(1) Having a puppy is much like having a toddler. I love him to pieces and I am so happy when he's asleep.
(2) He does a lot of nipping, especially of me, chases my elderly Jasper cat, and widdles in the house. We are taking him to a dog trainer, which is helping.
(3) He weighs 19 pounds as of this morning. That's up from seven pounds when we got him about six weeks ago.
(4) He's a very smart dog, which means we have to work hard at his training, or he will train us. The dog trainer is helping with this, a lot.
(5) At about six o'clock, until about eight o'clock, he is a demon dog, running non-stop and biting me and assaulting the cats. Witching hour, r/puppy101 calls this. I've taken to taking him on a walk around 7:00, which helps a little.
(6) He is crate trained, so if it gets too bad, I shut him in the crate for a little while. He calms down and goes to sleep. Too bad crate-training isn't available for toddlers. (THAT WAS A JOKE.)
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