Blog posts have slowed to a crawl of late, partly a result of end of term / business / life, but also because of a new addition to the family.
This is our almost 10 week old Bull Mastiff / Valley Bull mix, who joined our happy band a few weeks back. For those of you who've had puppies, you know the score, but for those of you who haven't, it's kind of like having a pre-verbal toddler you're trying to convince to pee outside.
In winter.
She is a sweet pup, but there is, and will continue to be, a ton of work involved with her. The net result is I've not had a game in over a month, and have been able to snatch maybe 45 min of painting time in the same period, with similar trends ahead. Things will settle down soon enough, but for the next few months, the blog is likely to remain fairly fallow. I'll try to get in the traditional Christmas and "end of year reflection" posts, but given she needs to get up every 2-3 hrs to pee, please forgive me in advanced if they seem a little garbled; sleep deprivation does not make for eloquence.
In the meantime, I'm still avidly following a number of blogs, desperate for any vicarious hobby I can find, even if I don't post as often as I've done in the past. Once she grows up a little more, time will loosen up again.
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Good friends are worth it!
ReplyDelete( She's got good, earnest, eyes but based on those I've known she's going to be powerful and a bit stubborn when she grows up so train her well!. )
Oh, yeah, I know how much work we're in for. Lots of reinforcement and patience. She'll be worth it, though.
DeleteCute pup! She looks like she may be a big one when she grows into her head. Pups can be a lot of work to train. They probably think the same. Sometimes it becomes a battle of wills. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jonathan. Working hard on the basics already.
DeleteGreat looking puppy! Good luck with her!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thanks, Iain. She's a sweety.
DeleteI know exactly where you’re coming from looking for that vicarious hobby fix.
ReplyDeleteThough I don’t have the cute puppy problem. 😀
I've had worse reasons ;)
DeleteSoooooooooooooooooooooooooo cute! Good luck!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Phil!
DeletePuppies, they're brilliant. Our last two were already house trained at 8 weeks, so that was a lucky escape. (Mind you, they are now 13 and a bit incontinent, and with Labradors, that's a lot of incontinence.) She is just gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Doug! She's a good girl, and learning fast.
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