So what have I been doing lately? Trying not to pull my hair out from this little guy:
- Benny’s first Fall. Playing in the leaves is becoming is favorite past time.
Benjamin Louis- aka, Benny, is our 3 month old Beagle puppy. We spent the past two months researching dog breeds, rescue organizations and breeders. We found Benny when he was just 7 weeks old (via GotBeagles.Org) but he was not quite ready for adoption. His mom and dad were living in a foster family’s home when Benny and his siblings were born. He is the runt of them all-weighing 6 pounds. Surprisingly he was the LAST one picked for adoption! I found this shocking since he is the absolute cutest.
- Our first time meeting!
He has been with us for 5 days and he has brought so much joy to our lives.
Has anyone ever raised a puppy and successfully potty trained them? We are definitely working out the kinks that comes with being new parents.
Posted on October 15, 2011, in Uncategorized. Bookmark the permalink. 8 Comments.
OMG. I don’t even like dogs, but that picture could change my mind.
omg he is the cutest and is growing so fast! I am a proud mama
xoxo!
Be Consistent and work together always!
we inherited two puppies at the same time back in February and thank god my husband had raised a puppy before because it is kind of a nightmare at first. BUT! it’s totally worth it. potty training definitely sucks when the weather is sheisty, so I feel for you on that front, but I’ll second the advice to be consistent, be firm, lots of love and rewards for behavior you like. and I totally lecture my dogs, which my husband thinks is crazy, but they really look so sad and remorseful after a stern talking-to
good luck!
That just may be the cutest puppy I’ve ever seen!
too cute for words!! congrats on your lil boy!!
Oh my days, I am such a sucka for a cute puppy. A part of me wonders why puppies can’t be like that forever!
I have 2 doggies and just as I think I’ve cracked the toilet training there’s a little puddle…
I’ve had a good browse of your blog and am loving being nosy, and I look forward to reading more about your world in Chicago.
Ahhh, so exciting! A puppy is on my “wish list” this Christmas so I’m gonna be needing all the advice anyone is willing to give me
I was young when we got our first dog so I don’t remember much of the training process, other than cleaning up her accidents, ha!