He's soooo CUTE!

Oh my god he is so adorable. He's in his pen right now, keeping himself entertained with a chew toy. We are still pen and crate training of course but he's gotten so much better just by me ignoring the cries. He will complain in the pen when I put him in it at first but after maybe 5 - 10 minutes he calms down. Last night he was not stopping because I was responding to it.

I'm telling you, ignore the crying. It totally works. He is so much more calm about the pen now. I think he is really working it out with himself that it's ok to be in the pen and in the crate. It really is so much better to let them calm themselves down. Actually, the last two days he hasn't cried when I put him in the crate when I went to work. It's just the pen that needs improving.

Hey! He even played fetch with me today for a couple of tosses with the tennis ball. Instead of pulling the ball out of his mouth, I pinch his front toe. Not hard at all, just enough for him to let go of the tennis ball on his own. It totally works!! He's doing really well.

We can't go for walks yet so we hang out in the back yard and he watches me and Hank play fetch and sometimes he chases Hank for the toy. He explores the back yard too. It's been fun.

I've learned to always have an MP3 player with me for the crying and whining but I don't think it should last very long if I stick to my guns and not give in to schedules or his cute cries. He's so adorable when he's crying. It's a houndy barky howly sound. It's pretty adorable but darn loud. We have to curb it ASAP.


Today I made the mistake of getting ready without taking him out first. I figured he could wait because we were all outside just an hour ago. So, he was pretty much hysterical by the time I was ready to take him out of the crate (like 5 minutes). Wont do that again. We had slept and I forgot the rule on after every nap. We both have to learn the rules and follow them better. :)