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Showing posts with label puppy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label puppy. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Meet Lexi

Well we finally got a puppy on Thursday, August 14th. Dave and I have been talking about getting the kids a dog for quite some time, longer than I can remember actually. I asked Dave what kind of dog we could get and it turned into more of a...what kind of dog I can't get. I asked him about 5 months ago if I could just bring a dog home then when I found one. He reluctanly said yes, and then forgot that he told me that. (he wasn't very happy) I found "Molly" on KSL classifieds and they said she was 2 1/2 months old and a Border Collie/Lab mix. Dave and I don't think she has any lab in her, she looks a lot more like a Border Collie/Terrier. She has a scruffy muzzle like terriers do.


When I brought her home, Ali changed her name to Lexi or Lex for short. I think the name fits. Ali bonded with her the second she saw her. She would be with her 24/7 and loves to clean up after her and play with her. We will see how long that lasts. She nips and chews on things since she is a puppy so Zach loves to play with her but if she scratches him he is done for 5 minutes until the next time it happens.


She is really a great puppy so far. She plays and does all the fun things that a dog does and yet she is really quiet so far. Doesn't really bark, unless it is at the cat. She just doesn't understand that Simon doesn't like her one bit, and thinks that when he hisses at her and chases her with his hair up on ends that he wants to play with her instead of a clue that she better run away.
I am having some trouble with the potty training though, I really don't like that. She can hold it all night long, but if she has been outside for 3 hours and I open the door she runs right in the house and goes on the carpet. That needs to change fast or she might be finding her time mostly outside, which I really don't want. Any tips you have for me...greatly appreciated!
We love her and are happy to have her as a new addition to our family. Maybe that is the only way I would get a baby....just bring one home like I did a dog. Dave is starting to warm up to her and plays with her now. He wasn't so happy about the idea in the beginning. To bad I couldn't get away with that on a new baby Bliss. Ha ha ha