Say hello to Pepper, our 4-mth-old lab-mix puppy.
Taking care of a puppy is a lot like taking care of a 2-year-old. We constantly find ourselves saying to the dog (much of it sounds like us talking to Miles when he was 2):
- What do you have in your mouth?
- Don't eat that!
- Drop it!
- Stop!
- No!
- Settle down!
- What's that smell?
- What is that? It better not be poop.
- You poop outside. Not inside.
- Stop eating the cat's food!
I'm a little rusty when it comes to dogs. I haven't had one since I lived at home with my mom. Joe and I have been used to raising cats over the past 10 years. Compared to dogs, cats are easy. It's kind of like living with your grandmother. Cats don't care if you're around (or maybe they forgot you live there too), they're litterbox trained, and they bother you when it is time to eat. And they bring you the occasional present, like a dead bird or a barely alive dragon fly.
However, Dexter the Cat is not entirely pleased with the addition of a 4-month-old puppy. I can tell by the way he sits in front of the TV, while we're trying to watch The Daily Show. He stares us down, probably thinking to himself, "I will get them back for this."
Sorry, Dex. Pepper is here to stay. You may want to sharpen your claws.
So... here's Pepper, our energetic, playful pup. She's a handful but Joe's the stay-at-home parent. He gets the joy of training her and cleaning up poo.
Hey, Joe... the dog needs to go on a walk. Have fun with that.
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