First Pictures

This is Jackson when he was a little baby. It was the day after we brought him home and he was so tiny and fluffy. He was about 6 weeks old. For the first few weeks I was overwhelmed by how much responsibility he was and several times I talked to Nate about giving him back. I was totally unprepaired for the crying, feeding, pottying, and nipping. I read some "puppies for dummies" books and they made me feel like I was not doing enough for him. Then I found the puppy class. It was 6 weeks later, but I was still so frustrated and lost. Puppy class really helped. They told me what to do when he was nipping, they told me I was doing the right things. I mean, look at that face. I would look at it and think what am I supposed to do now? I thought he would know that I didn't know what I was doing and he would be disappointed in me. Yeah, he is a dog, but when I took him home I made a commitment to keep him safe, healthy, loved, and trained. Now we have started the obedience training and he and I are doing much better. I would recommend both puppy class and obedience class to anyone with a dog. He has really grown up. I am glad I didn't give him back.

Jackson

Here is a picture of my "big" boy Jackson. I wish I would have had the blog for all the pictures I have taken of him since he was 5.5 weeks old. Maybe I will add some later. I think I already sent a mass e-mail with this picture to everyone I know with an e-mail address, but I just can't help myself. We go to our first Obedience class with Jackson tomorrow. We have been practicing the few things from last week at the oreintation class.

A new beginning...

I have no idea how blogging will work for me. I was so inspired by a few friend's blogs that I thought someone may be interested in what is happening with me. I have never kept a journal or written to a pen pal consistently. This will be an experiment. Wish me luck.