERYTHING along the way.
He knew how to fetch, (just not "drop it" lol) and was very cuddly.
Well when he walked over to my husband and laid his head on his leg, I knew it was all over and he had a home!
His name is Jake. He's very sweet and energetic. He's already learned sit, down, come, no, and we're working on speak. I looked up what exactly his breed was and it's a Hungarian Hunting dog. Which makes it ALL the better for him to freak out the cats!
Trust me, I am still in the "doghouse" with them! Slowly they came out of hiding yesterday and very quickly let Jake know that even though he may be bigger, they are still in charge! He's already started to be protective with us. Around 3 this morning he heard a racoon in the backyard and decided the WHOLE house should be awake to see what was in the backyard. Oh, did I tell you he was in the bed with us doing this?
Then when I woke up this morning I had hot puppy breath going down my neck. I look over and he was under the blankets with us, feet straight up in the air, snoring like a grown man! Needless to say, I think Jake is going to be a character!
Sorry this was so long, I will post more later this week when my internet at home is installed. You know how long THAT takes