And the puppy gets to come home...

Yesterday Jeff and I spent our New Years Eve day picking up the puppy. Our decision between the two girl puppies wasn't made until about five minutes before we left the breeders and the name wasn't chosen until just there after. We settled on the runt girl and named her Sable.

While I had expected plenty of whining on the the 2.5hr drive home, Sable spent the first five minutes trying to explore while I confined her to my lap (which caused whining). After the first little bit she quickly fell asleep and never made another sound throughout the drive. We made one pit stop and there were no accidents... WIN!

We got home and Sable tentatively explored a little, but chose to spend most of the afternoon and evening napping on the giant bed/pillow we bought her. This was probably our first mistake given that Sable's morning alertness came a little sooner than I had hoped (none of us actually managed to stay awake until New Years at midnight either).

Today the goal is less sleep during the day, no accidents, and plenty of exercise. Two out of three isn't too bad (we had an accident here and there, but we're 75% making it outside). We also took a walk... Sable's first walk went well over all, a few nerves exploring outside met with an initial dislike of the leash concept.



Overall Sable has been a very mellow puppy with some solidly adorable puppy moments, here's hoping she stays well rounded and improves in both the potty training and nighttime sleeping habits.