it’s hard to believe that our little golden boy is already 7 months! how can it be that this babydog is doing grown-up things like going on walks and puppy playdates, when just yesterday my parents were bringing him home?! shiner is turning into the sweetest little boy – he was definitely a pistol as a puppy [a cute pistol though!] but he’s really mellowed over the last couple months. he still has moments of being a crazy, wild, teething little pup, but overall, he does what he’s supposed to do and is good with his routine. he’s more of a lap dog than lucky was – he loves to cuddle and sleep on us, which we all think is just the cutest, especially since lucky, though still affectionate, really liked his space when it came to sleeping. shiner also seems to have a less anxious personality than lucky did, at least so far. he’s a lot more go-with-the-flow.
shiner loves socks, bones, playing tug-a-war, and jumping in the car. he is scared of big “machines” and equipment [like vacuum cleaners, furniture that’s being moved, etc.] and a little afraid of other dogs right now, although once they sniff each other and he sees that they’re nice, he seems to do fine. he likes to be in the same room as us and will cry if we put him in his crate in the other room, but the moment we bring it into the room we’re in, he’s good. he will often go in his crate on his own to take a little rest. he can sit, shake, sit up, and lay down. we’re trying to teach him to dance but so far he hasn’t caught on yet! we love our sweet boy and really feel like we lucked out with him – we can tell he’s going to be the best little dog.
{not the best picture, but this is from the first weekend that my parents got him! he’s soooo tiny!!}
{how did he go from this^…}
{…to this??!!^}
{some old photos i found}
{in this one, he looks like a furry little rodent!}
{aaaaaaand in this one he looks like he has short little legs [they’re long legs now!]}
{he loves loved his duck. RIP little duck}
{always playing with his toys}
{he’s a guy after lucky’s own heart because he loves the top of the couch. we’re convinced that he can smell lucky’s scent up there and that’s why he likes it… it was like he knew from the beginning, this is my spot! it’s pretty funny.}
{when he was younger, he sometimes had trouble getting up there though…}
{i just want to kiss this little face!}
{cuddle monster}
{looking so forlorn!}
{shiner’s first playdate. he got to go visit whitley, my mom’s friend’s dog!}
we adore you baby shiner and we’re so glad you’re ours. xoxo