Well, I can't believe how fast time goes by. I can't believe I haven't been keeping up to date with this.
Cooper is less than a month away from his first birthday and I can't believe it! He's gotten so big. We are assuming he's between 45-50 lbs. He hasn't grown much in the last few months. He's a decent sized dog. And so loyal.
He always has to be near us. If I'm home alone, he won't leave my side. He follows me everywhere! If I'm in the shower he's laying patiently next to the door until I open it. Then he lays in the doorway while I get ready.
He LOVES to run. If he gets out of the house before we can catch him he runs laps around the house. He does pretty well with not running off, I just wish he listened a little better. He will be getting neutered in a few weeks. That will hopefully help with his aggression and territorial issues.
All in all he's a really good dog. He's definitely a member of our family and we love him dearly.
Little Bit has adjusted well to living with us. She enjoys going back to Essex and visiting, but I think she's happy with us. We switched dog food and she's eating better now. She LOVES going for walks around the lake, so we try to take them almost every day.
We are blessed with two incredibly adorable, and [for the most part] well behaved dogs. We love them so much!
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Time Flies By
Whoa! I knew I wouldn't be good at keeping up-to-date with this. Well...Mr Cooper is now a few days shy of turning 6 months old. SIX MONTHS!!! I can hardly believe it. Well, it appears as though we have some catching up to do so let's begin with Cooper's first Christmas.
He loved it! Chris and I brought him back to Essex with us to stay at my parents house. He did pretty well with the other two dogs there, Gracie and Little Bit. The problem is that Grace is a grumpy old lady and she didn't want to play the way Cooper did. He loved my brother Tanner. We were there for about a week, and those two became good buds!
At that time, he was bigger than Gracie, but not by much. It was crazy because when we brought him back for Thanksgiving, he was bigger than Little Bit but smaller than Gracie. Anyway, on Christmas day, he opened his own gifts and everything. He was so cute.
The day after we got back from Christmas break, Cooper had another vet appointment. They didn't weigh him, but they gave him his last wormer, his last bit of shots and even his Rabies shot, even though it was a month early.
Now, fast forward to today. Cooper weighs about 40 pounds and he's getting so big so fast! He will be getting neutered in a couple weeks, so that should be good times :P! Last week, though he gave his momma a heart attack. He had eaten a large strand of ribbon and I waited and waited for it to pass. I had read horror stories online of dogs eating ribbon and passing away. So we took him to the vet. They said not to worry since he hadn't been acting up. But he had a wee bit of a fever so the vet gave him an antibiotic.
Now, Chris and I had been talking about getting him a sister to play with. Well, God works in mysterious ways. The week before Valentine's day my parents decided they no longer wanted to keep my dog Little Bit. She is a Yorkie-Chihuahua mix. Cute as a button. Anyway we agreed to take her and we've had her for a little over a month now. At first we were worried because she wasn't really doing anything--eating, playing, even leaving the kennel. But now it's been about a month and she's doing incredibly well! We took them both for a long walk today, and they loved it! I think they will get along just fine!
Well, sorry for the length of this, but I needed to get caught up. Hopefully I will be more up-to-date with this from now on!
He loved it! Chris and I brought him back to Essex with us to stay at my parents house. He did pretty well with the other two dogs there, Gracie and Little Bit. The problem is that Grace is a grumpy old lady and she didn't want to play the way Cooper did. He loved my brother Tanner. We were there for about a week, and those two became good buds!
At that time, he was bigger than Gracie, but not by much. It was crazy because when we brought him back for Thanksgiving, he was bigger than Little Bit but smaller than Gracie. Anyway, on Christmas day, he opened his own gifts and everything. He was so cute.
The day after we got back from Christmas break, Cooper had another vet appointment. They didn't weigh him, but they gave him his last wormer, his last bit of shots and even his Rabies shot, even though it was a month early.
Now, fast forward to today. Cooper weighs about 40 pounds and he's getting so big so fast! He will be getting neutered in a couple weeks, so that should be good times :P! Last week, though he gave his momma a heart attack. He had eaten a large strand of ribbon and I waited and waited for it to pass. I had read horror stories online of dogs eating ribbon and passing away. So we took him to the vet. They said not to worry since he hadn't been acting up. But he had a wee bit of a fever so the vet gave him an antibiotic.
Now, Chris and I had been talking about getting him a sister to play with. Well, God works in mysterious ways. The week before Valentine's day my parents decided they no longer wanted to keep my dog Little Bit. She is a Yorkie-Chihuahua mix. Cute as a button. Anyway we agreed to take her and we've had her for a little over a month now. At first we were worried because she wasn't really doing anything--eating, playing, even leaving the kennel. But now it's been about a month and she's doing incredibly well! We took them both for a long walk today, and they loved it! I think they will get along just fine!
Well, sorry for the length of this, but I needed to get caught up. Hopefully I will be more up-to-date with this from now on!
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Big Puppy
Cooper is getting so big. Last week, he went to his second vet appointment for his next set of shots and wormer. He weighs 16 lbs now and is 10 1/2 weeks old!! I can't believe how fast he is growing. He is getting so tall.
