Wheatie

I've always been an animal lover and when I moved out, I always thought about getting a dog. I would drag BFC to various puppy swap meets and pet stores to look at the puppies. I always liked to look, but never really settled on purchasing one since I didn't feel ready.

BFC and I decided to get a puppy a few weeks ago. The first few days were the worst! During that first night, I didn't get any sleep and the puppy didn't want to sleep in the kennel that we bought him. Fortunately this was on a Friday night so I could sleep for a few hours on Saturday after work. We decided to name him Wheatie because the majority of his fur was the color of wheat and we were thinking of the cereal too. That Friday night/Saturday morning, BFC and I took shifts sleeping while the other watched the puppy.

Now, things have gotten better. I've been able to sleep more regularly and have been going on more walks than ever now. He's actually a great puppy. He was really good in puppy class and usually sleeps around during the day. He gives cues when he needs to go to the bathroom. The only humbug part is that BFC and I have to walk up and down the stairs whenever he needs to go. I've been thinking of buying this litter box for dogs that has fake grass to put in the living room...