Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Doggie Update


So, I thought I'd update everyone on how Grissom is doing. Obviously, we still have him. A weekend has turned into a week and I suspect a week will turn into, well.....we're not sure yet! We have discussed maybe fostering him while the humane society posts listings for him. Brian would sure love to keep him. I'm becoming more attached but he just takes so much energy! I can see putting this much energy into a child, but a dog?!? Maybe I'm just used to Shiloh and her lazy ways. Grissom is cute and he seems to be learning how he SHOULD behave around Shiloh, but he regresses a good bit. He is great at going outside to do his business too which is very important! Shiloh sets a good example there. Shiloh seems to be a little more used to him now although he does interrupt her naps and she does not seem altogether pleased about that. That is a line he doesn't want to cross! He loves to play with his toys and he really wants nothing to do with sleeping. He's just like the energizer bunny!
We took him to get his shots and he will be neutered soon. Maybe that will help with some of the aggression.
We took him with us when we babysat the kids last week and Jack just seemed to have a ball with him. I was nervous that he would snap at Jack b/c he does that as he plays. Jack was loving it though and even though he did get little snips from Grissom here and there, he had a great time with him. Jack wore the little guy out so he slept all the way home. Every time Grissom would snip at Jack, Brian would say, "Are you okay?" and Jack finally said, "why do you keep asking me if I'm okay?" ! So apparently Jack didn't mind too much.
So we'll see where it goes from here. He might just crawl right up into my heart one of these days! You never know, you never know.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

It makes me tired just to think about it... yikes!
Jack had a ball this weekend. And Courtney is asking, "when can I get my hair done?" Maybe next weekend... maybe we'll stop at Ulta on the way home... :)

Later, gater,
Jen

Mom K said...

Yes - it sounds tiring!! What a little bundle of energy!! "Ms. Naptime" has given beagles a good image - then along comes "Little Mr. Playtime!" Maybe the neutering will help..
Love, Mom - Kay

Ashlie David said...

well, I know its a hard decision, but I sort of hope you keep him. Easy for me to say, me who GAVE her dog away....anyhoo, it might be nice for Shiloh to have a brother when the baby comes. B/c they'll both get the shaft just a little. And they'll have each other. Just a thought. How cute is it that Courtney wants to be like you. So precious! love yall!

Gram said...

Hi Jan,
The house looks beautiful in the pictures. Daddy said so, too.
I'm not sure what I think about Mr Playtime, whatever makes ya'll happy, I guess. He sure seems happy! He will settle down in time, and you might wonder how you ever could have thought about letting him go.
We're looking forward to the weekend, even though it will be short. Drive safely.
Love,
Mom