Riffle, Riff for short, is the newest member of our family. Yes, she is named after tap steps. :) This little puppy is the cutest, sweetest, most annoying thing. Yeah, I can't make up my mind about her. Our friends were offered a litter of beagle mixes free, and they asked us if we wanted one. Our kids have been wanting a dog lately so we made a quick decision to give it a try (as we would be getting the dog the next day). Well, we still aren't sure about this decision. She is sweet and snuggly in the evenings. and barks and whines for hours after she wakes up. She is Jekyll and Hyde. She nips and pee's on the carpet at times. On the other hand, we later found out that she was only 6 weeks when we got her (was supposed to be 8 weeks which is recommended...they lied).She is doing surprisingly well with housebreaking for being so young. She never poops in the house, only pee's small amounts at times. She is sleeping in a crate ALL night without whining. Now if we can get her to stop nipping (especially the kids) and teach Carter and her to exist in the same world we will be okay. He thinks she's his toy. She thinks he's her toy. See the problem? We will see how the next little while goes. I do feel a bit like i would be adopting and giving back if we got rid of her. That being said, if her and Carter can't get along we will have to get rid of her. Here's to hoping she behaves herself so she can join our little family. P.S. I had NO idea how much a tiny puppy is like a newborn baby. Or worse. You are thrown right into night bathroom trips, potty training, walking. It's like newborn and toddler in one! Why didn't someone warn me? Oh yeah, we didn't give people time. Anyhow, enjoy some cute photos of this cute, naughty little puppy. :)
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| She falls asleep in the weirdest positions. |
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| Asleep like this. Yes, really. Lately it is on my lap on her back, legs in the air. I will get a picture of that soon. She's adorable when she's sleeping at night. |
4 comments:
She is adorable!!! We had a puppy that they lied about the age too, and turns out she was only 5 weeks old when we got her. It was really difficult for her to adjust to sleeping in a kennel and getting potty trained, becasue we had no idea how young she was, so your lucky that Riffle is doing okay in those areas. As far as the kid thing- it doesn't get too much better until about age 3 (kid, not dog). The dog should grow out of the nipping in about 4-ish months or so, so basically they'll both mature around the same time! Good luck!
Riffle is so cute! All the stuff you mentioned is normal puppy behavior. She will grow up and be a lazy dog like all the others, but for now you have an infant/toddler combo that is short, furry and has 4 legs. Enjoy!
She is amazing! I love all the skin on her! she must be so snugglie :) I hope she ends up working out with you guys because I would love to snuggle with her!
-Em
She is SO CUTE. I hope you guys get to keep her if she's good.
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