our new puppy – Bear and a weekend at Seeger’s lakehouse (oh, and a sonogram or two) • 07.03.11
so after months of discussions (initially we had intended to decide to get pregnant, then get a puppy, but somehow things accelerated pretty quickly) we decided upon a cute little boy that atlanta pet rescue had. they’re a really great organization. they mostly have smaller dogs (and not as many puppies) but somehow ended up with a beautiful little 4 month old lab/doberman mix. we loved him and brought him home and named him Bear.
that was july 1st. on july 2nd Bear took his first weekend trip (to dave’s lakhouse). we had a blast and Bear had a good first weekend…a few other dogs to play with, plenty of space to run and warm grass to lay in.
his “go to move” when he’s sparring is to put his paw on top of hte other dog’s head. it’s how he says “i own you!”
he was precious and sweet right from the beginning and was so food motivated that it took all of 5 minutes to teach him to sit….potty training, however, took 2 weeks, and resulted in numerous pees on dave’s floor : )
here Bear and Lillis explore something. Lillis Jr can’t see it b/c she’s squished up against a dock.
seeger thought his girl might like to use some floaties. turned out, she didn’t.
here Lillis endangers our little girls life. just kidding. it was a wonderful backflip, and mother and baby both enjoyed it.
Bear was only about 30 lbs when we got him, so still, pretty good lap size.
and this is the view from the back of dave’s house. really really gorgeous there. we were very appreciative for the invite and glad it finally worked out for us to head up there.
oh, and here’s some pics of Bear’s little sis. in the top one she’s sucking her thumb. that is SO Lillis Jr : )
and her are my beautiful wife, our little boy and the burgeoning belly. Lil is at 5 months here….just finally starting to show pretty well.