Coop has not lost any teeth yet, but we are waiting patiently for that. He is still very mouthy and doesn't understand that hands bring petting. So he bites...alot.
He seems to be very intelligent. He already knows "sit" and "shake". We are working on "lay down" and he's doing pretty good. Potty training is leaving a lot to be desired. He knows that he is supposed to go outside and that going inside is bad, but he just isn't sure how to tell us. So if we don't keep an eye on him constantly, he will have an accident.
His favorite thing in the world is socks. It's hard to keep track of our socks because he loves to run off with them and shake them crazily. He's super cute and I'm so excited to continue to watch him grow!
Coop has not lost any teeth yet, but we are waiting patiently for that. He is still very mouthy and doesn't understand that hands bring petting. So he bites...alot.
He seems to be very intelligent. He already knows "sit" and "shake". We are working on "lay down" and he's doing pretty good. Potty training is leaving a lot to be desired. He knows that he is supposed to go outside and that going inside is bad, but he just isn't sure how to tell us. So if we don't keep an eye on him constantly, he will have an accident.
His favorite thing in the world is socks. It's hard to keep track of our socks because he loves to run off with them and shake them crazily. He's super cute and I'm so excited to continue to watch him grow!
Friday, November 13, 2009
Cooper's First Vet Visit
I took Cooper to get his very first shots today, and I was a little bit nervous. The ladies at the vet's office couldn't believe how big he is for only being seven weeks. He weighs 10 lbs 10 oz. He's going to be a very big boy!
They gave him his first round of distemper and parvo. He did great. He didn't whine or even wiggle around. Such a good boy! She said his heart sounds good and he looks healthy! I will be taking him back in 3 weeks to get his next round of shots.
He's such a good boy. Ornery, but good!
We love him to pieces!
They gave him his first round of distemper and parvo. He did great. He didn't whine or even wiggle around. Such a good boy! She said his heart sounds good and he looks healthy! I will be taking him back in 3 weeks to get his next round of shots.
He's such a good boy. Ornery, but good!
We love him to pieces!
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Cooper's first week as a Jones
On Wednesday November 4, I was looking around on the KMA e-shop site and found a litter of Australian Shepards for sale. Aussie's being my second favorite breed, I was very interested. I told Chris about them and we decided to talk seriously about getting a puppy. See, at this point we still had Missy, but since we knew we'd probably be giving her up, we wanted a puppy. We decided to call the number and see if any pups were left. Sure enough there were two males. So she sent me pics of the puppies left and we picked the one we wanted.
The following Saturday, we drove to Corning to pick up our baby. On the three hour drive home, we went back and forth on names. At first I wanted Petey, Chris wanted Hamlet (Hammy for short). But once we saw him, we knew neither of those fit him. So we spent most of the car ride blurting out names trying to pick the right one. Finally we said Cooper! We knew he was a Cooper.
So now it is Thursday and Cooper is feeling right at home. He LOVES to play as he is still only seven weeks old. And he is definitely a chewer. Right now we are working very hard on potty training. He does a pretty good job. Every now and then he will cry at the door for us to take him out, but otherwise we just have to catch him at the right time. He gets treats when he does his business outside and man does he love treats!
We are also working on "sit". He is doing pretty well with this command for only being 7 weeks. I think he's going to be a very smart, very well-behaved dog. I am so excited to continue to watch him grow and learn. Although I'd love for him to stay itty bitty forever, too!
The following Saturday, we drove to Corning to pick up our baby. On the three hour drive home, we went back and forth on names. At first I wanted Petey, Chris wanted Hamlet (Hammy for short). But once we saw him, we knew neither of those fit him. So we spent most of the car ride blurting out names trying to pick the right one. Finally we said Cooper! We knew he was a Cooper.
So now it is Thursday and Cooper is feeling right at home. He LOVES to play as he is still only seven weeks old. And he is definitely a chewer. Right now we are working very hard on potty training. He does a pretty good job. Every now and then he will cry at the door for us to take him out, but otherwise we just have to catch him at the right time. He gets treats when he does his business outside and man does he love treats!
We are also working on "sit". He is doing pretty well with this command for only being 7 weeks. I think he's going to be a very smart, very well-behaved dog. I am so excited to continue to watch him grow and learn. Although I'd love for him to stay itty bitty forever, too!
Why am I blogging about my dog?
When Allie was a baby, I kept a notebook where I wrote down EVERYTHING she did. Every new thing she learned, etc. Now that she's been gone for almost SIX years, I still look at the notebook every now and then to remember her.
See, my dogs mean more to me than animals probably should to people. And when they are gone I never want to forget them. So since Allie's notebook worked so well, I thought I want to do something very similar for Cooper. Only this day and age its blogs, so here's Cooper's blog!
See, my dogs mean more to me than animals probably should to people. And when they are gone I never want to forget them. So since Allie's notebook worked so well, I thought I want to do something very similar for Cooper. Only this day and age its blogs, so here's Cooper's blog!
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