The Wonderful World of Wyatt 6.0

Wyatt turned 4 months old yesterday and he didn't get to have a birthday party - 

Mom and Dad were out of town enjoying some rest and relaxation.

Wyatt attended his second puppy class and learned a few new tricks. Now, if only Dad could learn them to teach to Wyatt. Wyatt is doing well on his puppy class lessons too.  He is now coming when called(most of the time), he automatically sits and waits for his food, he is getting much better on the leash for longer walks, he lies down on command, and this week learned:  "leave it," "drop it," and "take it." All necessary evils for a young man that loves to get into everything.  

Wyatt also visited the Vet again last week and got another round of shots and plenty of attention. 

Wyatt's friend Ginger (our 11 year old Cockapoo) recovered from her procedures and is no longer segregated from her new puppy friend.  She was isolated for two weeks while stitches healed on her head and her 6 teeth extractions.  

In the last few days, Wyatt's color has started to change.  His coat is turning into a very nice light golden color and his big boy teeth are coming in as well.  Our baby is turning into a dog right before our eyes.  

In two weeks, we will have Wyatt for 3 months and boy do we love this guy!  He is so much fun (and work) the time just flies by everyday.  

That's it for now.  Stay tuned for an update.  Woof!

Posing for Senior Pictures

Wyatt Resting With His Baby Friend

Dog Vs. Cat - Cat Wins

Best Behavior of All

More Dog Vs. Cat Fun

Wonderful World of Wyatt 5.0

The Wonderful World of Wyatt 5.0

Hi peoples,

It's been a couple of weeks since the last blog update and we have been pretty busy.  Wyatt is now 14 1/2 weeks and busy as ever.  What is really amazing is the fact that he is losing all of his soft puppy fluff and now weighs 24.00 pounds.  Sadly, he is becoming a big boy right before our eyes.  None the less, he is still very much a puppy - in to everything within his mouth's reach and always busy getting into something.  But - he is still a puppy.  The teeth are sharper, the bark more mature and the energy level - insane. Yet he is so much fun each day and the love for him grows more daily - except maybe from 2 of our 3 cats. They aren't crazy about him, but he is certainly crazy about them.  Max is the one and only cat that really enjoys tormenting Wyatt.  He teases  him constantly and their game of tag is hilarious. Hopefully the videos attached will work better this week. Wyatt's partner in crime Ginger our Cockapoo had some major dental extractions (6) on June 2, so she has to be kept away from him for a week, which gives  her a break and drives Wyatt crazy because he can't pick on and annoy her for another several days.  Wyatt too goes back next week for the next round of puppy shots.  His visit to the Vet so far has been good.  

Wyatt will have a new experience tomorrow - we are babysitting 2 year old twins.  This will be his first exposure to little people, so hopefully it will go well and he does't end up teething on them.  

Also, a couple of friends of ours are looking to get a puppy, so they are babysitting Wyatt for a few hours tomorrow - may the force be with them.  

Not much else happening except for the torrential rains we've been having lately, which is always welcome but tends to create many obstacles for dogs wanting to go potty.

That's all folks for this round. Stay tuned for more adventures of WWW.

Brotherly Love in Action

Play Date with Two Cute Chicks

The Little People - After Swimming

My Girl Friend Kayla

A Moment of Calmness

These Bones are Yummy!

Wonderful World of Wyatt (WWW) 4.0

Well, our main man has just turned 12 weeks old and he is growing way too fast.  He is now slightly bigger than Ginger and her ears fit quite nicely in his mouth.  The two have bonded nicely and seem to be getting along quite well now.  I think Ginger has totally accepted her new little brother as a included picture will tell this week.

Wyatt visited the Vet this past week and received a few shots and the royal treatment.  The whole gang went for the appointment including Ginger who got some special treatment of her own. This a new vet for us as we switched due to their acceptance of the raw diet. They had concerns, but hopefully they are now put to rest based upon Patty supplying the ingredients to her food. Wyatt weighed just over 17lbs. and is a growing boy. He has a great appetite and eagerly awaits for his food. He is still a fluff ball with awesome puppy breath.  If anyone figures out how to keep puppy breath forever, you will be rich beyond your wildest dreams.

Training is going well. Speaking of food, Wyatt is really good now about waiting to be told to eat. His potty training is really successful in that he always goes when let out, but doesn't automatically go to the door yet to go outside. We are also working on now jumping up on people and things.  This is coming along albeit slowly (for me).  He is very smart however and it picking things up surprisingly fast.  At this point, it is just a lot of Pete and Re-Pete. He is also doing very well on the leash.  At this point, he is no longer crossing in front of me when we walk.  The tripping factor is all but eliminated.

Wyatt is getting used to us and his new home.  He has calmed down quite a bit now and even relaxes frequently.  I'm glad, because I need rest as well... he is a growing boy and I'm a growing older boy.  I think we each enjoy our naps.

Wyatt continues his outings to meet and greet people.  When I got to coffee without him, all people want to know is where is Wyatt?  It's great to be loved (and forgotten - thanks friends) Anyway, he is very social and most people can't resist wanting to pet him. His fur is still very soft and the baths he gets make him even softer.

This is a wrap for this week.  Stay tuned for adventures with Wyatt.  Until next time:  Woof!

Other Pets Taking a Break From Wyatt

Checked Out By Vet

They Stuck Me...Can We Go Now?

Ginger Has Accepted The New Boy

Another Visit With The Girls

Hanging With V.

