Over the weekend, JG looked down at Ted and said reluctantly, “He doesn’t look like a puppy anymore. He’s actually a dog.”
Sad, but true. Our puppy has grown into his ears and filled out around the face to look more like a Westie every day. In honor of Ted’s six-month birthday on Sunday, which marked two-thirds of the way to technically full-grown, this week’s Dogarazzi is a retrospective account of the progress that Ted and I have made over the past four months.
Ted can:
- Go up and down the stairs
- Stay within the invisible fence barriers
- Take a walk without chewing on the leash
- Eat 1.5 cups of food a day
- Free a dog treat from his Kong ball in 20 seconds
- Stand on his hind legs to get into all sorts of mischief
I can:
- Hold Ted without either of us squirming
- Resist freaking out if he starts kicking
- Walk Ted in a calm, assertive way
- Lapse into my “puppy voice” without skipping a beat
- Prop up Ted against my knees and make him dance
- Type on a computer on the coffee table with Ted sitting on my lap
I say a pat on the back is in order for both of us, eh?
Get your November Daily Dog Dose with Bugs, Rufus, Ben, Ted, and Gus!
- - - - -
Don’t forget! Tomorrow is the deadline to sign up to be a Secret Blogger Santa!
3 comments
Way to go, both of you! Even though Ted’s puppy-ness is fading, he still seems to get more adorable every day.
I know what you mean, but I’m wistful for the tiny little puppy we had for a short time. I wish I had known how to hold a dog back then!
You two look totally in love to me!
Shh, don’t tell JG!
You are both growing up! Just look at your list of puppy mommy skills!
In all good conscience, I need to rebel against the term “puppy mommy”. Ted calls me RA, thankyouverymuch.
Leave a comment