Puppy Proofing!

Doesn’t she look beautiful? Doesn’t she look regal? Composed? Gentle?
Nah! Pepper’s a bouncing bundle of energy and has trouble slowing down. She speeds through rooms so fast that the other dogs just stare!

Look at this handsome guy! Doesn’t he look calm?
It’s all an act! Rex has more energy in his front paw, than some dogs have in their entire body!

I’m pretty proud of both of these youngsters, at the same time that I’m frantically putting important papers and belongings out of reach.

The majority of our furbabies are past the puppy stage. Well, a couple of them are just one year old, but they aren’t as BIG as Pepper and Rex. Lily and Barrett are both Beagle Pointer mixes. (Sounds weird, but they’re beautiful!) But beautiful as they are, as teenagers they aren’t as big or tall as Pepper and Rex, so I was pretty complacent about being puppy-proofed around here. I WAS WRONG!

Pepper was three months old and extremely timid on her way to the gas chamber when we got her. We knew she’d be a pretty good size, because at three months, her greyhound heritage was already showing. She’s a Pointer Greyhound mix. (We have some extremely active Pointers around here! And people won’t get them neutered. GRRR!) She made a quick and quiet adjustment to our family and immediately decided she would sleep with Lily and Barrett in their bed. All is well!

About a week later, my grandaughter tearfully brought me a teensy little puppy. She reported that a lady with a basket of puppies in her van threw this puppy out at the gas station where Cassie was fueling up. When Cassie picked the puppy up and tried to return him, the lady said she didn’t want him. “He’s the runt!” GRRR! GRRR!

Well, Cassie is her grandmother’s girl, so she got as much info as she could. This little fella was four weeks old and a Chow German Shepherd mix. He fit in the palm of her hand. She brought him to “Grammy” to nurture. Papa and I took turns feeding Rex around the clock, and he thrived!

Soon, he was big enough (read HUGE!) to interest Pepper, and be interested in return. Thank goodness we’ve had both of them altered, because the house will never be the same.

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