What about Diesel?

This post is for my mom...everyday she asks me, "How come you haven't posted about Diesel lately?"  Alright Mom, here you go!  So, Diesel is doing absolutely fabulous and he is growing before our very eyes.  We weighted him yesterday and the big guy tipped the scale at 37.2 lbs!!  Can you believe it?  He's gained 4lbs in the past week!!  Wow.  In fact, some days, when I get home from work, he even looks bigger than he did in the morning when I left!

Besides growing constantly, he has torn up the matting under our bed (we finally gave up trying to stop him, since he found away around the barrier my dad made and we figure in another week, he won't be able to fit under there anyway), is still very much amused by the door stoppers in the club and seems to have the good understanding of going potty (both #1 and #2) outside.  Plus, we've begun to give him brief, supervised time in our closet and he loves to hide under my clothes!  Here are some new pictures of our boy.  Enjoy!

In the car, heading to Phoenix for his 3rd set of shots.

 

Playing under the bed.

 

Hmmm, who's paws could those be?

 

I was changing the sheets and this is what I found on the other side of the bed.

If I sit on the floor, he comes and sits in my lap.  That'll be awesome when he's 90lbs!

Our Little Man

Well, we've had Diesel for about 2 1/2 weeks and he's  has been keeping us busy, but we love him so much!  He's definitely a handful at times, but it's all worth it. 

Over the past week and a half, he's discovered the following: his jaw is getting stronger and he can easily prune the bushes in the yard for us; with a running jump he can get all the way up onto the couch; he can still squeeze under our bed to chew at the matting, even though my dad put up a barricade; he can knock of his water dish and roll around in the puddle, while Jerm and I are at work; if he rings the bell on the door, mommy and daddy will let him outside because they think he has to potty, but really he wants to chew on the plants, and that the door stopper in the bathroom is fun to play with when he hits it with is paw.  Plus, he's becoming Mr. Social since he's met our neighbors, Stephanie, Roy and baby Jack, his maternal grandparents, his maternal great-grandma, the vet and vet assistants, and my dear friend, Alli.  Oh, and he's spent that night at his grandparents house, and got to have a sleepover with some of his brothers and sisters (thanks Bill and David)!  He's such a good boy, he's growing like crazy (just about 30lbs now!) and he's getting smarter everyday. 

Here are a few new pictures of him and a few random videos that we've taken.

Checking his email. (if my boss is reading, of course that's not my work laptop!) 

He looks so little.

Sleeping on our coffee table.

 

Napping in his bed (he just wanders in there sometimes).

With grandpa and grandma (sorry Dad, I know you're about to blink but this is cute picture).

 

Enjoying the grass at the grandparent's house.

Welcome Home, Diesel!

That's right...we finally got our puppy, Diesel! Friday was the BIG day and it couldn't come soon enough. As I mentioned before, everyday Jerm and I would say, "One more day until we get Diesel," well on Friday the countdown was on it was, "6 more hours until we get Diesel!" I got off of work a bit early, we got gas for my car and then we were off to Phoenix in record time. Thank goodness we didn't hit rush hour traffic...I don't think either of us could stood it.

 

Excited in the car. Yea, we're nerds!

We got to the breeders' house and finally, I met our little guy! He was on the outside of the puppy playpen (he has 7 brothers and sisters) just laying there as cute as could be. The breeders had given him his 2nd set of shots, plus a bath that afternoon, so he was all ready for us. We sat an played with him and a few of his siblings for awhile, while we talked to the breeders and asked questions. Let me just say, the breeders, Bill and David are awesome! We could not have asked for better people to get our puppy from. They gave us a bag of dog food, samples of a few things, info on AKC registration, answered all our questions, and they even bought a few toys for Diesel (awwww!) I told them about our blog, so if you guys are reading...THANK YOU SO MUCH!! We LOVE Diesel.

