Friday, October 17, 2008

PUPPY POWER!!

Ok... so this morning I definitely had to bow my head in prayer. Jamie and I are recent puppy parents. 3 weeks to be exact. Brodie, our German Shorthair puppy, is so incredibly cute and such a joy to come home to in the afternoons. We go for walks around the neighborhood, fall asleep together watching tv, and he also keeps me company when I get ready in the morning for work.

I want an inside dog, but have a huge fear of having an inside dog because I am a real estate agent and have those listings that when you go in you take one whiff and let out that huge sigh...seriously, do the sellers just not smell the awful pet odor! Oh My Gosh, what if I now become one of those people!! I am stressing out. I really try hard to to keep a clean and neat house for me and Jamie. That may be a quickly fading concept. Brodie has his particular "spots" that he likes to lay in and if you come in our house you will see blankets everywhere. I put them down so I can just pick them up and wash them like everyday and vacuum everyday! Paranoid, maybe...

Brodie, being only 10 weeks old, has not quite learned that we do not TT inside, only outside. I think the Lord brought this puppy into our lives to teach me patience. I have now learned that that is an area in my life that may be lacking. I am pretty paranoid already about the smell, so you will find me on my hands and knees with a toothbrush and cleaner scrubbing every spot that I find he tted in--Having to breathe in and breathe out while I am doing it. I know it is not a big deal and I am working on it and when you see his cute little face you just want to love on him and I know he doesn't do it on purpose. Relaxing is a virtue I am working on... "it is not a big deal" I tell myself.

Well.. this morning at 2:30 am he wakes up whimpering and needing to go out, so I get up and take him out thinking this will be great, surely he will sleep until at least 8. At 6:30 am he wakes up again needing to go out only we find it was raining. He goes and tts outside, but immediately wants to come back in. After he puts two paws inside, he starts tting on the floor! I pick him up and put him back outside and he precedes to tt outside again, I let him back in b/c he was barking up a storm and I didn't want to wake up the neighbors, and about 5 paws inside he tts again on the carpet. "Breathe in, Breathe out!" I tell myself. Again, I take him outside and scared half to death of the rain and barking so loud he is starting to wake everyone up in the neighborhood not just my neighbors, I let him in again after scrubbing the carpet with a toothbrush. Immediately he goes to the hardwood floor and makes a HUGE puddle! For the Love! He thought it was great and very fun and jumps in the middle of the puddle, onto me and then tracks it all over the floor and carpet! My blood pressure is up just thinking about it. Now I just have to laugh, because poor thing he just didn't know what to do in the rain. The bad thing about a garden home community is the houses are so close together it is not like you can just leave him outside and bark as loud as possible. I just can't do that to my sweet neighbors.

Needless to say I cried, so wanting to be a good puppy parent and at my whits end with knowing what to do. I love Brodie and love him being apart of our family. My sweet husband just laughs a little and hugs me telling me that I am a great puppy parent. What would I do without my handsome husband. It has been an adventure for sure at my house these past couple of weeks. Children may be on hold for a while...I have to get the puppy parenting down first! :)

6 comments:

Angie Davis said...

you are so cute. i'm sorry i laughed out loud! you ARE a great puppy parent - better than i would be! and, you will absolutely be a great baby parent one day too :)

i may have to call you when we start potty-training charlie.

Unknown said...

Ok, I am joining Angie and Laughing out Loud! Oh, I have been there with the puppy. I understand! Hang in there:-) You are a great puppy mom and a sweet neighbor!

Gina said...

My dream home is hardwood floors everywhere, not the shiney kind, a screen door that squicks and a big dog laying around. I've learned the hard way you can't have carpet.

Courtney Higdon said...

Yeah... I am good now I promise. I just wanted to teach him and to have that great inside dog, and he will be, it is just a process. I have calmed now and am working on it not being a big deal. I agree, Hardwood floors would be wonderful and Brodie just laying around would be perfect. It will happen soon enough.

Jenifer said...

I don't even want to know what you think about emmy running about my house when you try to sell it :)
It will get better I promise. I am trying to potty train a 2 year old would you like to trade. I'll take your puppy for a few weeks and you take my 2 year old :)

Courtney Higdon said...

Jen! You crack me up! You are NOT one of those people I was referring to. Your house is one of the cleanest even with a child and a dog! I dont see how you do it. Amazing. Brodie, has actually been going to the back door now to go out. I have been sooo happy.