Well Emmet has officially been part of our family now for a week and despite the chaos, stress, and craziness he has brought into our lives he has also brought much fun, laughter, and most importantly LOVE! Sometimes we want to call him Mr. Satan but we don't, but sometimes he really pushes not only my (Liz) buttons but Hans' as well. We were fortunate enough to finally make it home to celebrate Christmas in Iowa with our families early Saturday morning and of course Emmet came along. With a dose of Dramamine he did very well. First we went to the Nieman's where there are two other dogs, a bit on the wild side. We introduced them, and Emmet did not do so well so the other two had to be put in another room for the rest of the day until we left. At least we tried, he is still a puppy and gets scared very easily, to the point that he shakes :( Saturday evening we then loaded everyone up and headed to the Quad Cities which was great. First we made a detour around Manchester to look at some lights which were magnificent and then we headed onward. Once we arrived in the Quad Cities Emmet was greeted and took very well to Hans' parents. He took quite well to them, especially Sally's purple slippers. No matter where we put them or tried to hide them he found them, so finally they became a decoration on the fireplace mantle :)
Between Saturday and Monday he had only 3 accidents which is absolutely amazing, and I believe 2 were because we didn't take him out immediately after his afternoon nap, and another was after we were playing we again waited a couple minutes until he settled, rather he settled for peeing in the house, but overall he is doing well with potty training. Knock on wood that he will be potty trained come February that is our goal so another 4-5 weeks!
Sunday morning Emmet learned that he could growl which was quite adorable, and today the 30th he has now mastered jumping up onto the couch. NOT GOOD. We have a tri-level, and our couch is against the wall that has an opening onto the entrance level below and he jumped on the couch, up onto the top and was ready to nose dive off when I came running up the stairs to see why he wasn't coming when I called his name and there I found him. First I was mad, because he is not suppose to be up there, and secondly I was scared for his safety, and last but not least it was quite funny.
His new favorite toy is the tennis ball. He is learning not only how to fetch and does very well I might add, but learning to entertain himself which is fabulous as we like to have time to get laundry and everyday chores done as well. Tonight he got beef and vegetable dog food mixed in with his dry dog food and WOW he literally LICKED the bowl clean....the first time he has sat and eaten his whole meal without someone sitting next to him or calling him back 15 times...so maybe we have found the trick!
Other than that not much else is new, he is growing and getting bigger. The neighbors across the street can't believe how quickly he is growing, in fact he has outgrown the travel kennel that they let us use in a weeks time. He starts his vaccinations next week and will finish his antibiotic for his bladder infection next week. Not sure if I mentioned that earlier, but Christmas Eve we had to take him to the ER Vet clinic because he was peeing about every 15 minutes and I was losing my mind...I thought he was the worst puppy ever, come to find out $133 later he had a severe bladder infection but is doing much much better! Praise God!!! He loves his walks, which he gets 2-3 times a day once in the morning and once at night before bed and in the afternoon if we have time. He wears his little coat we got him so he stays slightly warmer in this Minnesota weather!
In other news, Hans and I are both doing well. Keeping very busy with Emmet, Hans working, and myself...studying for my medic boards which I need to take sooner than later!
Had another minor surgery today to have uterine polyps removed which have been causing significant pain for quite sometime, but I was part of a research study and it went very well. Have had hardly an pain which is great! They sent them off to the lab to be checked for abnormal cell growth as they did have an awkward appearance to them but nothing major they said, so now we sit and pray and hope that all goes well.
Well I should call it a night, I took my pain medicine and believe it is kicking in, and Emmet is asleep on my lap so best we get to bet! Hope to hear from some of you, and I will upload more pictures soon!
