Eight days ago, I brought home a seven-and-a-half week old Blue Nose Pitbull puppy, that owned my heart from the second I laid eyes on him.
The first week has been exactly what I expected. Sleepless, stressful, dirty...but to be perfectly honest, I wouldn't have it any other way. Despite the sleep loss, and all the bad, it's already been a very rewarding week. In just eight days, he's grown a lot. At first I was a bit concerned that I was holding him too much and only making my job of training him later on, harder. But a friend assured me that it was okay and that I needed to enjoy being able to let him do things like fall asleep on my belly while I could, because just like any other baby, they do grow up very fast.
One of the things that sticks out to me the most about this first week is that I have already taught him his first and second commands. The first being 'sit' and the second being 'come'.
Its the little things that means the most.
The first week has been exactly what I expected. Sleepless, stressful, dirty...but to be perfectly honest, I wouldn't have it any other way. Despite the sleep loss, and all the bad, it's already been a very rewarding week. In just eight days, he's grown a lot. At first I was a bit concerned that I was holding him too much and only making my job of training him later on, harder. But a friend assured me that it was okay and that I needed to enjoy being able to let him do things like fall asleep on my belly while I could, because just like any other baby, they do grow up very fast.
One of the things that sticks out to me the most about this first week is that I have already taught him his first and second commands. The first being 'sit' and the second being 'come'.
Its the little things that means the most.