I can't believe how much Grady has grown in the past 3 weeks. It seems like he has doubled in size, although I doubt that is true. He is an extremely playful little pup and is becoming much more adventurous. He loves to run in the backyard and tries to go as fast as Griffin, but is still too little to keep up. He is also becoming better about climbing and can get into the elevated flower bed in our yard, and jump off the ledge to get down. (This is not a tall ledge, probably 6 inches, but he could not do it when we first got him, so I am proud of his bravery for trying).
The weather has been awful all week. We had an ice storm and discovered that Grady does not like to go potty when it is pouring freezing rain outside. Who could blame him! We would take him outside while this was happening and he would cry and cry to be picked back up again. The cold does not seem to bother him as much as the sleet, because he loves playing outside.
This was the first week that Grady had to be crated for the majority of the weekdays. Up until now, either Mike or myself have been off work for various things and have been able to avoid crating him much during the day. He does not like to be crated and I feel so bad when he starts crying as soon as I put him in. We start puppy training class on Saturday, so hopefully our trainer will be able to give me some advice to help him. Even though I go home at lunch to let Griffin and Grady potty, I feel bad having him cooped up all day.
In addition to the ice storm, Griffin had a teeth cleaning and a growth removed from his side over the weekend. He has not been as playful as normal because of this. Grady did not understand why his brother would possibly not want to play with him, but handled everything well. He loves chasing his toys, playing with his tennis ball and chewing bones!
Here are some pictures of the past week...
My poor anesthetized baby!
Grady had a little trim of the fur around his eyes. I think he has trouble seeing out of all that fur, and his eyes get very watery. This seemed to help.
Such cuties...
Trying to stay warm while watching Christmas movies with Mama
Always chewing...
Snuggle time!
A battle of epic proportion!
Griffin is momentarily distracted... Grady is not...
Back to the battle...
Haha!! Griffin's tongue... Poor boy is trying to stay upright as his brother zooms under his legs...
A moment of peace...
A good hearty chew never hurt...
Grady loves his Kong...
Our resident hoarder strikes again... trying to keep his bone and steal the Kong!
We may have another hoarder on our hands...
Sleepy time with Daddy.
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