Over 3 months old!

Jacob was 12 weeks yesterday, which means I have a 3 month old puppy! He has been for 4 walks so far in his (not) very busy life, and he has enjoyed all of them. He isnt scared or frightened when we take him out, he just sits down a lot and stars at you. He doesnt go very far because he is only very young still, but he looks very grown up in his nice new red collar and lead. We dont keep his collar on him all the time, only when he is out for a walk. Knowing Jacob, he would just get stuck trying to get throught the fence.
He has changed to 3 meals a day, but they are bigger meals, and he seems to like it. He has grown again, if thats possible! His head is still quite small, earning him the nickname "pin head" with my sisters. Very cruel, but slightly funny. He ha a very adorable face, and I want to take him to puppy socialising classes soon, which will be nice and probably embarassing on my part.
But for now, Jacob will just be walked twice a day, fed, and be chased around for 3 hours a day!
Beth x

Almost time for a walk

Jacob will shortly be commencing the "first walk" stage of his puppyhood, and he seems to be looking forward to it. He has a smart red puppy collar and lead, and enjoys walking around the garden with them on. I can only take him for short walks to start with, which hopefully means by the time he can walk great distances, I will be able to as well!
Sadly the house training is a little harder than it was with Murray. Being a flatcoated retriever puppy, everything must take 10 times longer, unless it doesnt involve him(then it has to be 10 times faster!). So if you take Jacob outside, he comes back inside, to show everyone how he wants to wee on the floor. Sometimes sharing is not the nicest option.
He has grown even more, something my sister delighted in telling us when we visited her on Saturday. We took the puppy, complete with cage food, down to Cheltnum for the day. He didnt like the house at first, for it was a bit too clean for him. But after a while, he settled down and decided that he would just make it dirty, cream carpets included. I dont think Laura was pleased; she is trying to sell the house at the moment.
But other than all that, Jacob is fine. We are picking up some worming tablets later, and a new toy for him, seeing as he has destroyed the gravy bone. He has learnt to jump onto the sofas' now, and I think I need to go get him off one of them. Bye!
Beth x

Little Puppy, HUGE Puppy

Jacob has grown a lot! He is almost too big to pick up now, which is unhelpful in a lot of ways. But it does mean that he can no longer fit through the hole in the patio gate, therefore hindering his ability to get onto the lawn. Which will save us a lot of time getting him back.
He was with us 2 weeks yesterday, and is doing really well. He is playing well with Murray, and they get on well. Food is still a cautious subject around them, as Murray doesnt like other people near his food. There are 3 bones in the house at the minute, 2 belonging to Jacob, and 1 that is Murray's. But that was about an hour ago, it will have changed by the time I have posted this. They steal each others, and Jacob likes hiding all of them in the curtains for Murray to find. Its very funny to watch their faces when the other steals their bone.
Jacob is visiting our sister tomorrow with us, which includes a car journey, which will be good for him. We are taking his puppy cage, and he will stay in the kitchen for a few hours while we are here.There arent any animal, so he will be ok with his injections and everything. I took him around the garden on his lead today, and he behaved very well. We have also started clicker training him, and he can sit now, which we make him do when its food time. He is very naughty, but very sweet and lovely (when he is asleep!). Goodbye for now
Beth x

A bath, a new friend and whole lot of puppy food!

Jacob has had an interesting few days. On Friday he had a bath for the first time, and seemed to enjoy it a little bit. He liked the water, just not the idea of being expected to stay still in it! He was all clean and shiny, with soft fur, until he decided he needed to rub the moss covered tree trunk in the garden. And turn his head green.
He met Murray yesterday for the first time without being held, and they got on like a house on fire. They play games, eat each other and seem to enjoy just having each other to chew. Murray is disciplining him by giving him the occasional nip, which is good for teaching the puppy respect. Jacob scares Murray a little though, and they have an interesting game of Murray jumping and running away from Jacob, normally onto the couch.
Unfortunately we lost a guinea pig on Saturday, and her sister followed today. Its a pity after Jacob made good friends with them, but we still have two more, which he seems to like just as much. And that brings me to 6pm, time for food time, which I think Jacob knows. He is trying to get into the food bag.
Beth x

1 week Summary

Its been a whole week since we got Jacob, and it feels so much longer. We have had a traumatic(for us, not for the puppy) car journey, and couple of bad nights sleep. And chewed hose and a startled cat, but its been a good week. He is sweet,adorable and gorgeous. And slighty energetic, which is just a nice way of saying he is mental and very hyper.
He has settled down nicely, and has found his feet in the family. Now he has returned to his hyper state he was in when we collected him from the breeders. Completely wild. He is lovely and pretty, and he is really lovable. I love Jacob a lot, and I cant wait until he is older and bigger. But for now I am just going to enjoy his puppyhood, while he is still small enough to pick up.
Beth x

The Promised Pictures

I said I would put you some photos on, so here you go, photos! I need to take some more really, but these are the ones from his first week with us.

This is Jacob on his first evening with us. He still loves the plant pot, almost a week on!

Toys keep him entertained most of the time. Well not really, chewing us does. He chews everything, even the internet cable a few minutes ago. He didnt get very far though. He didnt even get to the cable.

The next pciture is my favourite.

Fast asleep in his cage, and compeltely out of it. I think this was his first full day with us, but it could have been his second day. He is going to the vets to get his second i

njections tomorrow. He had his last jabs two weeks ago, and his 2nd injections mean he can go for

walks in one week. Yay! I can walk him and havbe everyone tell me how beautiful and adorable

my darling puppy is.

Beth x

9 weeks yesterday

Happy Birthday Jacob, you were 9 weeks yesterday! I did not forget, as assumed by my mother, but I was so busy trying to keep Jacob entertained that I actually could not post it on here. There is not enough time in the day to go on the laptop, update this, and still persuade Jacob to go to sleep at night.
And just for the record, Mum is excellent at looking after the puppy. So excellent in fact, she is going to look after him for the whole day and give me a day off (joking Mum!). As cute and adorable as Jacob undeniably is, he can be hard work at times. Eecially when he decides your nose looks like a chew toy. Ah, he is falling asleep... bye.
Beth x