This is our last Five on Friday for August and since it has been somewhat of a heavy month I thought I'd do a lighthearted post this week.
As you may know, last month we brought home two puppies! So after having them as part of the family for a month now these are the things I have learned about having young puppies:
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Astrid pretending that butter wouldn't melt |
1. Sleep
Puppies sleep on average for 26 hours a day 8 days a week. They tend to wake up only soil or otherwise destroy something when you are not looking and then convincingly pretend to be the cutest thing in the world so that you don't get mad at them. I suspect it is a built in survival trait.
2. Poop
Puppies are able to excrete their own body mass each day and can do so at will. Sometimes it seems that they do it all at once in one place and other times they like to surprise you by hiding it in multiple locations to see if you were paying attention. I can only be thankful that we have tiled floors because I don't know how anyone can have a puppy and carpets at the same time!
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Astrid can always be found exactly where you don't want her to be! |
3. Obedience
Much like human children they do not listen to anything or play with anything unless you specifically do not want them to.
4. Smell
We bath our dogs once a week and they do not have access to anything dirty but nevertheless they smell. Whether it is "Dog Smell" or "Dog Fart" it seems our living room will never again smell like fresh linen!
5. Family
When puppies are this young their cons seem to vastly outweigh their pros. It seems their only redeeming quality is that they are cute and might become more useful when they grow up. But through all the accidents on the floor, sleepless nights and having to change your whole life routine to accommodate your new family members you'll find that you wouldn't change a thing because a puppy unconditionally loves it's owners and its a feeling that you cannot help being mutual!
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Just look at that cute little face! |
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