Hi Chris and Shannon!
Just wanted to again say thanks for the adorable and intelligent puppy!!
He is so funny! The hierarchy was set the first day when we fed the dogs and quick little
Duke ran over to Art's dish and snapped a nibble. Art snapped at
him and clipped his cheek a bit but Duke was okay. Now Art and Duke are
as thick as thieves. Duke follows him around and even has a little stuffed
pheasant that is identical to Art's larger one. Grilla plays with
Duke and the two chase each other around.
Duke's first night he went to bed about 10, got up once at 3 and
then got up with me at 6. The past two nights he has gone to bed at 10 and gets up shortly
after I am out of the shower. He only had one accident on the kitchen floor on Monday
morning and otherwise has done EXCELLENT in the house breaking area.
Duke retrieves wonderfully and started the cutest thing last night.
After we toss the toy, he slowly sneaks up (almost stalking) and then rushes it.
We had him in a portable "soft" kennel during the day and Duke has taken to flipping
it out of the bedroom into other areas of the house. We come home to find his
kennel in the kitchen, dining room, living room, etc... Luckily we have a one story
ranch (and we keep the basement door closed). And we will put him in a hard kennel
tonight. If he manages to "hop" that one into another room, we are renaming him Super dog.
Duke falls asleep on my lap every night and then peacefully
goes to his kennel when Al and I go to sleep. Al had pool last night and Taylor and
I played with Duke all night long. He is a little mischief maker who we adore and
is a bundle of energy that fits in well with our family.
I have taken nearly a hundred pictures of him so far but have
not had the chance to download them. I will likely get to that this weekend and
will forward some of those to you. I just wanted to give you a quick update on how
Duke was doing and how he was immediately comfortable (no diarrhea for him!).
Thanks again!! Talk soon,
Becky, Al and Taylor - Minnesota