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We brought Scout home yesterday morning. He is a cute little guy I was just surprised how small he is. My first lab Rocky was so bulky and had giant feet and a huge tale, Scout is much more delicate. He seems to be very sweet and loves everyone. He has no fear of people and has enjoyed all the neighbor kids that have come by to see him. He is playful but not hyper. Amazingly he seems to understand the word No. When I tell him No he stops what he is doing. That was very surprising to me so he may be a smart little puppy. Last night I put him in the crate at 9:30 to go to bed and he slept until 4:30am. I took him outside to go potty and he quickly peed and pooped. I put him back in his crate and he slept until 7:30. He did not cry at all during the night in his crate. I was very pleased he has taken to the crate so well.
He follows me everywhere and I'm afraid I'm going to step on him because he gets under my feet. He loves to be held and petted all over his body. It is nice that he is so affectionate. He had two accidents within the first half hour when we brought him home in the morning, but none since then.
All in all it has been a great experience so far, but so much work. I haven't been able to do much of anything else but watch this puppy, but I assume my attentions will result in a well behaved and potty trained puppy pretty soon so it is worth it. It is real pleasure to have another dog. I still miss Rocky terribly and cry about him everyday but I hope Scout will help my grief to subside soon.
I really appreciate this site and have learned lots so far. I really want to do a good job and raise this puppy well. With the knowledge I'm getting here I think I have a good chance.
Debbie
He follows me everywhere and I'm afraid I'm going to step on him because he gets under my feet. He loves to be held and petted all over his body. It is nice that he is so affectionate. He had two accidents within the first half hour when we brought him home in the morning, but none since then.
All in all it has been a great experience so far, but so much work. I haven't been able to do much of anything else but watch this puppy, but I assume my attentions will result in a well behaved and potty trained puppy pretty soon so it is worth it. It is real pleasure to have another dog. I still miss Rocky terribly and cry about him everyday but I hope Scout will help my grief to subside soon.
I really appreciate this site and have learned lots so far. I really want to do a good job and raise this puppy well. With the knowledge I'm getting here I think I have a good chance.
Debbie
Unless he's one of those rare Labs that seem to be born an 'old soul' and never gets into trouble, you will have to watch him closely until he is out of the chewing and mischief stage.
