The puppy has another new and very annoying habit. He has discovered that it is really fun to unroll the toilet paper. I’ve tried keeping the bathroom door shut, unfortunately no one else in the house remembers. I tried having the toilet paper up on a shelf but people just put another roll on the spool. So, I guess I’m just destined to pick up messes like this until the phase passes.
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We were all wondering here how our new puppy Rio would like snow. So far Rio has been a cold seeking puppy. All summer his favorite hangout was on top of the AC vent. He hasn’t been that cuddly, probably due to it being too warm. Luckily for us we got our chance. Last weekend we had a 20 degree cold snap and our first snow of the season. Rio’s reaction, he loved it. He spent as much time as possible outside and was a bundle of energy to boot. AND, of course, he ate it, all the time. But he’s much more into cuddling.
It’s really uncomfortable when THIS nose touches your bare human flesh.
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One of the things I’ve worked on most with our new puppy Rio is socialization. Our last dog absolutely hated other dogs and it was a real pain. Lucky for us Rio has no problem with other dogs, especially Dodger the dog next door.
I’ve recently noticed Rio spending A LOT of time outdoors and coming in covered in dirt. Finally today I stalked him from my kitchen window. Rio is on a mission to dig himself into Dodger’s yard. He did this once when he was tiny but hasn’t made it under the fence in a while. This might be because the vet says he’s fat but I think he’s just large boned. I think Dodger hangs out on the other side just to pay with him. Here they are having a little puppy play session. No wonder he’s such a mess.
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My husband and I were out for our weekly helping of frozen coffee when we had this great idea. Why not wash the puppy. We’ve had Rio for three months now and he was looking a little grubby so we trucked over to Struttin Pup to use their self service dog washing station. Now Rio is part border collie and part something (we suspect terrier) and he has very odd fur. He doesn’t shed…thanks be to God…but he does have this kinda aura of frizzy fur. In the past few weeks he’s been looking less frizzy and we figured he was just growing out of it. Well let me tell you…it was the grime, my friends…the grime. After one healthy shampooing his fur puffed out BIG TIME. He looked like he put on 20 pounds after it was all said and done. Of course, he HATED it and spent the entire ride home rolling around like a rabid dog trying to get his puppy smell back. Twenty four hours later…he’s still puffy, and has apparently forgiven us. Ah…if it were only that easy to do in reverse. Maybe I should try not washing not 3 months and see if I look twenty pounds thinner? Then again that might not be such a good idea.
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After our dog, Leesy, died in 2007 I told the kids that we could get another dog in “about a year” hoping that they would forget about it with all the "busy-ness" of High School. Well my daughter can be very persistent and has basically been stalking animal rescue sites for the last 10 months. To be honest I was starting to miss having a dog as well. We started investigating Wyoming Border Collie Rescue and we saw this
Now let me just say, I was really against getting a puppy. All that chewing and piddling on the floor. But then I saw this
And I was in love.
On Mother’s Day weekend we drove to Southern Colorado to pick him up. I would joke that my Mother’s Day present pees and poops on the floor but actually Rio potty trained himself really quick. I have been much more active trying to keep him exercised and out of trouble and that is a good thing. Plus, now I get to see things like this.
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