New puppy report:
Turns out we are afraid of metal bowls and will starve ourselves silly to avoid metal bowls…
We also will eat ourselves silly when said fear is figured out by the human folk and food is placed on the floor outside of the scary bowl.
Eating ourselves silly will make us need to potty ourselves silly… which the human folk don’t find silly at all.
Rest assured that all bowl, food and potty silliness is now behind us and we are back on… ahem… schedule.
In other news, Puppy Class is going well.
Sit- Check
Lay Down- Check
Comes When Called- Check
Leave It- Check
Drop It- Check
Project Octavius Maximus Always Potties Outside- Please send back up…
Turns out when your bladder is the size of a grape, you go when ya gotta go… That and when the groomer trims all that warm fur away, you might get a little finicky about the “draft’ outside…Folks say that when he turns 5-6 mths, we should have more luck… until then, practice, practice, practice.
My hope is now that he “GETS” that treats come for sitting, laying down and other behavior, he will begin to “GET” that pottying OUTSIDE is the key to a treat… right now he just barks at me like he is getting ripped off when he potties inside and doesn’t get a treat. Thou dost protest…
In the meantime, we have discovered a somewhat brilliant plan to save our floors. We have lined his pen with a vinyl tablecloth for easy clean up of accidents and sanity’s sake.
Beyond the co-existing logistics, the little fella is a bright spot in the Goode house!
Miss Add can’t get enough of her little buddy and truth be told, Mommy and Daddy are kind of fond of him too 😉
He is already graying (a trait of his breed) so we joke and call him “Old Man”.
He is also a great conversation starter and people watcher dog…
Truth be told, it is amazing how people who would never approach you in public otherwise come up to you and make absolute fools of themselves…teehee…
Puddie told me the other day in the pet store this very large muscle man came up to him, towered over him and started talking baby talk to Octavius… Puddie of course reacted as if the man were calling him (Puddie) a cutie patootie and totally caught Mr. Muscle off guard resulting in a lot of laughter for all parties involved…
Brave man I married 😉
Last but not least, the little guy has almost doubled in size to a whopping 4 lbs… and I totally didn’t notice.
And this concludes the puppy report.
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Lana says
February 8, 2012 at 7:31 pmSo adorable! I wonder if the “aim at the Cheerios” idea for little boys applies to little dogs when thrown outside? Eh… He would probably eat them or be swept away by a big hawk that wants Cheerios too. Just kidding! Octavius truly is a cutie patootie!
✔Meghan Cooperツ says
February 8, 2012 at 8:43 pmhaha and the puppy trials begin! He is super cute though
Sunshine1989bks says
February 8, 2012 at 9:22 pmPerry, our Yorkie doesn’t like his metal bowl either.
Anonymous says
February 8, 2012 at 10:07 pmPlease tell me that Perry potties outside…. 😉
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Leslie Trumm says
February 8, 2012 at 10:11 pmHow funny!! Our yorkie has no problem with the metal bowls. And yes, this breed sure has the power to turn big guys into blubbering puddles of muscledom, love it!!
Cranberry Morning says
February 9, 2012 at 8:59 amLove it! What a cute little guy. Have you tried a ceramic bowl instead of the stainless steel? It could be the reflection that bothers him. Anyway, how fun to have a puppy in the house…except for the potty training bit, of course. Good luck with that!
Hoosier Farm Babe says
February 9, 2012 at 1:07 pmGosh darn that is one cute puppy! The potty training will come along eventually! I think it’s more difficult in the winter …
Dusty Dawson says
February 9, 2012 at 2:48 pmhow adorable! our little miss wants one just like that..but we currently have 5 pups of various size, shape, color and age. maybe one day. enjoy!
Holly says
February 9, 2012 at 8:04 pmLove it! Hubby & i are totally cracking up over Puddie’s antics.
Both my dogs weigh under 5lbs full grown, so we laugh about them “packing on the ounces” when theyr’e chowing down!
I will not succumb to adorable pics and consider buying another Yorkie…I will not succumb to adorable pics…
BTW- ours never housetrained, so they have a pen outside, a crate indoors, and carefully monitored couch time with us!
Anonymous says
February 11, 2012 at 2:59 pmA whopping four pounds. Ha. My cat will eat your dog! And your basil.