A couple of months ago Michael and I decided to make the first addition to our little family.
Meet Marshall!
Never in my life did I think that my first child would be a designer dog!
Marshall is a Havapoo: a perfect mixture of Havanese and Poodle.
He is ridiculously intelligent (he began to open his kennel from inside at 10 weeks old!) and obviously incredibly adorable.
We began our search for the right canine companion by visiting and researching multiple Petsmarts and rescue shelters, but due to allergies and restrictions from living in an apartment none of those cuties were the right match for us. In a "just look!" mindset we visited our local Petland and what do you know, we found our baby! As we walked down the glass wall filled with adorable puppies just begging to be taken home I was stopped by this little fella' who got up from his nap, stretched his tiny legs and turned right around to us. Who could say no to those big puppy eyes?! The workers were very knowledgeable and helpful as we toyed with the idea of actually buying and changing our lives FOREVER! After about an hour of playtime and deliberation Michael caved in and we took home our little Marshmallow.
Who knew puppies were so much work?!
Potty break, breakfast, potty break, play time, potty break, walk, potty break, training session, potty break, potty break, potty break, lunch, potty break, play time, potty break, nap, potty break, bark for an hour, potty break, walk!!!, potty break dinner, potty break, play time, potty break, bedtime.
Pheww!
Bark for another hour.
And a few more potty breaks.
But I can't complain about my little angel. He has already brought so much happiness into our lives.
I am such a proud Mama!
(I can't even imagine what I'm going to be like when I actually have children! Yikes!)
He is doing so well in his training. He is very proficient when it comes to Lie Down, Kennel, Stay, Come and Stand Up. We tried Sit but for some reason he could never get the hang of it, he would just lie down which I guess was good enough for us. Maybe later.
Okay so maybe he isn't "proficient" at stand up, but he's getting there!
Meet Marshall!
Marshall is a Havapoo: a perfect mixture of Havanese and Poodle.
He is ridiculously intelligent (he began to open his kennel from inside at 10 weeks old!) and obviously incredibly adorable.
We began our search for the right canine companion by visiting and researching multiple Petsmarts and rescue shelters, but due to allergies and restrictions from living in an apartment none of those cuties were the right match for us. In a "just look!" mindset we visited our local Petland and what do you know, we found our baby! As we walked down the glass wall filled with adorable puppies just begging to be taken home I was stopped by this little fella' who got up from his nap, stretched his tiny legs and turned right around to us. Who could say no to those big puppy eyes?! The workers were very knowledgeable and helpful as we toyed with the idea of actually buying and changing our lives FOREVER! After about an hour of playtime and deliberation Michael caved in and we took home our little Marshmallow.
Who knew puppies were so much work?!
Potty break, breakfast, potty break, play time, potty break, walk, potty break, training session, potty break, potty break, potty break, lunch, potty break, play time, potty break, nap, potty break, bark for an hour, potty break, walk!!!, potty break dinner, potty break, play time, potty break, bedtime.
Pheww!
Bark for another hour.
And a few more potty breaks.
But I can't complain about my little angel. He has already brought so much happiness into our lives.
I am such a proud Mama!
(I can't even imagine what I'm going to be like when I actually have children! Yikes!)
Okay so maybe he isn't "proficient" at stand up, but he's getting there!
And at least he's cute in the process.
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