$5 Ropes

I have now had Jay 48 hours, and am LOVING IT! Scienceguy came over today, and we went and bought more dog supplies...yes, I came home with another toy or two, as well as some necessities. The best thing we got was a stake with a rope, so that I can let him out to do his business without much hassle. I let him out a little while ago and it worked GREAT! I still plan on taking him out on the leash more than just putting him on the rope, but it is a GREAT thing to have! Thanks Scienceguy! He loves it!

As most of you know, I have wanted a dog for YEARS. I have been prepared for the worst, and have been blessed immensely with this dog. Of course, I have spent the past few years praying over him, so I think that helps too!

I expected him to howl the first couple nights as he slept in his crate...and it didn't happen. He howled twice and when he realized nothing was happening, and he went to sleep!

I expected poo and pee to be a challenge. And so far, there hasn't been one poo or pee incident inside! Yippee!

I watch the little pup and smile a lot. He is such a typical dog.

My favorite thing is when I return home from an outing and let him out and when we come back in, he will immediately run back up to his crate to get his chew stick and come right back down and will be occupied for a while with that stick. I just laugh. He's been here 48 hours and he understands where everything is located. IT'S GREAT!

He's pretty good at keeping himself busy. He's currently running around like a maddog with his toys, trying to destroy them all. He particularly likes the toys with squeakers. He has only gotten the squeakers out of one toy (Thanks Mom!), so the other 5 are still together! Give him time...I wonder if there is a Rewards card for the local pet store? Hum...something tells me I'm going to be a proud sponsor!

At the end of the day today I thought to myself a lot as I watched him outside sniffing and wandering around outside. He's such a happy little guy. He's currently upside down on his back wrestling with his rope toy. Gosh, he's having a ball with his $5 rope.

We should all be so happy with the little things in life...

Seriously...

Life.
Is.
Good.