As I’ve told some, I’ve started taking the dogs to puppy training at Petsmart.  It’s probably a little later than I originally planned, but the dogs in the class seem to be around the same age anyway.  It’s been two weeks worth of training so far and my dogs are slow learners, but they’re picking things up the more we practice.

For the most part, they can sit, stay, and lay down on command.  Not every time, but most of the time.  They’re much better now than when we first started.  I switched them over to liver treats and I think they like them better than their old treats so it gives them an incentive to listen.

It’s tough with two dogs and one person especially since both dogs want my attention.  I’ve found that it’s easier to train one at a time and as they both learn it individually I can transition them into listening together.  I’m going to try to bring a crate to puppy training this week and see if that method can help during class time.

I think so far so good.  The three of us just need to practice more and I think they’ll do just fine.

I thought about it overnight and figured I should have adopted Alex’s brother.  I decided that if no one had adopted him yesterday that I would go ahead and adopt him today.  I’m sure I’ll have my work cut out for me in the next few weeks, but I consider myself a responsible person and I’m sure I can handle it.  I wouldn’t have done it otherwise if I didn’t think so.  Naming Alex was easy, but I’m not sure what I will name the new dog.  I’m leaning toward Adam (which is my friend Dogg brother’s name).  That would be too funny, but I’m not sure yet.  As of right now the dog’s name is unknown.

Alex seems to be much happier now that she is reunited with her brother.  The people from Delta paws said the brother was whining the whole way home and into the night after he was separated from her sister last night.  Now that they are together, they seem very energetic and hopefully it’s not too much for me. Read the rest of this entry »

I went over to PetSmart yesterday to pick up supplies for my cats.  I walked in looking for cat litter and left adopting a puppy.  I guess it wasn’t too much of a spontaneous purchase.  I had been thinking about getting a dog for a long time.  Also, since I work at home, I could have gone on any day, but instead I always decide to go to the pet store on adoption day.  They had quite a few dogs and cats and I think about two or three organization were represented there that day.  There were a few puppies and lots of kittens.  I figured since I already had two cats I probably shouldn’t even think about adopting anymore kittens.  There were two puppies that I saw, Fifi and Rascal.  I decided to start the adoption process for Fifi.

I changed Fifi’s name to Alex.  I had a buddy in college that we call Dogg and I told him if I ever got a dog I would name him Alex, which is Dogg’s real name.  I bought a lot of supplies at Petsmart both for my cats and the new dog.  I’m an ideal candidate for adopting pets.  I have a large area and work from home so I can spend all day with my animals.  I was adopting her from the Delta Paws organization.  Later that day they did a brief home inspection and delivered the puppy. Read the rest of this entry »