...Oh, what a cutie he is turning out to be. For those of you that haven't met the little man, he is a 3.5 month old American Pitbull Terrier. We began fostering him for the Multnomah County Animal Shelter. http://www.multcopets.org/ He was a mere 8 weeks at the time and was too little and too skittish to go onto the adoption floor. Mind you, we had just sent our former foster, Levi, off to his new home only 4 days prior. I will have to tell you about that wonderful boy too, but that will be later.
The first few weeks were tiresome. I did the puppy thing with Sadie, and boy, I didn't remember it being so hard. I was waking up at least once a night, sometimes twice. He was not enjoying the crate, so he would whine and cry for hours. Our trainer had great advice to help us out......they were called earplugs. hhhhhmmmmm...... not what I was looking for, but you do what you have to do.
Anyhow, sleeping has gotten much better. He is still very mellow, super cuddly and just loves to be with his Mom, Dad and big sis. From the look on Sadie's face most of the time, I doubt the feelings are mutual.
Except for a couple of casualties (a pair of flip-flops and shoelaces), he only chews on his toys and can't get enough of the barkdust. Thankfully all pillows and couches remain puppy-teeth free.
More to come on Dexter as he gets bigger. Check back soon
The first few weeks were tiresome. I did the puppy thing with Sadie, and boy, I didn't remember it being so hard. I was waking up at least once a night, sometimes twice. He was not enjoying the crate, so he would whine and cry for hours. Our trainer had great advice to help us out......they were called earplugs. hhhhhmmmmm...... not what I was looking for, but you do what you have to do.
Anyhow, sleeping has gotten much better. He is still very mellow, super cuddly and just loves to be with his Mom, Dad and big sis. From the look on Sadie's face most of the time, I doubt the feelings are mutual.
Except for a couple of casualties (a pair of flip-flops and shoelaces), he only chews on his toys and can't get enough of the barkdust. Thankfully all pillows and couches remain puppy-teeth free.
More to come on Dexter as he gets bigger. Check back soon
2 comments:
way to go Mel!! I love it. Cute little man there too. Have fun with it.
Since you are soooo busy to call your mom, this will be a great way to get all the news....HeeHee!
Love you anyway...mom
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