Alexey is obsessed with Tressel. She will not leave him alone. He is her only toy. She says "come here, tressel" (not using the words but using the inflection in her voice and hand motions). She does say "sit" and "good dog." We are still waiting for her to say mom or dad!
Tressel sleeps in his crate under our stairs (near the front door). He is really good about going in there when I leave the house or at bed time. Last night he put himself in there (for the first time) when he was tired. Since the door wasn't closed, Alexey jumped in.
Alexey started to walk yesterday! All my kids walked about this same age -- 14 months. When I had calvin I was worried he was behind and something was wrong. Now I know to just enjoy the time I have before they start walking and things get even busier.
Things with Tressel are going better. For the first week or two I thought I might die but we are starting to get to know each other a little better and settling into a routine. I think having a dog is a lot like having a baby. It is better than having a baby b/c there is no pregnancy and no recovery time. It is harder than having a baby in other ways, such as puppies bark, chew, walk, run, cry and whine way louder than babies do, and grow 10x as fast as babies, plus they don't wear diapers. I learned that when someone has(gets) a puppy it would be appropriate and helpful to give gifts and send meals just as you would with a real baby because there really are a few days where it is not possible to function as a normal person!
Tressel can still squeeze through our fence in a few places so he can't be outside alone. I am very excited for the time when I can throw him outside and let him play in the yard. It will be especially helpful during morning time when he is awake and active and I am busy getting ready for school and also after dinner while we clean up and get ready for bed. Other than those times Tressel is happy to lay around.
Tressel would love to have visitors, while we are waiting to finish up his puppy shots and go out and see the world... so any of you that are in the area and want to see a puppy (before he grows even more) come on over!
5 comments:
they are so cute together. love the newborn/puppy comparison--so true
I really fell in love with him while I was there. If only they didn't get so big, I would be sorely tempted! It was great seeing you, thanks for the fun time!
ahh, you got to see the trapnells! how fun.
i so wish i could come see your puppy! i'm glad clare is loving him. well, i think he'll get pretty big soon enough and won't be able to get through the fence.
What a good puppy! Clad you are having fun
This picture could not be cuter. Pete even made it the screensaver on his computer. That says a lot because once I put a pic of us on the desktop and he replaced it with a football pic of Harvey Unga. Can't wait to see you guys next weekend!
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