Wednesday, May 18, 2022

We Got a Dog?!

I never thought I would be writing these words . . . honestly, getting a cat last year seemed more believable than what has most recently transpired in the Senechal household.

And this means that yes, you read the post title correctly: we. got. a. dog. She's a sweet, 12-week-old Cavapoo puppy named Fern. We brought her home last Saturday and are working on potty/crate training her. So far there's been no accidents (there's always somebody available to hustle her outside when she starts showing signs of needing to go), so . . . yay!


Isn't she adorable?

Time to brush that beautiful, curly fur!

In a family as big as ours, she definitely gets plenty of exercise, snuggles, and playtime! Our walks/short jaunts with her are the best.


Next on the agenda is to teach her to obey basic commands ("no," "come," etc.). If you have any tips to share on raising/training a puppy, by all means feel free to drop a comment (or two!) below; I'd love to hear from you. 😄

Blessings,
Ellen

4 comments:

  1. Aww, Fern is so cute! Cavapoos are soooo cute! I was three when we got our (then) puppy, so I have no tips on training, except lots of praise when the dog does what you want her to do. :D

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  2. Aww she is positively adorable, Ellen!! 😍

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  3. She's so cute! And I love the name too! I don't have any training tips, but one thing we did for our dog was tie a bell to the door and teach him to ring it whenever he wants out. It comes in handy because it's much easier to hear than scratching! (Although it can be a little bit of a pain sometimes, because our dog loves being outside and will sometimes ring it just to see if we will let him out to explore or sit in the sun ;P)

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