Well Folks,

It’s been a week and our little boy Calvin is settling into his new digs with Momma and Poppa and his female pack leader…Little Miss Keisha since we brought him home on Saturday January 10th. Alfredo and I had met him on Boxing Day and, after some time, much thought and consideration, we decided to take the plunge. It also helped that we fell in love with this pooch during that first meeting. The deal maker was when we did the introduction with Keisha (on Jan 10th) and she accepted him as her pack follower…after all, she is the CDS (Chief of Dog Staff) at home.  ;P So it is my great pleasure to introduce to you… Captain Calvin and BGen (that’s Boston General!) Keisha!

In case you are wondering, he is an Alapaha Blue Blood Bull Dog (we think he is quite handsome!) and a real Snugglepuss! He is very affectionate and loves to be around his people. He is totally submissive to Keisha – which is what we wanted in a male companion for her. He is also very smart and catches on quickly to new commands. He does have a bit of separation anxiety, but we are working on that issue. We hope that, as the weather gets warmer (at least maintained at minus 10 and above), we can get our boy outside to run off some of his energy as he is quite the playful pup! He loves the piles of chew toys that we have in our home and is quite content to lay at our feet when we are watching T.V. or on the net.

He does have a bit of an allergy problem which causes him to break out on his inner ears (poor baby), but we are addressing that problem and hope that we can provide him with some relief soon when we have found the cause. All in all, we is such a sweetheart and Fred and I are very fond of our new puppy kid! And with that, here are more pictures of our darling doggies…

Calvin kisses Keisha….

Poppa is preparing to deliver their cheesy treat….

And the pups are just enjoying their sun spot…and of course, Calvin is a gentleman and gives Keisha the prime spot…in HIS house…

 

All in all, so far so good. We were not sure at first how it would go as it is always an adjustment having a new member join the family and you never know how your resident dog is going to accept a new pack member. But Keisha and Calvin are making it work and are getting used to one another.   Only time will tell how their relationship will blossom…

Love Tina 

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