Our New Puppy!!!

Sunday morning we headed over to Tooele to get our puppy.  We had picked him out a few weeks ago when we were there.  The boys were super excited.  I was super excited.  Chantry not so much.  He has started to like him a bit more though.  The boys are absolutely loving him.  Channer named him Chinny.  Wherever Channer is, you will probably find Chinny. 

So far he has been a pretty good dog.  He has had a couple accidents in the house, but for the most part has been pretty good.  He is a chewey dog, but hopefully we can break him of that before he can start destroying stuff.  Puppies are a lot of work, but it is super fun for my boys....oh what a mother will do for her kids LOL.  I have never been a fan of animals or dogs too much, but I read this quote "Every boy should have two things: A dog and a mother willing to let them have a dog. 

He is a purebred Shih Tzu.  They are nonshedding and really good with kids.  So hopefully he will be a good dog. 

When I was reading up on how to house train a puppy I came across this and thought it was so cute.

"HOW TO PREPARE FOR A NEW PUPPY"

* Pour cold apple juice on the carpet in several places and walk around barefoot in the dark.
* Wear a sock to work that has had the toes shredded by a blender.
*Immediately upon waking, stand outside in the rain and dark saying,"Be a good puppy, go potty now - hurry up - come on, lets go!"
* Play "catch" with a wet tennis ball.
* Run out in the snow in your bare feet to close the gate.
* Tip over a basket of clean laundry, scatter clothing all over the floor.
* Leave your underwear on the living room floor, because that's where the dog will drag it anyway. (Especially when you have company.)
*Jump out of your chair shortly before the end of your favorite TV program and run to the door shouting, "No no! Do that OUTSIDE!" Miss the end of the program.
* Gouge the leg of the dinning room table several times with a screwdriver -it's going to get chewed on anyway.
* Take a warm and cuddly blanket out of the dryer and immediately wrap it around yourself. This is the feeling you will get when your puppy falls asleep on your lap.

Although I did not do any of the following to "prepare" myself for a puppy, I thought it was soooo funny and hopefully none of them become true. 

I must love you boys!! Remember that!!