Hi everyone, my name is Sperry! I am named after Sperry Glacier and Sperry Chalet in Glacier National Park - my humans' favorite place in the entire world! I hope I grow up to be as beautiful and majestic as my namesake. I was born on December 7th - that means I'll be 8 weeks old tomorrow. Yesterday was a big day - I came home in the car to live with my new family! I am currently catching up on sleep in my crate to give my mom a chance to brag about me.
Yesterday we got up very early in the morning and drove north to Washington. We met my husband's family for his birthday breakfast, then headed to the breeder's house. After playing with puppies for an hour, we loaded Sperry in the car and met our families (who live near the breeder) so they could all say hello. Sperry was friendly but very quiet, presumably because he was tired. We got back in the car and started the four-hour drive home. Sperry almost instantly fell asleep in my lap and only woke up when we stopped the car. No car sickness, and no accidents! Woo-hoo!
When we got home, Sperry was great and peed and pooed before we even got inside. He and our cat, Rhubarb, had a very smooth and easy meeting. Thank goodness for easy-going felines! We then played with all his toys, which he really does seem to know are for playing. He got a little excited and had his first (and only so far) pee accident on the carpet. He had a bit of a hard time falling asleep in his crate, but eventually did. He quietly woke me up for a few potty breaks overnight.
Today I think his true personality is coming out a little more! He is a sweet guy and loves to be held and brushed, but his favorite things so far are: pant legs, socks still on feet, trying to chew bark outside, spinning in circles and then plopping down, and not being interested in any of his treats! I'm going to attribute that last one to a bit of a nervous tummy, but we're also going to try plain chicken and see if that helps get his attention. I am trying to get him to like his crate by giving him food and treats and things to chew on in it, but he doesn't really seem interested. Maybe he's still just getting used to us and his new home.
So, that's Sperry's first day at home! We are very pleased with the little guy and are totally in love. This week we will just be getting acquainted, working on positive feelings about the crate, continuing to go potty outside, and seeing how he does alone for a few minutes at a time. We have our first puppy play group scheduled for a week from today, so we will let you all know how that goes. Here are a few more pictures!
Yesterday we got up very early in the morning and drove north to Washington. We met my husband's family for his birthday breakfast, then headed to the breeder's house. After playing with puppies for an hour, we loaded Sperry in the car and met our families (who live near the breeder) so they could all say hello. Sperry was friendly but very quiet, presumably because he was tired. We got back in the car and started the four-hour drive home. Sperry almost instantly fell asleep in my lap and only woke up when we stopped the car. No car sickness, and no accidents! Woo-hoo!
When we got home, Sperry was great and peed and pooed before we even got inside. He and our cat, Rhubarb, had a very smooth and easy meeting. Thank goodness for easy-going felines! We then played with all his toys, which he really does seem to know are for playing. He got a little excited and had his first (and only so far) pee accident on the carpet. He had a bit of a hard time falling asleep in his crate, but eventually did. He quietly woke me up for a few potty breaks overnight.
Today I think his true personality is coming out a little more! He is a sweet guy and loves to be held and brushed, but his favorite things so far are: pant legs, socks still on feet, trying to chew bark outside, spinning in circles and then plopping down, and not being interested in any of his treats! I'm going to attribute that last one to a bit of a nervous tummy, but we're also going to try plain chicken and see if that helps get his attention. I am trying to get him to like his crate by giving him food and treats and things to chew on in it, but he doesn't really seem interested. Maybe he's still just getting used to us and his new home.
So, that's Sperry's first day at home! We are very pleased with the little guy and are totally in love. This week we will just be getting acquainted, working on positive feelings about the crate, continuing to go potty outside, and seeing how he does alone for a few minutes at a time. We have our first puppy play group scheduled for a week from today, so we will let you all know how that goes. Here are a few more pictures!