Not too bad a night , amazingly !

[Selina27]

Isn't he good at night, what a little star I always think if you can get your sleep you can cope with anything in the day.
I bet he will quickly pick up on the training you are doing.

 

[Candy]

He sounds so lovely Kate, and seems to be coming along so well. Joy also chose to sleep under the bed as a small puppy, and she also used to pick up stones. I'd forgotten about the stones until you mentioned them, which is amazing as it used to worry me so much!

 

[kateincornwall]

Isn't he good at night, what a little star I always think if you can get your sleep you can cope with anything in the day.
I bet he will quickly pick up on the training you are doing.

This is so true , the manic times pale into insignificance if you get a good nights sleep xx

 

[kateincornwall]

Reuben makes me laugh so much , we did two little training sessions in the garden , letting him get interested in something , then call him . He does this little lamb type gambol before he sets off running , so damned sweet ! No point doing more than a few minutes , he is only a baby and will soon get bored , so I`d rather end on a high ! xx

 

[MellowYellow]

He sounds an absolute joy Kate xxx

 

[snowbunny]

I love how happy you seem. That's the best gift

 

[kateincornwall]

I love how happy you seem. That's the best gift

What a lovely thing to say , thank you . Reuben has brought such joy to both of us , we love him dearly . Silas loved him at first , then seemed to go cold due to the biting and in truth, Reuben isn't too much of a biter , only when he gets his manic moments, plus I think a degree of realisation that Reuben isn't Sam come back . Now , things have slowly changed , Reuben adores Silas just as Sam did before him , and Silas in turn in becoming closer to the little lad , laughing at his antics and playing with both of them . He is hard work , but I am loving our little training sessions , as is he , roll on little walks ! xxx

 

[snowbunny]

Ooh, that first walk is so special!
Yes, the puppy months are so special but can also be really difficult, probably especially for children who can't rationalise as well when the puppy bites hurt them. I think it's so exciting to watch their personalities develop and to see glimmers of the dog they will become - as @HAH said, you can see in his face how he might look when he's older, but you get those same little twinkles of personality that are more than just "average puppy", they are the dog that is to come

 

[Granca]

Perhaps Silas had forgotten how full-on a puppy can be. It won’t be long before you can have those little walks!

 

[kateincornwall]

Another decent nights sleep , thank you little lad , I don't mind getting up at 6.30 a.m. Nelly gets up at about 8 , ready to go off to school at 8.40 , they greet one another like long lost friends and this rapidly turns to noisy play , bitey face , the lot . Then peace , but not for long, his naps are getting shorter ! We took Nelly for a walk , Reuben stayed in the car with Paul , then I let them out into the big garden , supervised of course and I have to say that Nelly instigates the chasing games every time , round and round the ponds , running through leaf piles , back indoors to chase some more and then to collapse, for a little nap . I`m trying to get Reuben to stay when his food appears, but whilst he will sit nicely , he is wildly excited at the sight of his bowl , so I hold it and turn my back on him for a few seconds until he calms down ! Farewell early evening telly , who wants to watch the maudlin news anyway ?? xxxx

 

[kateincornwall]

One word , just one word to adequately describe Reuben this morning , Terror ! He is like a thing possessed , some sort of horror with a demonic cast in his eyes, flinging himself around with abandon , then he stops , goes onto his bed and gives me the puppy eyes , sigh xxxx

 

[Selina27]

just one word to adequately describe Reuben this morning ,

I did think of you this morning at 7o'clock ..... whilst cosy in bed with a cup of tea, cat snuggled up next to me, Cass having a lie in....

 

[Boogie]

One word , just one word to adequately describe Reuben this morning , Terror ! He is like a thing possessed , some sort of horror with a demonic cast in his eyes, flinging himself around with abandon , then he stops , goes onto his bed and gives me the puppy eyes , sigh xxxx

The crocapup has arrived!

 

[kateincornwall]

I did think of you this morning at 7o'clock ..... whilst cosy in bed with a cup of tea, cat snuggled up next to me, Cass having a lie in....

That's just cruel !!!!!!!!!!! x And please define lie in ? x

 

[kateincornwall]

The crocapup has arrived!

And announced his arrival in spectacular fashion ! x

 

[Boogie]

Spencer is coming out of the crocapup stage ‘tho it re-emerges now and again, usually when I’m in a rush to do something and I don’t have time for it!

 

[Selina27]

That's just cruel !!!!!!!!!!! x

Me? No, not really, …..

And please define lie in ?

Cassie doesn't sleep with me, I come downstairs and make cup of tea roughly 6.45 ish, she says a sleepy good morning, declines to go out, pops into her favourite armchair and cuddles back down. Until 8 - 8.15 ish. She likes me to me about then!
But not of course, when she was 10 weeks of age!

 

[Jen]

Until 8 - 8.15 ish.

Ahhh Big Stan thinks that’s too early to function.

He doesn’t even get slightly motivated until half 9 - 10 o clock.

On weekends he’s more a midday kinda guy

 

[Jacqui-S]

Ahhh Big Stan thinks that’s too early to function.

He doesn’t even get slightly motivated until half 9 - 10 o clock.

On weekends he’s more a midday kinda guy

 

[Ashley]

Just catching up on this, Reuben is doing so well! His sleep routine sounds like a dream compared to the first couple of months with Quinn!!