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Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Sir Shadow The Great Esquire Jackson

Ali and I have always known that we were "impulse buyers". That is not to say that we don't put thought into our purchases but when we find something that we know we both love, we get it. We have been talking about getting a dog since we were engaged. The only problem is that we have had some differing opinions on dogs. For example, what size of dog, can he sleep in the bed, can he jump up on furniture...and so on.

Well when we pulled into the parking lot at Fort Union and saw a sign that said "Lhasa-Poo Puppies" we had to at least go and take a look. Growing up Ali had/has a Lhasa Apso/Poodle mix and even though he is a naughty dog, she absolutely loves him. As it turns out these puppies were also black like her dog. After .0072 seconds of seeing him, we knew that we had to have him. We compromised on our differences and purchased our pooch.

Shadow has been an awesome companion so far, he has had very few accidents and hasn't even made Jon puke yet from a bad smell. Even putting him in the laundry room filled with puppy pads on the ground he hasn't relieved himself until we have gotten home and taken him outside to his designated bathroom area. He has been very playful and is staying in his bed all night. He is also picking up on training pretty quickly. Although it has been a little tough because he is not very interested in any doggie treats that we buy him. His only problem is that the poor little guy has been a bit constipated. We see him squatting and shaking his little butt for 10 minutes with no success. We have given him a little bit of vegetable oil and milk to help soften him up and it seems like he is doing better.

Without further adieu I give you, Sir Shadow The Great Esquire Jackson...