Alfie turned 9 weeks yesterday and we celebrated by buying him an old-fashioned kiddie pool. I say "old-fashioned" because they are so hard to find nowadays! Everything is inflatable, which just isn't compatible with puppy teeth and nails. But, after much searching, we were able to find a cheap, hard plastic one at Toys-R-Us.
Yesterday was super hot here. Sean filled the pool all the way up so that Alfie could actually try his hand (paw) at swimming, but the water was cold and deep, and it was a little too scary for his introduction to swimming. So today we tried filling it up just up to his "ankles" and had the sun warm it up for a couple hours. As you will see in the videos, (I will upload them soon) he did great. Now he jumps in there just to explore during his romps in the yard.
We had 2 big milestones this week. The first was sleeping a whole 6 hours without having to get up to pee! This means Mommy and Daddy get to sleep in the same room again! The second is being able to stay in his exercise pen without going berserk! The whining has decreased significantly and Sean and I have been able to leave the house without crating him. Hooray! He also grew out of his tiny red puppy collar, and into his big boy green puppy collar, which he looks very handsome in. :)
This upcoming Saturday he will start puppy school! We are very happy that he will be able to start socializing with other pups and get some good exercise!
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