Cute right? He was born on June 20, 2015. We brought him home at the end of July, he was 5 weeks old and weighed 6 lbs. He is a full-blood Siberian Husky & we named him Bandit. Turns out Taz would have been a better choice. He is 15 weeks old now & weighs about 25 lbs.
We have not had a moment to ourselves since we brought him home. Turns out, you MUST keep an eye on the puppy at ALL times. Sleeping is a thing of the past and forget actually sitting down. We bought a regular baby gate at first (cause he's little, right?). That lasted about two weeks. Luckily that time Scott was at home when Bandit came around the corner into the kitchen - after Scott had locked him in the bathroom two minutes earlier.
We then bought a regular pet gate, which is taller, has a walk-through gate and latches. That worked well for quite a while. (He's only in there while we are not home - at work or at WalMart buying more pet treats.) But we were gone for several hours last Saturday so I could get my hair done & do some clothes shopping. When we came home, Bandit was in the kitchen again - he had gotten out of the latched gate, gone to the bathroom in the office, shredded a CD & its paper sleeve and who knows what else. Oh, the joys of having pets! Currently he is teething & chasing the cats. We keep telling him it's a good thing he's cute! I hope we can keep our sanity until he learns some manners.
For the most part, he is doing well. Going potty outside, sit and down are okay. Trying to teach him come & leave it are not going so well. I know that this is just a phase & one of these days when he weighs 50 or 60 lbs. and is all grown up we will not even remember the craziness of having a puppy.
Hoping things will settle down a little & I can get back to scrapbooking and enjoying some quite time soon. Until then, Happy Fall Ya'll!
Machelle
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