Being a Doggy Mama - Puppy Girl Day 1

Oh boy.  

Oh boy oh boy oh boy.

Well, of course we took her into our family.  Who could resist?

As I am job hunting, I am on night duty.

And here's how the first night went:

• 1:15 am - she wakes up, crying.  I take her out for a pee, she plays
• 2:00 am - she asks to get up onto the couch with me, and settles down
• 2:22 am - I gather her up in the blanket she's lying on, and put her into her crate
• Ah, sleep
• 4:22 am - she wakes up, crying.  I take her out for a pee, she plays.  She poops on the carpet.  Ah, who knew she needed to do No. 1 and No. 2?
• 4:33 - she asks to be up on the couch with me, and settles down
• 4:44 - I put her in her crate
• 4:46 - she cries.  I lie down with her, my head half in the crate, to calm her.  She licks and nibbles my head, searching for a nipple in my hair.  It's kinda funny and disconcerting, all at once.  She goes to sleep
• Ah, sleep
• 6:30 - she wakes up, crying.  She pees.  She plays.  She eats.
• 7:42 - she asks to get up on the couch and settles down
• 8:00 - I put her in her crate
• Ah, sleep
• 8:30 - she wakes up, crying.  She pees, she poops, she plays.
• 9:30 - she asks to get up on the couch with me
• Fluffy Bear wakes up.  My shift is over.  Oh, thank God.

Comments

[Michelle]

Ahhhh... I remember those days. It's amazing how quickly you forget how much work and how little sleep comes with a new pup! I can remember all too many nights gated into our master bath, as I slept on the bathroom floor with our new pup, trying to calm her as she wailed through the night! That adorable new addition to the family, with the cutest puppy breath... makes me want to go right out and get another one today! I tried to convince hubby last month that now's the perfect time since I'm unemployed for #2, but he wasn't buying it!

[ittybittycrazy]

Fluffy Bear and I had EXACTLY the same conversation, because I am also job hunting.

I explained to him that, if we get a puppy in the future, we would have to take vacation, and you only get two weeks in the US (don't start me off on how ridiculous THAT is) and a) waste ALL our vacation on a staycation and b) two weeks isn't long enough to introduce a puppy to your family anyway.

Fluffy Bear was concerned that, if I get a job tomorrow, he'll be left dealing with the puppy all day and he can't do that. But the reality is, even if you get a job tomorrow, there are credit checks, security and reference checks that the new employer has to do. Also, if you accept a new job, you can explain that you need a few weeks before you can start.

So now IS the perfect time.

Also, if you want a purebred puppy, most breeders breed for birth in spring and summer, so you are already late. And if you want to rescue a dog, like we did with our first, there are always dogs who need a loving home, especially as we come into winter.

Best of luck!

IBC

[Jessica]

SO ADORABLE!!!!

How is the crate training going? We aren't as nice as you :) No one is allowed on the couch :)