This little guy was born second, and was the second heaviest and the biggest boned puppy in
the litter. He also had the thickest puppy coat, with long and beautiful curly ears. A very noisy and happy puppy, he
was always one of the first to come running. He was second to climb out of the laundry basket, and he's quite athletic
and birdy. This boy has loads of talent and looks too! He has moved to Nashville to join his new owner Wendy Fly, who will work
with him in obedience, agility, and maybe even give him a whirl in conformation puppy classes although that's not
a hugely successful arena for field line dogs.
News about Paxton
July - August 2008
August 14: Hard to believe it's been only a few weeks since Paxton came home with me. We've made the transition pretty
well so far. Housebreaking is going very well - no mistakes in the crate after day 2 at all, and as long as I do my job, we
don't have mistakes in house either. He's only had a few accidents, and past day 3 or so, they were my fault. Anyway, we're
getting a good vocabulary happening. "Sit" is about 85% with no guiding, 'kennel' is great, 'down' is about 50% and still
guided into place, and 'come'...well we still need lots of work with that because outside has some really wonderful smells
and sticks and grass and bird feathers and the neighbor's dog and dirt and...you get the picture.
Got our second round of shots last Monday. Of course everyone at the vet was thrilled to see him again and his tail was quite
the blur almost the whole time. (Pax wasn't so excited about the fecal check - like you could blame him!) He weighed in at 13
lbs and we've upped the food a bit because he is growing like a weed! Dakota is still Paxton's favorite chew toy, and I'm
using some bitter apple to try and stem the tide. Dakota is so laid back he won't give any corrections to Paxton at all. Murphie,
on the other hand, took almost 5 days before she would tolerate Pax, but now you should see them play! They chase and have terrific
conversation (Murphie is part beagle, so she does this bark/howl thing) quite a bit. Finally Murphie has someone that can (and does)
give her a run for her money...
Soccer is FUN!!
One Tired Puppy
Do I really have to share?????
Here I Come!!!
July 31: Wow, I don't know how you did it with 9 pups. Paxton is reminding me of all things puppy...He has great energy and
of course loves to chew. I've had to really stay on top of him, but he learns quickly and is remembering sooner each time he tries
to eat the cabinets that there are other, much more acceptable things to chew on. Dakota is VERY tolerant (especially when Pax decides
Dakota's tail is the best chew toy in the world) and Murphie is coming along. We've had just a tiny bit of 'here are the boundaries'
from her, and Pax's reaction is to back off, play bow and wag, wag, wag. I'd say we'll be rolling right along in about another week.
Housebreaking is going well (as long as I do my job) and we've started on sit and down.
I wish I had the camera handy when I first put the ice (Dakota and Murphie love the ice) in the water bucket. Turned my back for a
minute and Paxton had both front paws completely submerged and was bobbing for ice cubes! By the time I finished laughing, I had to
mop the floor to get all the water up - the things you forget!
Pax is happy, but Dakota doesn't look too thrilled about this
Pax and Friend (?)
Baby Pictures at Fern Hill
Paxton leaving Fern Hill with his new owner Wendy Fly, 7/28/08.
Seven week portrait, 7/24/08
Six week portrait, 7/18/08
7/10/08
7/10/08
Indigo Outdoors, 7/1/08
7/1/08
6/24/08
6/17/08, too sleepy to open his eyes for the camera
