My busy fluffy weekend

Puppies are adorable but exhausting. This is why I wonder if Ill ever sign up to have one of my own again. I had an 8 week old Chow Chow here for some socialization for a few days. (a relative of Batu) He was super cute for sure but SUPER active! Can we say busy bee? But he was also Mr. Charisma. He will be a fun pup for someone for sure. Theyll just need to keep him engaged so he doesnt get bored and destructive. I got him started on some house training, crate training and leash walking. He did great!

Many more photos of him can be seen on my facebook page for anyone in need of a puppy fix. He went home this morning so I can relax again. It is a little stressful being in charge of other peoples dogs.

This is Jenny breaking in her spot on the new love seat. Hurray for discount furniture stores! I love how perfectly the pet steps fit. I am hoping this helps cut down on the dust mites which should (in theory) help with some of her allergy issues. (That is if I can trust Greer about THAT allergy panel!) She is currently having a flare up but I expected that with all the dust that was stirred up getting the old couches out.

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She is loving her Zeal food. I signed up for The Honest Kitchens newsletter and read their free 20 page nutrition booklet. It had a lot of great info and I highly recommend it if you are considering a diet change. Or even if you just want to learn more about pet food in general. The only part Jenny doesnt like about it is the wait while it hydrates. She thinks is it quite torturous actually. Thats me, dog torturer extraordinaire. Yet another thing I wish we could explain to our dogs. Put that on the list along with "why we need to trim their nails" and "why it would be better if they just sit still for that process".

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What do you wish you could explain to your dogs?

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My fluffy weekend

So this weekend I got to have this cutie to take care of. A 13 week old rough coat Chow Chow named Batu. He was here for some extra socialization and an evaluation. I know, I know, tough job right? Socialization for puppies is extremely important. I have written a past post on the topic here.
Here he is with his new friend Chuck from the Loyal Biscuit Co.

Here he is pestering Jack to play.
And this is his new buddy Levi from the K-9 Corrections program.

Then he met my sisters bulldogs G.G. and Minos.

That was just a sampling of our busy weekend. He met at least 13 other dogs and countless people on our outings. We were both exhausted by the end of it.

What they say is true; a tired puppy is a good puppy!

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