Life with a dog!

My sweet puppy snoozin on Daddy's shoe.

Life with Cody is great! He is proving to be a very good puppy and is still adored by all. He has pretty much mastered the potty training and will even let himself out the doggy door to take care of business. The chewing is getting better as he is learning what he can and can't chew on. A couple shirts were ruined in the beginning but every time he starts chewing on something wrong, we take it away and give him one of his own toys. He has his own toy basket and digs through it just like a kid to find his favorite toy. One of my favorite things about Cody is he is not a yappy dog. He hardly ever barks and when he does it is at silly things like Care Bear's bike helmet or as you can see, a toilet brush. In the mornings and at bedtime, we have to put him outside because the kids just can't settle down to do what they need to do with Cody around. If he is in the house at these times, our home turns into a tug-of-war tag arena with Jaco being the ring leader. Cody loves people and dogs and is a huge hit with complete strangers every where we take him. We hear comments all the time about how he acts much older than he is and how he is such a good puppy! I think the lady who bred him can take credit for that. She really loved him and all his siblings and it shows!

This shirt was at the Target $ spot so I had to get it! Cody does not like it. His whole personality changes when we put it on him. He gets very calm and won't make eye contact. It is like he is humiliated to be seen in it. It makes me laugh!

Snuggling with his buddy.

Cody's favorite place to sleep is under our computer desk. It is probably because that is the only place on the main floor that is carpeted. Everything else is wood or tile and we keep a gate up to prevent him from going on the carpet upstairs. At night he sleeps in his crate.

I didn't realize how much like a cat a puppy can be. Cody chases anything that moves and he loves this yellow broom. Not too much cleaning happens when Cody is around. It just turns into playtime!

Cody has discovered that when he hears the dishwasher being loaded he might get a tasty lick.

Does this look like trouble?

Cody discovered the AC vents feel wonderful on a hot day.

Cody loves to snuggle and La-La has no problem snuggling back.

This picture might look like Care Bear is afraid but she was really having a great time laughing and giggling until she hit her head on the book shelf right as I took a picture.This clip is of Cody barking at the toilet brush. I know it is gross but I had been cleaning the half bath on the main floor and Care Bear grabbed the brush when I wasn't looking. Like I said Cody rarely barks and I thought it was so funny that he chose this brush of all things to bark at!