Grissom 10 weeks

Play day with Etti

Lets Get Ready to Rumble

July 21, 2009

Elaine and Rumble stopped by the house before they headed back to Alaska. It was really great to meet Elaine and for the boys to spend some time together. They had a great time playing and to answer the question, Yes, I do think they remember each other.

After the match was over we had two very tired puppies.

Grissom's First Hike

The heat has been almost unbearable, but it was time to get Grissom out into the big world. We went out to "Sister Grover Park" early in the morning before it got super hot for the first hike with the family. We took the short path for the first trip out and he did great, following the path like a pro.

9 Weeks

Week 9 has been a very busy week for Grissom. He went to the vet for his second set of shots. He did very well with all the pocking. He weighed in at 8.8 lbs and was a picture of health.

We have been working on the house training and I am happy to say that he is really getting the concept. He has come up with his own version of asking to go outside, he will go to the window and stare outside. He is doing great with the clicker training and thanks to a few tips from Elizabeth Evans I now am doing better with it as well. His sit is great and he has one trick that he does really well. I will work on getting a video up.

Grissom just loves his big brother Riggs, and Riggs is very good with him.

Grissom has learned how to do the tunnel. He loves following his brother Riggs and the other dogs in the house. Won't be long , he will do it on his own.

8 Weeks

I have not been able to get the video posted to the blog, but here is the link to the 8 week video on youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgyrGYY1yDg

Grissom is doing great. He is learning his name, and doing ok with the house training. He is getting better every day with sleeping in his crate without screaming. He runs and plays in the back yard, following Riggs, even thru tunnels. Today he went thru the tunnel without following a big dog, of course I didn't have the camera out.

Grissom is home

Grissom is home. Grissom is home.

Last night he arrived with Nana Renee to the Happy Hounds show, she brought brother Bob (we STILL don't know his new name) and Grissom up from Shreveport. He was a very good boy last night at the show, didn't scream much in his crate while the show was going on. He was out a lot playing with Bob and his new friend Slider.

We got home from the show around 11:00 pm and he meet his new big brother Buster and sister Zoomer. They weren't sure what to make of each other, but did well with that first meeting. After a short play session it was time to get to bed. With a great suggestion from Em Grissom was in a small crate beside me on the bed with the sound machine playing a heart beat. He didn't really like the idea of the crate at first, but when the lights went out he decided that he was a sleepy boy. He slept through the night, awaking at 7:00am. What a good boy!

We have had a very busy morning already, he has had more introductions with house mates (Cutter, Gator & Cyclone), visits from friends (EE and JP) and a fun game of chase in the great big back yard. What a day already, and he gets to go back to the show for some more fun this evening.

Less then 24 hours to go

These are some pictures that Aunt Mawteen took of Grissom on our visit at 5 weeks. Man what a handsome boy he is.

Ok, so we are in the final count down. I can't believe that in less than 24 hours Grissom will be home. Seems like just yesterday we were all waiting for news that the pups were arriving.