10 weeks

They say time flies when you're having fun, but what about the opposite sentiment? Not that we're not having fun, but I can't believe it has only been 3 weeks since we brought this guy home. We honestly feel like real parents now--our whole life revolves around this thing. "When did Alfie eat last? When did he pee? Do you think we should put him down for a nap? Will you watch him while I go to the store? Sorry, we can't come unless we find someone to watch Alfie." Amazing how that happened so fast.

Last night after some much needed time out of the house with friends, we were secretly excited to pull Alfie out of his crate for a pee, and some snuggle time. I know, I know, it's probably sending mixed messages to bring him up on the couch to sleep while we watched TV, but we couldn't help it. He is our little angel (or demon seed depending on his energy level). The good news is he wasn't able to get comfortable on the couch--he just couldn't find the sweet spot. He just grunted and groaned, repositioning himself, to no avail. We decided he would be more comfortable in his crate, so we put him back to bed.

On another note, we had our first Puppy Social and Puppy Class this week! The Social was great--they separated the "mellow pups" and the "rough pups" so that everyone was comfortable. We were surprised to find our Sir Alferton in the "mellow group!" He was very nervous to start, and hid next to us for a little while. Then he warmed up and had a great time getting to know about 6-7 other dogs. It was a roaring success!

On Saturday, we took him to his first Puppy Class, where we did some socializing and the beginnings of "Down" which I am VERY excited for him to learn. It will make things so much easier to tell him to "Down" if he is jumping or being a pain in the butt. The instructor of BravoPup used Alfie as an example for teaching "Down" and Sean captured it on video. Enjoy!

On another note, Alfie has just learned to bark. I heard it for the first time this morning and I was in disbelief. I guess I thought he'd just whine forever. Dear lord in heaven let him not be a barker.