Puppies

... so we get the puppies home (see previous post, The Spare Tire That Should'a Been) and get everything set up. The kids did not know they were getting a dog, let alone two dogs. They were staying with my Mom so I went to get them while Amy prepared the surprise. After I picked them up and brought them back, the kids walked in the door. They see these puppies but think they are Amy's sisters who arrived while I was gone. The kids' curiosity gets the best of them and they ask who's puppies they are. Amy says they are yours. The kids said, "Both of them? Nuh uh, you are messing with us. Really?!?!" We all agree with Amy and the kids were in shock. When you have children, get them a pet. It is really good for them. The kids had been asking for a dog for some time and we kept putting it off by saying we needed to purchase a fence first. Now they play together and it's too cute.

We started saving for a fence and played with the puppies inside and leashing them outside. We found a vet at the Pet Smart and lucked out with a doctor that has a standard dachshund. All the people there made over the puppies and the puppies got their immunizations.

We had a chain link fence built in the back of our house and when the job was completed we let the puppies out and found that there were a few open places the puppies could fit through. We still had to watch them but we could take the leashes off. After a few weeks the puppies were getting large enough that they could no longer fit through the gaps. Now all that was left was getting them potty trained.

Ugh... what an ordeal. The kids once said they would take care of a dog by cleaning up after it. Lies! They never clean up after them. It is somehow my job now :) That's not entirely true. The kids do help sometimes but Amy and I clean up after the puppies most of the time.

I'm pretty sure the puppies are for Amy and the children. They follow them around everywhere they go. The only time I can get any time with them is when no one is home :) We all enjoy the puppies. They are funny to watch play with each other. Check out the video in this post. I created a youtube account that you can check out periodically when I add more videos. I will let you know when new videos are available. You can check out our home page at Poland Family Videos.