Buddy's Blog Debut

As most of you know, Buddy is the newest addition to our family. He is a 9 week old chocolate lab. Right now, he is about 13 lbs. His momma is small, so we are hoping he follows in her footsteps and not the big footsteps he has right now!

He is a sweetie, but, as all of you know and warned us, he is a lot of work. He is finally sleeping through the night without howling. He still doesn't love his crate (Matt calls it his house), but he is getting more used to it. He still has a ways to go on being housebroken - he knows that outside is for potty, but he still doesn't know that he needs to tell us that he needs to go outside. Sometimes he does, sometimes he doesn't. In the meantime, carpet cleaner and Lysol are our friends! One thing is for sure - he loves being with us and playing. He is a sweet companion.

Our neighbors have been wonderful helping us out with Buddy. The girl next door is a stay-at-home mom with twin 11 month old boys. I took care of their dog a bit a couple weeks ago. She has been coming over on the days that I babysit to let him out. Really, she and her husband have been great. Perfect neighbors and hopefully great future friends.

And now what you've been waiting for - the first round of pictures:

Matt with his favorite new puppy on the car ride home from Ephrata, PA
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Buddy is getting better at navigating the stairs, but he still doesn't like them.

What does you guys think - future guard dog??

Buddy's favorite place to hang out is between your legs. Fine now, but soon he's not going to fit!






Video of Buddy in action on his first day in Philadelphia!