Our Puppy Has Finally Arrived!

We picked up our puppy yesterday morning at 10:00am and it has been an amazing experience so far. We decided on the male pup and we have named him Professor Danger Hawk, or just Danger for short.

I cannot believe how smart he is. Between yesterday and today I have already taught him to sit using the clicker/lure method. And now he will sit on command without luring. I honestly cannot believe he learned so quickly.

He is doing very good with the house training. We take him out about ever hour and  half during the day or soon as he eats or drinks, wakes up from a nap or is done with a big play session. He has only made 3 accidents in the house so far.

Last night he was causing quite a ruckus crying and whining every time we put him in his crate. He would calm down after about an hour of fussing. I took him out at least every 3 hours during the night… This has been quite a journey so far, and it is only day 2!

I apologize for the scattered writing, but Danger is yanking at my pant leg begging for attention

Hoshi & Hawk – Which puppy is right for...

We met the puppies again on Sunday, and there was an interesting change of events. After playing with all the puppies we realized that the female, Hoshi, might not be the right dog for us. She doesn’t seem very focused on people, and is a little too independent for my liking. We ended up bonding with Hawk, one of the males. He is extremely friendly, playful, and was very focused on us the whole time.

I noticed that Hawk had some eye leakage, and she said that the vet is treating it with antibiotic eye drops and is probably due to the puppy environment. Should clear up in a few days.

We are going over to play with them again this Sunday, and we bring one home next Saturday! It seemed like it was taking forever, but the last few weeks flew by.

Hawk

Hoshi

Dancing Dog Video

I am sure everyone has seen this by now… right?

My Puppy Just Wants a Hand

Here is Rio at 6 weeks! We get to visit her again this weekend and hopefully spend a little more time with her than last week.

German Shepherd vs. Crab

That poor crab!

Image courtesy of Melody Double

Our Puppy at 5 Weeks

Only 3 more weeks till we pick her up! I am pretty sure Rio is going to be a large dog, she is already a full pound bigger than her brothers. I have always been a big fan of red colorings, and it looks like there is a lot of shades of red coming in on her face already. It is still too hard to tell at this age. Here are some pics of the litter at 5 weeks:

Rio on right.

My Puppy’s First Video

Here is a very short and low quality, yet cute video of Rio at 4 weeks.

Our Puppy at 4 Weeks

I  met our puppy for the first time yesterday! This is the first time I have been around a 4 week old, and boy are they cute. I was the first person to meet the puppies besides the breeder, and it was also the first time they have been out of their whelping area.They seemed a little confused at first, but they warmed up pretty quickly.

Rio seems very energetic and inquisitive, she was the last of the pups to tire out and she fell asleep in my lap which I hope is a good sign Here are two picture for now, I took a few and some short video which I will be posting tomorrow.

Rio on the left.