Wilson. We love him. He is trying us.
I love so many things about Wilson. His little face. His curly haired floppy ears. The way he runs which is way more like hopping with his ears flapping. His soft fur. His little tummy when he flips over to have it petted.
Wilson loves morning greetings. He has to be petted for a full five minutes before eating or drinking. He loves to be rewarded with a click and treat. I think he loves walks but he gets tired. He loves to curl up in Scott’s arms. He loves to mess with Diego
Diego tolerates Wilson. He may be starting to like him. He invites him out to play in the back yard at least one a day. We are teaching Wilson to stop grabbing Diego’s fur. Yesterday he took a bite and held on and flipped upside down and Diego dragged him several feet. I learned a new trick to get that to stop tonight that I can’t wait to try tomorrow.
Wilson is going to be huge. His paws are enormous. He weighed about ten pounds at six weeks. He has doubled that now at ten weeks.
We forgot what having a new puppy is like. He has slept through a few nights but he usually gets up twice. He goes back into his kennel and goes to sleep well for the most part. He is just starting to get too big for his kennel. We leave him in the bathroom puppy proofed during the day when I’m seeing clients, usually for only three to four hours at a time. He entertains himself with his toys. I was hiring a sitter for him. Once a week he goes to day training at Mutt school. He loves it and learns so much!
We were going to puppy kindergarten but neither one of us could handle it. Puppies everywhere and parents clicking and treating and a gal on the mic giving directions. Wilson yanked on his leash trying to say hi to everyone and wouldn’t do a damn thing I said.- We are going to do private training and day school instead and then rejoin the class for first grade. I guess you could say we are homeschooling him. Ha ha.
Every day Wilson gets better. He is biting far less and having accidents inside less. He is learning to stay on the left side during walks. He always potties when we take him outside. He knows to sit and come and touch his nose to my hand and leave treats in my palm alone and to look up at me.
Wilson is going to be a very loving dog. He’s super social when we go anywhere. He goes table to table and greets everyone at the coffee shop. He follows me when not on the leash. He is beginning to be a let o entertain himself with toys when I’m doing something else.
The plan is to have Wilson pass the certification as a therapy dog. We have a long way to go.
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