Our First Boxer Outing

Thursday my parents came up to our house to visit and meet the puppy. Dad really loves him! Diesel is the best cuddler and they both snoozed on the couch together, so cute! We also looked at some of the pictures from my trip, I have so many! We went out to eat at Chili's, where I got a BBQ pork sandwich (missed BBQ while I was gone!) then came home and hung out until Kev got home. We all went out for dinner at Olive Garden. We had some good wine, pasta, of course soup salad and breadsticks, and Kev and I shared a yummy chocolate dessert. After dinner mom and dad headed home to Eau Claire. On Friday Kev worked a half day and we left for Eau Claire around noon. We stopped by my momma's office so some of her co-workers could meet Diesel then we headed to Smitha's house. Landon (her 2 year old son) was a little nervous of Diesel at first, but they became fast friends. It was so cute! I can't believe how big Landon's vocabulary has gotten in the 2 1/2 months I've been gone! Before we left we got pictures of Landon and Diesel hugging, so cute! Friday night we went out with Alyssia and Smitha for a drink then went home and went to bed early (still feeling a little jet lag). On Saturday after breakfast we headed to Rochester. Right when we got into town we went straight to sushi since I've been craving it forever and hadn't eaten it since I'd been home. I got my rainbow roll and was super happy! Things didn't go as well as we had hoped with Bella (Kevin's parents dog). She doesn't really like other dogs, and didn't want anything to do with Diesel even though he was just wanting to sniff her and play. We had to keep them separate for the weekend. We left pretty early Sunday morning because we wanted to get home. Before we went home we stopped at the pet store and got Diesel some more toys, then Kevin's friend Dave called and invited us on a boxer outing. They are members of the Twin Cities Boxer Club and some of the dogs meet up once a week or more to play and walk together. We met up with them (Dave, his wife Debbie and their boxer Lester) and 7 other boxers. It was such a perfect day, sun shining and pretty warm. The dogs were all so happy to see our puppy, they all just love each other! Diesel was so excited, he made it almost the whole walk before he was totally pooped out. He really attached to a beautiful reverse brindle girl named Stella, they were giving each other lots of kisses. Kev and I are now joined in the Boxer Club and we are so excited to hang out with the members and their dogs more! The people are all so nice and it's so fun to get everyone together. We were happy Diesel ended the weekend with positive memories of dogs instead of any negative ones. Diesel was pretty much done for for the rest of the day/night, he was so tired after all that playing and excitement. Kev and I rented "Did You Hear About The Morgans?" and watched it while our little boy slept. We all went to bed pretty early. Overall it was a fun weekend!

The new addition to our family

The last Friday I was in Africa Kevin went and picked up the puppy that we have been waiting for and wanting for over a year: he is a brindle boxer puppy, and we named him Diesel. He is now about 13 weeks old and has been here for a week today. He is our little tiger. He is the most perfect puppy, and he is perfect for our little family! When I got home from Africa on Sunday Kevin surprised me by bringing Diesel to the airport. I was such a happy girl! I hadn't seen Kevin in 2 1/2 months and he brought me the cutest puppy I have ever seen! We've spent the last week loving him. He is such a smart puppy, he's only had about 3 accidents in the house since I've been home, and at 13 weeks I would say he's about 80% potty trained. He is the best snuggler in the world, and since he's so little he's still sleeping a lot. It's so cute when he plays, he hops around like a little bunny. He is going to be a big boy, he has long legs, a big wide chest, and huge paws. When he runs he looks so awkward because he hasn't grown into his body yet, but it's so cute! He isn't even fazed when he runs into something or falls over. We have been taking him outside and to different places like the pet store, because we want him to be well socialized. We don't want to take him to the dog park yet until he gets his final shots at 16 weeks because we don't want him to get sick or him to possibly get any other dogs sick until his vaccinations are all finished. We found a vet for him, one that has been recommended to us, and set up an appointment for this coming Wednesday. He'll be getting his final shots, a general check-up, and a microchip. My parents came up yesterday and my dad just loves the little guy! It was so cute! Diesel goes straight to him to cuddle, and they fell asleep on the couch together a few times. He definitely loves his grandpa! We just love him so much, and he's so smart and eager to learn. We are working on sit and stay and he is picking it up so quickly. We can't wait to have more great times with our little boy!