We've got a new addition to our family - a 9 week old Bearded Collie puppy who goes by the name of Buddy. We've wanted a family dog for a long time and now that the children are good ages to help out and benefit from having a pup. Lucy (Loopy) is eldest, she's ten. Charlotte (The Barlotte) is six and our youngest Dylan (The Boy) is five. We didn't tell them we were getting a puppy and they were absolutely over the moon when they met him for the first time.
Buddy is a bit of a celebrity - he's been on Radio Scotland on the Macaulay and Co show and he was a smash hit with everyone in the office and the studio - I thought I was going to have to wrestle host Susan Calman to get him home again. We've been lucky enough to meet the lovely Gill Buchanan from The Wizard Of Paws Canine Care Centre who's going to help us mould Buddy into the perfect pup in just six months. Best of luck with that one Gill...
So far we have discovered the following things:
- Buddy likes to sleep. A lot.
- If you're taking Buddy out in the car, you're gonna need baby wipes, Flash wipes, air freshener and hand sanitiser. Trust me on this one.
- Dunking your hands in hot soapy water and then using carpet shampoo dries your skin out big time. And applying hand creams can nip like hell if you've got a puppy--inflicted scratch.
- It's amazing how often you can say the word 'no' in a stern voice - with no results.
- Having a puppy in indeed like like having a baby, except you don't need to stop drinking for nine months, you don't need stitches, get stretchmarks or have get your boobs out in public. so not really like having a baby at all I suppose...
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