We've had a puppy for 17 whole days now so I think it's time I introduce him. I know I've mentioned him in a previous post, but that's about it. So here's some pictures of our new puppy. He's a maltese, so he will stay very little his whole life, which I love. Big dogs mean big poops! Not only that but the bigger the dog, the more you have to take them outside on long walks to get their energy out. That's very hard to do in our long winters with so many little kids. (Pretty much impossible I'd say). So a dog that can wear himself out just running around inside your house is perfect for me. Not only that, but he doesn't shed!! That was a huge requirement for me.
We've tried having a dog in the past. We ended up having to get rid of him right before we moved out here to Wasilla. It wasn't really because we were moving, but more because he was just not a good fit for our family. He needed someone that loved to clean up massive amounts of dog hair every day, and someone that had the time and knowledge to train him. He was mean and barked all the time if there was someone he didn't know, he peed like every second of the day. If you looked at him, he peed. If he got excited when Kenny came home, he peed. It was ridiculous. So to have Cato is a huge difference and it has been seriously a night and day experience. Cato is super loving and friendly and playful. He isn't big enough to hurt the kids, he NEVER barks unless Briggs steps on him or something and then he lets out a little whimper. He still has an accident about once a day in the house, but he's figuring it out really quickly and doing well. He's been lots of fun for the kids, which is exactly what I was hoping for. I need to get some pictures of him with Tyler. They are really good buddies, too. The reason Ty isn't in these is because these are all from the first night we brought him home at 9 weeks old. We picked him up, then had to drop Tyler off at soccer practice! It was torture for him haha. But anyway, that's why it's only the girls. Madison is still the same with animals. She won't really hold him or pet him much. But she says she likes him, so that's good. She's just not quite as comfortable with animals as the others.
His name is a little strange, probably. We had been tossing around lots of names and writing everyone's ideas on the white board. But when we picked him up, the name Cato came to my mind and I loved it! Everyone else agreed that it was a good fit, and it stuck. If you don't know anything about Cato you can read a little here. (Basically he's famous for standing up to Julius Caesar.)
In a way I'm almost sad that we actually got the dog. Because for weeks (and probably months) leading up to it they were all begging for a dog and Kenny would just keep telling them that they had to prove they were responsible. So they were working extra hard and being more diligent about cleaning, etc. So now we don't have that awesome motivation to bribe encourage them in their cleaning! :) But, he has been a good little addition to the home so I guess it's a good trade.
Without further ado, here's our little buddy...
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