Today on the blog is one of my Best Friends, and favorite bloggers- Paige! You may recognize the blog name from my in-post ad this month. She just added the most adorable little baby pup to her family and is here to tell you all about him!
Like most little girls, one thing I always wanted was a puppy. We had dogs, but they were outside dogs and they were big.
I wanted an indoor dog that was tiny. When I grew up, I figured that was my perfect opportunity but the I got married and for some reason, my husband, Cody, didn't want a small dog.
It turns out men like fast cars and big dogs.
But, this little guy kinda fell into our laps. His name is Exo and he's our little German Taco, or Chiweenie if you'd rather call him that.
It was not love at first sight.
Or second.
Or third.
I had talked to people at getting a dog before and always said it would be a good way to get used to responsibility before we wanted kids but I never actually thought it would be like having a baby.
You see, puppies can be a bit of a handful.
All of a sudden, I have someone following me to the bathroom and staring at me while I pee.
I have someone that whines at me in the morning when I sleep in.
If I leave anything on the floor, especially tissues, they will get torn up and thrown everywhere.
He wants to play all the time. That means either I'm playing and taking away from my quality couch/watching tv time or there are toys strewn from one end of my living room to the other.
He wants up in my chair, he wants down from my chair.
All of a sudden, there's a creature in my house that has to take more medicines than I do. Hartgard, flea, allergy medicine. Where does it end!
He loves to run outside and when he runs, he runs fast. So fast that I drop his leash and then have to dive bomb and slide into the ground to get it.
There may be battle wounds.
He gets upset when we leave. He may whine, bark and cry and then just decide to be mad and tear up everything in his room.
And let's not even get started on the potty training!
Don't get me wrong though. There are some benefits.
It's fun to get stopped in petco and told you have the cutest creature in the world.
When you're crying and he comes up to you and cuddles and licks your face, it can't help but make you smile. Even though it's only because he likes the way they taste.
He certainly cures any boredom that you may have.
And let's just be real, when you get to snuggle with a sleeping puppy laying on your shoulder, it makes everything worth it.
Owning a puppy may be a new thing to us, but I think we're handling it pretty well. At least that's what I tell myself when he has an accident or chews up so much paper that I just know he had to have eaten some of it!
I hope you'll stop by the blog to see some more posts about Exo and of course, other, less adorable things!
and before you go, coming up: Paige has started a new link up!
It is called Weekend Reads, and will be a place for you to link up two of your favorite posts from the week. It will be a great way to do some blog catch up over the weekend and meet some new friends!
Also, if you are interested in co-hosting, email her!
It goes live for the first time this Friday (the 14th) at 12 AM CST!
