Val got to come too and we all had a great time! Val loved greeting everyone when they arrived by sniffing their shoes and wagging her tail. Jackson picked out a small pumpkin (you can see it in the picture) and was having a great time checking it out and telling us all how great it tasted. We got his small pumpkin, a few more to use to decorate the house, a big pumpkin to carve, and some lawn art.
Steven had fun talking to the teachers who oversaw the pumpkin patch. They're hosting a golf tournament on Halloween and Steven's going to try to get a team together.
After going to the pumpkin patch, we went to Petco to get Val a kennel. She has had some serious separation anxiety and has been having accidents every time we leave the house. Knowing that I was coming home to a big mess made coming home that much harder. On the up side, we were keeping her in the bathroom and it's never been cleaner. I've already been through half a bottle of bleach solution since we got her! Steven thought that if we got her a kennel she wouldn't want to potty in a confined space, and he was right! Today we tested it out and she did a great job. To reward her, we took her to the dog park, where she did her business outside and had fun smelling all the scents left by other dogs. She still isn't very comfortable with the other doggies, but we hope that more exposure to them at the dog park will help.
And how does Jackson feel about the newest addition to our family?
He loves her! He loves going on "walks" and will even crawl to the door and wait for me to open it when he sees me holding her leash. Every morning he sees her and a huge grin comes across his face. He points to her and "talks" about her and sometimes it sounds like he's calling her "Bow" (rhymes with cow). So cute.
Every little boy should have a doggie!
2 comments:
Thanks for the sweet comment! It looks like you got some cute pictures and had fun at the pumpkin patch!
We used a crate with Hiro when he was young and it helped a lot. We used to have him sleep in there as well and he learned that it was a "safe" place. He would even take naps in there on his own. Now he has "graduated", but his dog bed is in the same place. :)
They just opened a Buy Buy Baby down near us. I haven't been to the Austin one yet, but my mom and I did check out the one in Plano. I didn't know they took Bed Bath and Beyond coupons, that will be helpful!!
We'll let you if its a boy or a girl as soon as we find out. :)
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