We got a new puppy! We got her Saturday, February 11, 2006. She was born on Wednesday, December 7, 2005 (that makes her about 10 1/2 weeks old today). She is a rat terrier, and is as cute as can be! I took her to the vet on Monday, and she has a clean bill of health and weighed 3lb, 6oz. I can tell she’s already grown since then, though. She loves to play with her toys (loves chewing on everything she can get her mouth on) and chase Kat. She and Kat are really cute together. Storm will pounce on Kat and grab a clump of fur, and then Kat will turn around and chase her. Then, Kat will turn back around and get Storm to chase him again! It is really cute to watch those two interact.

As for our dalmation, Jake…he hates puppies. We are having to teach Jake some tolerance. He is okay as long as Storm leaves him alone, but he growls a lot when she comes near. We try to keep Storm away from Jake for the most part, and we scold Jake a little when he starts giving more than a little “warning growl.”

It is difficult to manage dividing our time between a rambunctious puppy and 2 relatively calm adult animals. I think we’re figuring it out, though.

We are trying to teach Storm how to ring a bell anytime she needs to go out as part of her housebreaking. Wish us luck on that!

There are pics in the gallery. Enjoy!