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And now... a puppy!

Yes, friends, we got a puppy, just to make our household more... interesting! ;-P It's an actual lab, 8 weeks old.  The puppy and kittens are the same size and have been acting like typical cats and dogs together... 

But most interesting has been Gracie and this puppy.  Gracie got really upset at first because the puppy licked her face and she felt like she couldn't defend herself.  She threw a long confusing tantrum about that. So today I took time to discipline the puppy anytime he licked her face and made sure to put the sleeping puppy on Gracie's lap... By the evening, the puppy crawled right into Gracie's lap for his nap - within seconds of her hitting the floor (her favorite hobby is crawling off the couch anytime we turn our backs).

I think we have the beginning of a sweet friendship (and yes, I have dreams of training this puppy to help Gracie, so I welcome resources about such a topic - epilepsy dogs and helper dogs...)

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Beth said…
What's the dog's name?
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