Puppy update

[aithne]

Well, we have survived the first 20 or so hours with the puppy. This whole "housetraining" thing is going to be interesting, I can tell. It'll get better once the puppy settles down from the trip, I think.

I think we lucked out and got a snuggly Papillon. (They're all people dogs, but a lot of them aren't really lap dogs.) He wants to be on laps, and last night he fell asleep on me, then Bryan, then me again. He did make quite a bit of noise last night (his crate is in my room, since I have the morning dog shift), but he didn't whine all night like I've heard some do.

He's getting used to the collar and leash, and going up stairs is fine but coming down them is still scary. He still doesn't have a name, but he should have one soon. Juniper hisses at him but otherwise seems not to be wigged out. Greebo is curious. Selena is disdainful. Esme is sort of wigged, but she's coming downstairs sometimes, so it can't be so hugely bad.

So I think things are going as well as can be expected. Yay!

Comments

[dark-infidel.livejournal.com]

:) I know what you mean about the stairs. My dog was so little he sort of had to jump from step to step. I allways got anxious so I carried him most of the time till he was big enough not to have to jump down the stairs.

Has he/she got any adorable habits?