Here Kitty, Kitty

Mother's Day Snow Storm

Wonderful World of Wyatt (WWW) 3.0

Wonderful World of Wyatt (WWW) 3.0

Week 3 begins.  Wyatt met our groomer Susan for the first time today (5/9/15) and as expected, she fell in love with the little dude.  Susan has been grooming our dogs for over 12 years and she was devastated when we had to put our beloved red (golden) boy Cooper down in January. But, nothing lights up a room like a puppy.  They had a great time today getting to know each other and Wyatt came back nice and clean.  (video to follow)

Wyatt also got his first exposure to real snow at our house. He went outside and ran around in the snow, laid out flat and then tried to bite the large snowflakes as they fell from the sky.  The weather people are predicting between 5 - 10" for Mother's Day.  Yikes.  

Wyatt is also spending a good deal of time harassing Max - one of our cats (Max thinks he is a dog however) 

Wyatt is doing very well on the dogie training side of things. Potty training is going really well and so are a few other things he is learning. He has become intimately familiar with the word NO too.  

Wyatt will be going to the Vet this coming week to continue his shot regimen.  We are doing the raw diet, so we are transferring to the Vet that Patty recommended that doesn't have issues with the diet. 

Wyatt says:  Woof, Woof until next time.   

Meeting Susan our groomer and jumping on Ginger

Nail Trim

Have a treat - good boy

Mother's Day with her baby boy

First big snow

                                         

Grooming day with Susan

Wyatt 2.0

Week 2 began with more introductions to friends (human and animal) and people and places.  I discovered a few things this week:  Wyatt gained about 5 pounds, Wyatt likes to ride in the car and Wyatt likes to make new friends in Dad's places.

Dad traveled to the V.A. hospital this past week as his awesome nurses were going crazy wanting to meet the new puppy.  Dad took Wyatt for a car ride and we met the girls at the front entrance. Coincidentally, Dad needed some lab works done, so the girls were more than happy to watch him in their 9th floor office.  When Dad returned to "retrieve" (pun intended) him, he was having difficulty gaining custody from the nurses who fell in love with Wyatt and didn't want to give him back. Yikes!

Wyatt returned to Starbucks a few times as well, where the Starbucks people wanted to make him the official greeter. He has made plenty of friends there while visiting a few times a week.

Wyatt, being a puppy seems to have the need to taste everything and chew whatever he can get his mouth on. Teething regardless of two or four legs is a long process to endure for older humans. We hope the process moves along quickly and there is still items left in the house that don't contain teeth marks.  Ha Ha.

Wyatt has also done well with his training. He now does several basic commands pretty well each time:  Sit, Shake, Wait (sits and waits to go to his food), Come, and my favorite Potty.  He has only had a couple of accidents in two weeks and is getting the hang of going to the back door when he needs to go out to Potty.

We truly love this guy and are enjoying him very much.  We can't say all of our other pets are as excited as we are, but they are slowly either coming around or are staying away from Mr. Happy as much as possible.  We've had some really funny encounters where our true cat does not like him at all and let him know it quite quickly.  Our other two cats (who are more dog like) have taken up playing with him little by little.

Here are a few new pictures taken during the week.  More to  follow in the next update. Until next time - woof!

Such a dog...already hanging out the window

Big Sis from Hawaii came for a visit

Wyatt and Ginger

Wyatt and Homer

Wyatt and Max

Wyatt and his Starbucks girlfriends

A little ball playing in the yard

The Life of Wyatt Cole C.

Happy First Week Wyatt

One week ago today, we brought home a new baby to our family. His name is now Wyatt (when he came from Patty's Playful Puppy Ranch he was named Cadet)

Wyatt been a busy boy since his arrival.  He is very active and curious as most puppies are. He is also very smart. Whatever lessons Patty started sunk in with Wyatt.  He took to his crate very quickly.  His first night was really nice. He cried for less than a minute and slept for about 6 hours. By the end of the week, he was sleeping about 9 hours and going right outside when he wakes up.  Potty training has gone really well also.  As soon as he wakes up or comes out of the crate he wants to go outside. 

He really enjoys the outdoors and wants to go outside and explore in the backyard many times during the day.  He is fascinated by the many things in the yard...flowers, sticks, squirrels and most anything that draws his attention.  

With five other animals in the house he is enjoying his new friends although the feeling isn't mutual yet.  Our other dog was jealous for several days, but finally bonded by the end of the week.  They now spend considerable time playing with each other.  One of our cats - Max introduced himself right away, because Max actually thinks he is a dog and it was nice to have another dog to play with.  Our other two cats don't quite feel the same way.  

Wyatt has been very popular the few places he has visited.  His human Dad's favorite morning hangout is Starbucks, and Wyatt has been a huge hit there.  In fact, he is invited to come everyday and his human dad gets scolded it he isn't with him.  

Wyatt has also been introduced to human babies this past week as well.  He played with the an eight month old on Saturday and really enjoyed the little guy. In addition, many friends have stopped in to meet him in person.  However, given that Wyatt is a busy boy, on some visits, he was napping so people only got to see him sleeping - sometimes up side down.  He plays hard and sleeps hard. 

Wyatt is enjoying his raw diet meals and has learned to sit and wait to be served already.  He is pretty easy to train so far and seems responsive to learning.  I'm grateful for his quick learning ability and it certainly must be attributed to his wonderful mom and dad - Halo and Cole.  

We are truly grateful to have him our home and loved him at first site.  But, given all of Patty's amazing pups, how could you not love them all.  

I will try to update this blog as much as possible has Wyatt grows because his successes are worth sharing to others as their successes are achieved as well.  

Until next time - Woof!

Pictures of the week:

Look closely and see Wyatt sleeping upside down

First bath at home

Wyatt and Max bonding

Saying goodbye to Mommy Halo

Kissing new mommy Gail

 See you soon.