When we finally left, goodbyes were said to Diesel and his apprehensiveness set it. I carried him to the car and we sat in the backseat, while Jerm drove. As soon as we started to drive away, he immediately propped himself up so he could see out the back window at look at his former home. Then, the whining started. Oh it was so sad. If I wasn't selfish and had not wanted him SO much, I wouldn't have had the heart to go on. Luckily, he's such a trooper and in less than ten minutes, he was curled up on my lap and asleep for the drive home. When we got home, we took him outside to potty and then brought him in to explore the house a bit. He immediately found one of the toys we had gotten him and played for a bit.

 

 

When we went to bed that night, we introduced and put Diesel into his bed, a crate, which is located in our bedroom. Once the door was shut, the whining started again. Oh...so sad! I had to hold Jerm's hand in order to stop from getting up and opening the crate. But check out our awesome little guy...once again, within ten minutes, he had stopped crying and went to bed.

Diesel is such a cutie and we are having a great time with him. I've taken the past few days off of work, so that I could be with him and make sure he's adjusting alright, which he is. Jerm and I took him to the vet yesterday and as expected, he's a bundle of health...plus he's 23 lbs!! Wow...he's going to be huge!

 

More Puppy Pictures

 Jeremy and I are anxiously counting down the days until we get our little, Diesel.  It seems like FOREVER since Jerm picked him out, but soon enough we will go down to Phoenix and get him!  In fact, we're driving down Friday evening to pick him up and welcome him into our family.  We cannot wait!!  Everyday we say to each other, "One day closer until we get him!"

Within the past 1 1/2 weeks, Jerm and I have been busy buying puppy supplies, deciding what food to feed him, finding the right toys for him, reading a puppy book, figuring out where he'll eat and sleep and mostly just being SUPER EXCITED.  The breeder who we're buying Diesel from has been so nice and has emailed us pictures of him.  So, here are the latest pictures of our little Male Model, Diesel.

 

Strike a pose.

Gazing into the distance.

   

Sunbathing in the AZ sun.

Only 2 more days!  Yay!!

There's a New Family Member on the Way!

That's right...you've guessed it...

Jeremy and I....

are getting a PUPPY!!!!!

Ha ha! Alright, how many of you thought I was going to say I was pregnant? Come on, you know you thought about it for at least a second! Well, just for the record...I am NOT pregnant, NOR do I plan on becoming pregnant anytime soon. End of story. Thanks for asking.

Anyway, we are SO EXCITED to finally be getting a puppy! Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, I'm pleased to introduce our newest family member:

Diesel Bofferding

Isn't he SO cute?! He a Chocolate Lab and he approximately 6 1/2 weeks old.

So, Jeremy and I have always talked about getting a puppy. First, we wanted to get settled into married life (done!). Then, we wanted to buy a house (done!). And then, we wanted to seriously start looking after our vacation (done!). It didn't take too long to find our big guy, and though we won't be getting him until April 4th, we've already "claimed" him as ours! Yay!!

Now I'm sure some of you who know us well are thinking, "But Sara, didn't you guys want a St. Bernard?" As a matter of fact, we were considering a St. Bernard (more so Jerm than me), but I was a bit concerned about that large and furry of a dog. If you refer back to my post entitled, "We Want a Dog...Maybe this kind of Dog," you can find my concerns. Anyway, long story short, we discussed our options and decided that for our first dog we were not going to get a St. Bernard. So, we narrowed down our choices to a Lab or a German Shepherd, and then we found the ad in the newspaper for this big guy and his siblings.

Since I've been traveling every weekend for work, I knew I probably wouldn't have time to go see the puppies; so, last Saturday, Jerm drove down to Phoenix, liked the breeder and the pups, and picked this guy out of the litter! According to Jerm, he's such a cutie, a goofball and the biggest of the bunch. In fact, the breeders call him, "Chunky Monkey!"

Oh, we are SO excited! We've gone shopping for him during the past two evening and have already gotten him a bed and some toys. There's so much to do and get for a puppy, but we're BEYOND EXCITED and CANNOT WAIT to bring him home!!

I foresee many, many more blog posts about Diesel, in the future.