July 2nd 2016

We got puppies! My wife and i have been talking about getting puppies for a while, she is scared of dogs so it took a while to get her over it but we finally got them. She drove 2 hours to get the first puppy, We played with him, she was so scared but we made it through. He was so playful and friendly and loving i knew i had to have him on the spot. I held him in the back seat for an hour as we drove to get the 2nd puppy. Poor guy was so happy when we got him but crying on the way to the 2nd puppy. I think he was homesick, but i tried to comfort him. We went to pick up the 2nd puppy and we ended up on an Amish farm! I have never been to one before and neither has my wife. Beautiful house we were so jealous and the "barn" looked like a 4 car garage it was so big but had a built by hand look. The property looked like it was professionally done literally that day. Those people really know how to take care of their land. I never imagined it would look that great, even the small farm in the front yard. Anyway, sorry, it was very impressive and i was very jealous. So we went into the basement and the puppies were so tiny! To put it in perspective our first puppy weighed about 10 pounds, 2nd weighted only 3. His brothers were like 1 pound they were so tiny (we never weighed them but they were so small). Our 2nd puppy was so scared and his brothers were so active. I had to take him home to! Just wanted to watch over him and make sure he was always safe. We bought him and went home. On the drive he loved the kennel we brought and ran right into it and slept. The bigger guy just wanted to be held because he was so scared. My wife and i were new at this but we got as prepared as we could, we got them home and had a bed, toys, leash, collar, food, treats, cleaning supplies and more ready for them. They stunk so we gave them a bath in the sink and oh my god that was a mistake!!! The first dog is 14 weeks old, he didn't like it but he made it out and dried off and forgave us and played. The second dog was 8 weeks, before you say anything hear us out, we were first time puppy owners. We checked the water and it was warm but not hot, soft water pressure and used gentle hands and gentle shampoo. We washed him he cried and we dried him, he was shivering. I thought hes shivering maybe hes cold so i wrapped him in a small blanket and held him close for body heat and he was warm but still shivering. My wife looked it up and it said not to bath them that young unless your a professional or until they are use to us. We didn't know! Poor little guy was terrified he didn't know what was happening. We went through an entire roll of paper towels that night cleaning up the carpets from puppy poo -.- i got up at midnight and 4 am to walk them because they kept winning to poo. Of course being with us for only about 12 hours they went on the carpet instead. I didn't get to sleep much but you know what its only day one so lets have a better day tomorrow.