We got a dog! His name is Duncan and he is just the cutest thing in the world!
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We found him on Craig's list. He is a year-old Mini Pincher. He is just the sweetest little guy. We found out that he likes celery (minus the strings, you have to peel off the strings and then he will scarf it!). He also likes the yummy organic sweet potato and fish treats that we got him.
His first day with us was a big one! We picked him up and then went straight to Petco to get his food, a harness and some treats. We would have stayed longer and bought him another sweater (the one he came with is SO Charlie Brown) and some boots, but he had an accident in one of the aisles. I bought him healthy dog food, as they had been feeding him Ole Roy, and that is just the cheapest junk that you can buy. No more junk food now that he is mine! We then went home for a little while to get a bath, chill out and learn about the new digs, and then headed straight over to Oma and Nana's to meet with their 6 dogs. He got along very well with them, and let them know that he is boss, and not to be messed with. He got very sleepy and fell asleep standing up quite a few times before he just gave in and laid down. Once the kids came back from snowboarding, we headed home.
The next morning was Mia's birthday, so he helped me fold the laundry and made sure that I got all of the spots off of the mirror in the bathroom. We practiced the sit command today and he is catching on very quickly. (He sits before he goes outside so that we can put his leash on, and then when he comes back in so that we can take it off).Oma and Nana brought Jackson over (Jackson is their black standard poodle puppy). He likes Jackson, because he is a very calm puppy, even if he is very big. He was very taken with my dad, (even though he barked at him when he first came in)who is allergic to dogs but loves them anyway. He sat right next to him on the couch for a long time, while dad stroked his ears and gave him a little massage, which made him very happy.
Tomorrow will be his first time with us that he will be in the crate for while during the day while we are gone. Keep your fingers crossed that he does well!
I am sure that there will be many more Duncan updates to come!
