Otis 10weeks

almost 9 weeks old



almost 9 weeks old

10 weeks

He's not spoiled!!

He can climb over gates!

It's like I am keeping up with a child's weekly progress! I guess our dogs will always be considered our furry children! Otis is growing like a weed - the super fast kind! In one week he went from 13lbs. to 16lbs. - ONE week!! Just like when your baby goes from the happy-sitting-in-one-spot to the I-have-to-move-everywhere stage, Otis is no longer happy lounging around napping in the kitchen! He has to be in the middle of whatever the kids are doing. I am a nervous wreck because I am so scared he is going to swallow a toy/silly band/etc.. and get sick! The boys don't care for Otis at this stage because he bites them - in other words, he plays too rough for them! But Ann Phelps doesn't mind. She loves the puppy, "Dotis" (that is what she calls him)! If she could only figure out a way to get him to be still and sit next to her so she can put a blanket on him, their play dates would be more enjoyable (for her)!! It has been 10 years since I have had to deal with the puppy stage - at that time, I had never had children - I didn't realize how having a new puppy is like having a newborn!! We are enjoying it, though!