pupdate #1

Things have been… a lot. Work, parenting, puppies, estates, etc. Rather than saying nothing, here’s a list about our newest love, Maysie the Bernedoodle. 

She’s so much bigger than we expected. She’s so “long” and has these huge paws. But, she’s all fluff! You can feel her poor ribs under all that hair. We are working to catch her up on weight now that she’s off the antibiotic, but it’s going to take a bit. 

Maysie does a downward dog stretch on the top stair every time I take her out, which makes me think of Nicole. 

Maysie just finished her vaccines so we can start walking her and taking her places to socialize, which is great. She’s a little shy around people indoors, but does much better with the space of outside (well, our backyard so far). 

Maysie loves leaves. And eating things off the ground. And sticks. 

Maysie does not love moths, however, as we’ve learned during a choppy battle by moonlight. 

She’s almost 5 months old, so she still naps a few times a day. She sleeps in a crate at night and takes a nap in there each afternoon. 

Lil Momma is coming around to puppy ownership. Maysie was so much bigger than we prepped her for and her arrival so chaotic that LM had to take a bit of space to process that she wasn’t the itty bitty puppy she’d pictured. Now LM is offering to walk Maysie and brush her hair and cuddle at night, which is wonderful. 

She crosses her paws and it’s just so sweet. 

Her favorite toys are a gigantic Lamby crinkly stuffed animal LM got her (which I wildly thought was so huge at the time but is just a little smaller than Maysie) and a tennis ball on a rope. She also enjoys chewing on our kitchen chairs and the gates if she’s not getting what she wants (we’re working on it), as well as stealing sweaters and shoes when they’re not put away. 

She’s the cuddly muppet of a dog I’ve always wanted. She’ll sit next to me with her head on my shoulder or cuddle up on the floor. It’s just the best. 

Thanks for letting me gush about our new little love!