Introducing...SEEGER!

Well after four days of calling him everything from "Pooch" to "Mischief," the new puppy finally has a real name. In honor of one of our favorite activists and musicians our new puppy is named Seeger (for Pete Seeger). He's really an amazing little guy, very smart and curious. He already sits pretty consistently and we're working on "down" now. I think "stay" will be harder, because he's my little shadow. He follows me everywhere, which is kind of nervewracking because I'm trying to do my regular chores plus make sure he's not piddling (or worse) when I'm not looking. The good news is that he loves his crate, and doesn't complain when we put him in there to go out for a short while. His worst problem is that he's extremely nippy, and he's made both kids cry at one time or another. It's hard for them to understand that it takes time for the puppy to grow out of that behavior. I try to make sure to say to the dog, "You aren't allowed to hurt my son!" so that even though the dog doesn't understand, Ben sees that he's still higher in the pecking order than the dog. He's really good about using the bathroom outdoors, although we of course are still having some accidents. Thank heaven for Nature's Miracle! Knock on wood, but so far we've only had to get up once in the middle of the night for a bathroom trip. He takes about three or four naps a day (usually pretty quick ones) and sleeps from about 10:30 until 6am. Not too bad. I hope it keeps up! Anyway, here are some photos for you, and I hope to find some time to scrap them soon. Thanks for sharing our joy!