From Bear's family:
bear is sound asleep in his crate. perfect day. on the way home, bear sat on dd (dear daughter)#1's lap, who was in between dd#2 and dd#3. no issues, but the ride was less than an hour . . . and he was snuggled in the blanket you gave us w/ his sibs' scent on it. once home, bear helped us clean up the large backyard after last week's storm, and enjoyed chewing on some of the fallen limbs (see pic). our large backyard is fenced, so bear wasn't on leash, but followed us everywhere on one of our heels. the girls really soaked that up! we moved to the front yard and tried the leash, but all he did was chew it . . . and it seemed like it would be a hopeless cause. we tried again a couple hours later, and he tolerated it enough that we were able to walk; the girls even ran at one point, and we saw how fast bear can book!
bear is sound asleep in his crate. perfect day. on the way home, bear sat on dd (dear daughter)#1's lap, who was in between dd#2 and dd#3. no issues, but the ride was less than an hour . . . and he was snuggled in the blanket you gave us w/ his sibs' scent on it. once home, bear helped us clean up the large backyard after last week's storm, and enjoyed chewing on some of the fallen limbs (see pic). our large backyard is fenced, so bear wasn't on leash, but followed us everywhere on one of our heels. the girls really soaked that up! we moved to the front yard and tried the leash, but all he did was chew it . . . and it seemed like it would be a hopeless cause. we tried again a couple hours later, and he tolerated it enough that we were able to walk; the girls even ran at one point, and we saw how fast bear can book!
bear responds to "sit"
and uses the litter box like a champ. he let us know that he needed to do
#1 (3 times) and #2 (once) by becoming very fussy . . . when placed in his
pen, he did his business in the pan. the girls didn't want to leave him
alone, but to give him a rest we went out to eat to celebrate his adoption, and
the girls hit the pool late at night for about an hour. he's sleeping on
the mat you gave us w/ his sibs' scent on it -- that's how we got him to lie
down in the crate (he actually pulled out the dog bed we had in the
crate). i sure hope that when i replace the litter box w/ fresh litter
(v. the used bag you gave us w/ his sibs' scent on it), it'll smell a
LOT better! all in all, a great day.
dd#1 kept saying that she
waited 4 years for this day. dd#2 said that owning a puppy is sooo easy
and doesn't understand why ppl have told her it would be hard (i think she said
this about an hour after bear's being home). and dd#3 was always afraid
of dogs before meeting dixie-x-yogi's offspring. they're all loving bear;
he's going to be so spoiled. my only complaint so far is that my girls
refer to themselves as bear's moms, and me as "grandma" . . . i'm way
too young to be grandma material!
---Bear's MOM (one of four:)
Thank you so much for the awesome photos and the great update! I just love to hear how much fun the girls hare having and how well Bear is doing! I am so pleased that you are learning to read Bear's cues from the beginning! You are going to have a great puppy because I can tell you will train Bear really well! Thanks again! --Mary
---Bear's MOM (one of four:)
Thank you so much for the awesome photos and the great update! I just love to hear how much fun the girls hare having and how well Bear is doing! I am so pleased that you are learning to read Bear's cues from the beginning! You are going to have a great puppy because I can tell you will train Bear really well! Thanks again! --Mary
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