Tucker is here!

We picked up Tucker, our new English Springer Spaniel on July 5th.  Molly and I worked til 3pm and John met us at the hospital.  We drove 3 hours, arrived around 7pm (we stopped for dinner at this great diner called the Rt. 104 Diner)  There were 3 of us picking up puppies that night.  Robin (the breeder) had just returned from Rhode Island where the puppies saw a veterinarian ophthalmologist.  English springers are prone to have some eye issues, so the good breeders always have their eyes checked.  We headed out with the puppy and arrived home just before midnight.  (Of course we had to play for a little while)  Poor Molly had to work the next day and ended up getting up at 4:30.  We put the pup in his crate next to Molly's bed and he cried about 10 minutes, then went to sleep.  No accidents in the crate either!  Last night he went right to sleep without crying at all! He's a sweet little dog, very smart, razor sharp puppy teeth!  He has quite a few toys already, so I think he'll be pretty spoiled.  We went to the vet's yesterday for our first checkup.  All was well, fecal negative.  We go back for his second shots in a few weeks.

Kisses!

This morning I walked with the neighbors around Grant's property so put him in the crate next to our bed and John said he went right to sleep.  Right now he's curled up under my chair.  He follows you everywhere, very friendly and social.  He's a really good eater, 3 times daily, 1/2 cup each time.  The breeder uses a food called Taste of the wild.  It's for all stages of dogs lives, no grains, he loves it and all her dogs looked great.  Here are some pictures!

Kacee wasn't sure what to think!