...I say "we survived" because puppies are a HUGE challenge. We knew that going into it, but nevertheless we love having Bailey in our lives. 
We went to pick up Bailey at 6 PM on Friday night. He did great during the car ride home. When we got home, he was very hesitant and shy... but that sure didn't last long! We gave him a tour of
his new home, and we had to laugh when Bailey saw himself in our mirrored closet door! He was convinced there was another puggle in the house, and was pawing, licking, and whining at his own reflection. Too cute! 
We learned very quickly that we need to watch Bailey's EVERY move! He seems to enjoy peeing on every rug in the house. Luckily, since we have hardwood floors, there aren't that many rugs to choose from... but he pretty much "christened" each one this weekend. Our solution was to roll them up and store them... now hopefully he finds the peepee pads and uses those instead.
Like most puppies, Bailey is a chewer. Although we bought plenty of chew toys
for him, he seems to have a taste for shoes, slippers, rugs, electrical cords, plants, leaves, twigs, grass, fingers, ears.... pretty much everything!
Our first night went pretty smoothly. Bailey seemed to take
to his crate pretty well, and he stayed there the entire night. We set up the crate on top of a hamper, so his crate was level with our bed. Whenever he whined, I would just reach out and put my hand in there so he would know I was there. I got up every 2 hours or so to take him out to go potty and then I couldn't get back to sleep... in fact, it was hard to get much sleep at all the entire weekend. (Bailey has a cold!) but we figure it's great training for our newborn!
We went to pick up Bailey at 6 PM on Friday night. He did great during the car ride home. When we got home, he was very hesitant and shy... but that sure didn't last long! We gave him a tour of
his new home, and we had to laugh when Bailey saw himself in our mirrored closet door! He was convinced there was another puggle in the house, and was pawing, licking, and whining at his own reflection. Too cute! 
We learned very quickly that we need to watch Bailey's EVERY move! He seems to enjoy peeing on every rug in the house. Luckily, since we have hardwood floors, there aren't that many rugs to choose from... but he pretty much "christened" each one this weekend. Our solution was to roll them up and store them... now hopefully he finds the peepee pads and uses those instead.
Like most puppies, Bailey is a chewer. Although we bought plenty of chew toys
for him, he seems to have a taste for shoes, slippers, rugs, electrical cords, plants, leaves, twigs, grass, fingers, ears.... pretty much everything!Our first night went pretty smoothly. Bailey seemed to take
to his crate pretty well, and he stayed there the entire night. We set up the crate on top of a hamper, so his crate was level with our bed. Whenever he whined, I would just reach out and put my hand in there so he would know I was there. I got up every 2 hours or so to take him out to go potty and then I couldn't get back to sleep... in fact, it was hard to get much sleep at all the entire weekend. (Bailey has a cold!) but we figure it's great training for our newborn! 
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