Tucker Update

Sleeping right up against the fan

:: Our boy is 11 weeks old and is growing like a weed.  I think he has gotten taller and filled out quite a lot in the week we've had him.

:: His personality is coming out more and more.  He can be naughty and definitely has a lot of energy at certain times in the day, but he is truly a good boy.  He plays hard, then sleeps even harder.

:: He's gotten used to his crate, both at night and if we have to leave him during the day.  He's sleeping in a small crate in our bedroom and both he and we like having him in there with us.  He calms down much more quickly when he is near us and he is only getting up once in the night at this point.  Of course, he is usually up before 6:00 every morning, but we're getting used to being tired all the time!

:: He's hit some great milestones this week:

• He can get up the outside stairs by himself (when he wants to and when he doesn't get distracted by trying to eat rocks on the stairs) which is very nice for us since it means we don't have to carry him up all the time.
• He is starting to give us a heads up that he needs to go outside.  And today is the first day he hasn't had an accident in the house, so we're pretty pleased with that!
• He seems to like to ride in the car - he lays on the floor of the backseat and usually goes to sleep
• He's becoming more independent in the house - he likes to go in the other room by himself and take a nap, especially on the cool kitchen floor when its really hot.

:: Bob and I are both a bit shell-shocked by puppy parenthood and all it demands, but we are madly in love with Tucker and can't imagine our life without him.