Hi folks!
Greetings again from Switzerland!
I am sure that you all will be quite proud...
I have been working on a website and although it is definitely not
super-star-website-geek material : ) it'll give you a week by week look at
our "Little Man"!
He's hit the 13th week now, has learned to sit, shake, stay and come (kind
of!). I'm still working on the potty training....I can't WAIT until he
masters that one! I'm still taking him out about every 2 hours or so. Get
this, though...he actually sleeps through the entire night now and doesn't
wake up until 7:00! Whoo Hoo!!!
I can't believe what an absolute sweetheart he is! He is growing up so
fast!
I do have a couple of questions for the experts out there...
* I don't know if it just a puppy thing, but when we go outside he
wants to eat EVERYTHING and I mean everything! He stops every 3 inches and
puts something new in his mouth. Does this behavior pass with time? I
don't want to drag him down the sidewalk (neighbors leering) when I just got
him used to the leash.
* How do I discourage begging? I'd like to eat without him barking at
us constantly and I really don't want to kennel him either. I think that he
needs to learn, right? We have just been ignoring him and this annoying
behavior, however...it seems that when he doesn't get any of OUR food, he
gets mad or something and goes to the bathroom on (of course) the "prized"
rug in the house. It's happened 3 times now. What's the deal?
* Last one...the poor little guy is SO scared of the neighborhood
German Shepherd that barks when he sees another dog. Cooper has made lots
of friends with other dogs, but he hides when "Police Dog Central" rounds
the corner and lets out a big bark. (I try to ignore this 'hiding thing',
too....My heart goes out to him, though. He gets so scared!)
So anyway...Other than those couple of concerns, he is adjusting wonderfully
and is just an absolute angel. We can not imagine our lives without him,
now!
Here's the website...
http://supercooper10.tripod.com/dog/index.html
Please check it out when you get a chance. I'm just so proud of myself and
my new-found (or should I say "Newfie") creative abilities! It shows the
little goofball up to 12 weeks. Week 13 is coming soon!
Thanks for all your help and advice and everything!
Lindsay, Jamie and "Super Cooper"
PS A couple of people wrote and asked for the name of our breeder...Would
you mind writing again? I had a mail-purge happen before I got to reply.
Thanks! : )
