27/05/2024
We’ve been quiet on here recently, and for good reason. A puppy arrived into my life!
Those of you who know me know that we’ve always had rescues. An opportunity arrived to have one of my good friends litter of Tollers. A breed that I thought would slot nicely into our adventurous lifestyle and hopefully mix well with Tui. I haven’t had a puppy for years and was excited to have that experience. I was lucky enough to help him be delivered and spend time with him every week until he moved in with us (thanks Joan 🥰).
As many of you know Tui is dog ‘reactive’ and therefore we made a promise to Tui (and Mac) that if this caused stress to her and compromised welfare to either of them, then he would go back to Joan to find a good home (hence why I didn’t want to announce his arrival).
4 months on, he’s now 6 months old, and he’s staying 💚We’ve been doing a very slow, careful and considered introduction with Tui, which is still on-going, but so far so good. I’ll share that journey separately.
For now here’s some memories of Macdui’s first 6 months, he’s named after the highest mountain in the Cairngorms, that we hope to climb together one day.
I’ve been focussing on general puppy rearing, socialising and trying to stay sane while I teach him life skills. I forgot how hard puppies can be 🤯, and now we’re heading into adolescence… let the fun commence 😂
