Raising Betty: Betty's Best Buddy and Grandpa!

Morning everyone!

It's 4:33 AM so you know it's a Sunday if I'm posting this early!

Yesterday Josh and I made an emergency laundry stop at my parent's house to wash all our funky dirty sheets and bedding (we have a deal that if I provide baked goods while the laundry washes my parents provide the washer and dryer haha!). We hadn't quite told my father about Betty yet because he is always anti-animal (until he has a chance to play with them). We're trying to get my dad to negotiate with my grandmother to let us move into the duplex she owns so I kind of didn't want him knowing we had gotten a puppy until we had the keys in our hand. But with Thanksgiving soon approaching we were going to have to break the news eventually.

My mom and I decided it would be best to "puppy bomb" my dad. When we got there we opened the door and naturally my parent's whippet and miniature pinscher came to greet us. In the melee we set Betty down and told the dogs to "go see daddy" (my dad) and all three trotted over, it took a minute for him to get that there were three dogs (you'd think her bright pink fleece coat would have given her away!) but once he saw her his first reaction was "OHH! Puppy!!!" I was SOOO relieved! It couldn't have gone more smoothly.

Our visit quickly turned into a major play session for Bene and Betty again. The first few times we took her over he was very interested in her but cautious and didn't play with her. The last time we went, it was full blown Wrestlemania for about an hour until they were both too pooped to party. This time was no different. Bene and Betty romped around for over an hour much to everyone, especially my dad's, delight. It was good for him to see how friggin' adorable she is and how well his golden boy Bene responds to her. It's also great for Betty to be around other more mature dogs so she can learn appropriate behavior. I can't wait to take all three of them to the dog park for a puppy play session once Betty is fully immunized. It's getting pretty cold though so we might have to wait till spring. Definitely wish she was ready today because it's supposed to be 62 degrees and sunny! Perfect dog park weather! Oh well.

In the meantime, here's some pictures and a video (all courtesy of my lovely mother) of last night's romp.

Enjoy!

Here's a taste of what a typical play session is like. Don't let Tona in the background fool you, she's 10 and very crabby, but her bark is worse than her bite!