Friday, July 24, 2009

Three Weeks of Pure Joy

We have had Wrecks for three weeks now and he is growing like a weed. When we took him to the vet he weighed 7.4lbs. I take him back on Monday for some more vaccines and I am anxious to see how much he has actually grown. He has started to roam all over the back yard and has ventured into the kitchen once or twice. He absolutely loves being outside! He doesn't mind going into his pen during the day, but hates going into his kennel at night. He loves playing with all his little toys, but loves his outside water bowl the best.





Where Wrecks spends his nights...the dreaded kennel.



Where Doug puts Wrecks when he leaves for work...



Where I put Wrecks when I leave for work...



He has only had two accidents inside and that was while I was in North Carolina visiting my parents. He had to spend a lot of time in his kennel and in his pen, since Doug was spending long days and nights at the hospital.

Doug did find time when I was gone to give Wrecks his first bath. He looks like a little rat.



I had a ball visiting my parents and the only thing that was missing was Doug. I finally talked my mom into getting her nails done for the first time and she was really glad that she did. She even went all out and had her toes done as well! We drove into Raleigh and rode on the Raleigh Trolley. We saw some beautiful houses and learned a lot about the capital of North Carolina. On Saturday night we went to a comedy club and had a blast. I hated to leave, but was missing both of my boys. I think Wrecks grew 5lbs while I was gone!

The Raleigh Trolley...


Riding on the Trolley...





Needless to say we have enjoyed the last three weeks with our little man!

Monday, July 6, 2009

Bringing Home Puppy!

Yesterday, we went and picked up Wrecks. When the breeder brought him out, I couldn't believe how much he had grown in the three weeks since we picked him out. We have a huge dog on our hands. We think that he will be around 60-65 pounds! I am just soaking up all his puppiness right now because I know one day I am not going to be able to cuddle with him like I am doing now.

He is a very calm dog, but the poor little guy got sick on the way home yesterday. He threw up twice in the car. He is very uneasy about everything. He hates walking on the hard wood floor in the kitchen. He just stays under the table on the rug. We played outside with him yesterday and he loved running in the grass. At the end of the day, he was worn out. He was sitting in the grass trying not to fall asleep. He was sitting up and was waving back and forth with his eyes closed. He would wake himself up when he was about to fall over. Doug and I both laughed so hard!

We dreaded going to bed last night because we were warned how much he would cry. Sure enough, as soon as we closed the door on his kennel, the tears started falling. We had to turn the TV up in our room to drown it out. Doug said that he pretty much cried all night long. I slept right through it...I am a horrible mommy! I could not sleep on Saturday night because I was so excited about getting the little guy. As soon as my head hit the pillow last night, I was out like a light. Here are a couple of pics, and a few videos of our favorite little guy...

This is in the car when he didn't feel so good.




Doug is so excited!!!



He is all tuckered out after playing outside.



He loves jumping and laying in the tall grass!



He is still a little clumsy, as you can see by his stumble here.

He likes to chase the ball without using his back legs. It is pretty funny.

We have enjoyed playing with Wrecks these past two days and know that before long he is going to be into everything!