Puppy Dowg

Down here in Kansas, she is called a dowg.  If I could make a long symbol above the word, I would do that. You get the idea.

We loved her original name that was given by her breeder, however, the kids couldn't remember it and would ask 25 times a day what her name was.  So we chose to name her Jenner after a favorite spot in Northern California.  Jason and I lived in Petaluma before having kiddos and loved visiting the Russian River Valley.  The name suites her well and has a special meaning for us.  Considering that Owen has named a couple our animals "Grumpy" and "Peanut", and Ella wanted to name her "Tinkerbell", we thought the adults of the family better take charge. 

 

She is an Australian Shepard, more commonly known as an Aussie, and she is wonderful.  She turned 9 weeks old yesterday and has made a great addition to our family.  Sure, she chews on a few things around the house - like the cupboards and knobs, toys, shoes, clothing, Sam's ears, the cats......but she is a  puppy after all!  She is very affectionate and is learning commands quickly, which is surprising since all the kids give her commands at once.  Poor dowg. 

Sam and Jenner are figuring out who is the alpha in the relationship.  They wrestle all the time and I think she has taken that as replacement for playing with her litter mates. I haven't seen Sam chew on Jenner yet.  Yet.  I have visions of them being great buddies as they grow together. 

Things are a bit busier here as we find our new routine.  It only took me four days to finish this blog post, but who is counting?  And Jason is becoming an expert at dressing himself at 4 a.m. to take the puppy outside in 40 degree weather.  Maybe we should have house trained a puppy in the summer.  At least it isn't January.

I have only taken 300 pictures of the little pup.  I especially love this one when Ella didn't feel too well the other day (which couldn't possibly have been the result of too much candy.... ). Jenner sat at the edge of the couch and cried until we let her be next to Ella.  It was very sweet.  

Jenner spent the weekend being run ragged around the property, meeting the other animals and having a few down moments on the front porch.  I think she likes it here.