The Little Red Caboose Has Pulled Into The Station!

I'm fine with big boy - good thing. I have a very very steep staircase and a baby gate the cats crawl under to access their area. At this size, our house is not doable for him. Shay is 22", Melli is 16 1/2. I would like about 18. 18 is good.

 

I would be happy with a little one if I didn't have this beast of a house!

It would indeed be a switch to go from a big one to a little one so suddenly, but cute is an understatement for describing Baker. Your comment about potty training a hamster is just laughs. You don't need a crate! You can use a guinea pig cage. An x-pen could just be a laundry basket! A blanky can be a washcloth! I'm kidding, but Baker is just so ridiculously adorable. When you aren't doing commercials, you will be fending off flyball teams wanting him for height dog! All so very very fun!

I skipped adorable and went straight for ginormous, rangy, and outgrowing everything FAST! We outgrew the small Puppia harness, I had it on him for 5 minutes one time. We outgrew the small Keep Safe breakway collar in 3 weeks. We are close to outgrowing our soft-sided crate having used it only 3 times. Crazy, just crazy.

 

Yes, we have a couple black nails too! Shudder! I have nipped Cubby's once and need to do it again.

Cubby is cute. Baker is adorable!

This puppy thing is driving me nuts. Potty training is one. Zoomies is two. And being under relative lockdown waiting for shots complete is three. Husband can't handle #1 or #2. That locks me down. While I can orchestrate some careful outtings (like to my Mom's) I have a lot more that I am eager to get to.

As to Cubber's plans. Well. We plan on training for about a year. Puppy Kinder, basic, intermediate obedience (2 levels) is top priority, including CGC and hopefully at some point therapy certs. We are going to do intro to dog sports (a sampler of sports like agility, flyball, rally, and herding). Then we are going to do the 3 levels of agility and 3 levels of scent. After growing up I will see what he loves and we will go with it. Could be therapy or agility or flyball or scent or rally or freestyle or ? ? ? Nothing too physically stressful too young though. Mentally he is really eager and picks up things quick. Tomorrow is paws up I think. Of course these next few months involve lots of socialization and experiences shopping in pet friendly places, traveling, and meeting lots and lots of people. Oh, and we need to ride a couple trains! Sugar pine by Yosemite, Casa De Fruta, and Reedley Hillcrest.

This weekend we are going out again to grandma's and this time probably through Hobby Lobby. Then I think a week off since immunity will be low IF there is immunity from Mom killing the last shots. As soon as we get all our shots I hit the road! I have a beach trip, a couple charity dog walks, school, a mountain trip, possibly a trip out to the desert (Vegas), and finally a trip in Nov. down to San Diego. All that, though, is dependent on him NOT being a spaz! We shall see.

What are you planning with Baker? Judy -- what about little Miss X? Laurel & cousin Jade? Anyone? What plans are your your pups heading for?

 

Judy -- you and I need to get into the same sport (if any) and match up with Dawn. Then we can all hang out at CA events! Plans, plans, plans! You have to love the moment of anything being possible.

Cubbers is 11 weeks today -- I have had him for 4 weeks.

Suddenly, he is in that all-head stage.