Puppy Spam

[heathershaped]

I got a puppy today! *bounces* I've been going back and forth on whether to get one since the end of last year and finally did. :D

He's a bichon/poodle mix, which means he's pretty much a furball, and he's ten weeks old. The guy who sold him to me said he's 'apricot' in color; this seems to only apply to his ears because the rest of his coat is white. He's only going to be about ten pounds when he's grown. I'm nervous! We had dogs, cats, birds and goldfish when I was growing up, but it's never been just me.

I just brought him home after swinging him by the folks' house to show him off. He seems pretty mild-mannered so far, but I suspect that's because he's a little sad to've left his brother and his other friends. :( He hasn't eaten anything yet, even though I put food out. :/ We'll see how it goes. I'm supposed to give him wet food if he doesn't eat the dry stuff that he was eating at the kennel.

Mostly, he won't leave my side (presently he is curled at my feet while I sit on the couch) and whines when I go upstairs. This could be a problem because I plan to keep him in the basement when I'm at work and set up a little pen for him there.

Also, I don't know what I'm going to call him yet. :P I'm thinking Bingley, or Wesley, or Darcy. IDK. I'm going to think of a few more names and maybe I'll make a poll and ya'll can help me. XD

Any new puppy tips?

Also, I took pics:


here he is chilling in my car on the way from picking him up:


this is him at the 'rents' house, in my dad's lap.


and some of him at home that I took a few minutes ago:








*ponders names some more*

ETA: he ate something! A small amount of something, but something. I took him outside and played with him some, and he seems to be in a better mood, if tired from the long day of traveling. XD

Comments

[humbuggirl]

Aw! He's adorable.

[heathershaped]

Eee, thanks!

[tyffi]

Aww, he's adorable.

Mostly, he won't leave my side (presently he is curled at my feet while I sit on the couch) and whines when I go upstairs.
Give him a pair of your socks, or a shirt or carry around some fluffy toy for a day or so... anything that smells of you and that he can keep with him while you're somewhere else. Worked wonders for my dog when she was a puppy.:)

[heathershaped]

That's such good advice, thank you! I'm definitely going to try it. ♥

[purelush]

Awww...cutie! My vote is for Bingley. He looks too cuddley for a Mr. Darcy.

[heathershaped]

*grins* I think you're right. ;))

[such_heights]

PUPPY! He is utterly lovely. :D

[heathershaped]

Heee, thanks. :D I am officially wrapped around his little paw, which will be problematic for training.

[woldy]

Awwwww! Hot damn, that is one cute puppy. For some reason I took one look at him & thought Humbug (in the sense of a minty sweet rather than swearing ala Scrooge).

Not sure about Bingley v Wesley, but he sounds too cuddly for a Darcy. Unless you teach him to act aloof & condescending, I guess, but that probably isn't top of the puppy training list ;-)

[heathershaped]

Yep, definitely too cuddly for Darcy. He's bouncy and excitable and pouts when I leave the room, which means he's definitely Bingley. ;)

[thehallway]

puppy!

he is so cute and cuddly looking.

have fun with the training. :)

[heathershaped]

I will! I may have problems being firm with him, though. He is insidiously cute.

[cloverdew]

So totally cute and absolutely adorable. I think you should go with Bingley cuz... I love the character. And it's a cute name for a dog. :P

[heathershaped]

Eee! I went with Bingley. :D He even has Mr. Bingley's bouncy personality.

[cloverdew]

And curly hair :)

Also, where did you get this layout? I want to steal it. *laughs maniacally*

[heathershaped]

Hee. milou_veronica over on LJ did this one. :D She has a bunch.

[cloverdew]

Is it a style thing and then CSS like LJ or did you have to use the layer option on DW? *might need instructions*

[heathershaped]

yeah, you have to create a layer for it. I just used the tutorial from thefulcrum to get mixit layouts on DW, the same one I'm guessing you used to get your current DW layout. XD

[cloverdew]

Rock on, thanks! :)

[evil_erato]

He's so cute! I definitely second the person above who mentioned leaving an article of your clothing with him when you're gone. Worked a treat for my dog years ago. Good luck with the training! :)

[heathershaped]

I left something of mine in his pen this morning; hopefully he won't be too lonely while I'm gone! Thanks for the advice and well-wishes. <3

[stellar_dust]

OMG, cute puppy! I think he looks like a Bingley. :D

[heathershaped]

Thanks! I think so too. Now to hope he starts answering to it... I got him a little name tag and everything. :P