It's hard to believe that Rocky has been in our lives for almost 2 months already and yet it feels so much shorter AND so much longer than that already. He is also growing up so fast it seems. I can't believe that he is 5 months old already. In some ways I'm sad to see him grow up so fast since puppies do all of their growing within the first 6 months of their lives it seems. In others I am happy to see him leave some of his puppy traits behind. It has been a tremendously time consuming process but also tremendously rewarding!
Having a puppy has changed our lives. I couldn't ask for better company. I feel so lucky to have gotten what I think is the best puppy, yes I'm a bit prejudice I admit that, but he's such a good dog. He already seems like he's gotten so much bigger, granted he's only put on 3 pounds since we've gotten him but he was only 7 pounds to begin with and now he's nearing 10. Mike and I keep commenting on how big he is getting. His little pink pads on the bottom of his paws are now starting to turn black and I've already noticed some of his baby teeth are falling out.
I won't however miss his crying. When we first got him for at least the first two weeks he used to cry to get up in the mornings and sometimes for a few minutes when he went to bed. He used to let us know when he was ready to get up in the morning not the other way around. Thankfully now he waits for me, but as soon as he hears me start stirring in the morning he lets me know he's ready to be let out of his cage. We also couldn't leave him alone in the kitchen without him freaking out but now he's ok with being left alone in there on his own.
I love watching him run after and play with all his does. This pup loves his toys thats for sure, especially the squeaky ones. He has so many funny mannerisms, it's adorable to just watch him play or do anything, watching him trout around and run after his ball is so funny. He'll sleep next to us in his little bed while we're working, sometimes he is half in his bed, with his legs up, and his head on the floor and if his stuffed bone is nearby he's used it as a pillow before.
When people say having a puppy is good practice for having a child they're not kidding! Although I obviously don't have any kids of my own yet it is easy to see some parallels in the two. But man if a puppy is this much work I can't even imagine how much work a baby must be. I think I'll stick with the puppy for now. I can't believe how quickly the time is going by and already by how much he is growing, and thankfully out growing some of his puppy traits already. When I look at the pictures of him from the first day we brought him home he already looks so much younger than he does today. My little old man, he's just too adorable for words!!!
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