Its been a little over a month since I posted a new pic of the Moose. He's been doing good and keeping busy. I think he's starting to mature a little, I stress a little. ;-) He reminds us often that he's still a pup and that he will always be momma's baby boy. He hasnt eaten anything too crazy lately. He can tear up the largest Kong with ease and steals logs from the wood pile to chew on in the yard. We've changed his allergy meds a bit and he seems to be doing good. If we bath him regularly and put some lotion on him his skin looks much better. He doesnt mind the shower he just doesnt fit very well in the standup shower anymore. I'm not sure if we can get him to step into the tub or not. I'm not real sure I want to teach him to get into the tube either. He likes to stay in the bathroom with us when we shower and if he learns to get into the tub we may not be able to keep him out. He already likes to poke his head in the shower curtain and check on us.
Although he's continuing to grow and mature he is still very well mannered. We had our niece and nephew over last night and I was curious to see how he would react to them. He has seen them a few times before but he doesnt have alot of exposure to small kids or their energy. He did great. He still has some issues knowing his size and weight but other than trying to crawl onto them to get attention he was gentle. Their excitement made him a little excited but he was very loving. Typically puppy behaviour for the most part. He wanted to jump around and act a fool but after a minute or two he calmed down and behaved.
The protector in him is growing stronger everyday. His momma was walking him a few weeks back and when they got to a house with doberman in the yard he would not let her pass without changing sides so he could be between her and the other dog. While that goes against his leash training I let it slide a bit since he's doing his duty to protect his momma. He still doesnt bark much, but when he does half the neighborhood knows. He has a very deep, loud, commanding bark. He's actually made me jump before when he let out a huge bark when I wasnt expecting it.
Since its gotten cold he has started to crawl on the bed at night as the temp drops in the house. This is kind of crazy considering his size. Lucky for me he likes to protect his momma. He normally lays on her feet but if another dog is already near her feet he will lay on her legs and chest. Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night with his momma telling him to get off her because she cant breath or her legs are asleep. Its kind of funny, but kind of a problem. He doesnt stay up there when he gets warm so we think it will pass with the winter season. Since we dont like to cage him at night we will just deal it for now. He's so spoiled!
The next doc appointment is scheduled for a few weeks from now. We'll get a new weigh in when I'm expecting somewhere in the 130's! Until then, Moose kisses!
