Are You Prepared for a Puppy??

After the past two weeks, I have decided that my husband and I are not. We have been watching an eight month old puppy for about two weeks; this is a dog we have watched before as the family travels quite a bit. When we've had him in the past, he was really adorable (not that he isn't still very adorable) - he played a little, and then he would sleep for quite some time. In the past, I really wasn't ready to give him back and I was convinced that if his family ever needed to give him up, that I would gladly take him! Although I would still take him in the case of an emergency, I would certainly not be able to do it with such ease at this stage of his development.

He has a limitless amounts of energy! Thank goodness I own a doggy daycare, and that he has some other puppies to play with or we would have been in serious trouble. Eddie has also developed a strong dislike for this stage in our little friend's development. He is now about twice the size of Eddie, and plays almost as rough as a lab, to which Eddie is defenseless. The louder Eddie growls and the more he shows his teeth, the more persistent our little guy is on playing. I feel terrible for Eddie because his buddy doesn't seem to understand the social cues of dogs that don't want to play!

All in all, he is a very, very cute dog and I'm sure that in a couple months time he will be a little more relaxed. However, he really has helped Craig and I make a serious life decision - we will never adopt a puppy, only an adult dog. Our way of life is just a little too slow-paced for such a rambuncious creature, and a puppy would be undoubtedly suited to a family with a much more active lifestyle! Are you prepared for a puppy??