Bringing Puppy Red Home

This evening, I brought puppy Red (we don't have a name for him yet) home from the breeder, Monica Pritchett in NH. Monica's kids were pretty good about it. One got a little upset for just a minute, but overall they were pretty cute about the whole thing and even helped me carry my puppy goods to the car.

When we drove away, puppy Red cried a little since he was very unsure of what was happening. I pulled over, put the crate in the passenger seat (it was previously in the backseat facing towards me) and talked to him for a bit. The discussion calmed him, so he decided it was time for a nap (he had also burned a lot of energy before I got to Monica's house, so he was ready for the nap).

He really took to his stuffed frog. During our discussion I squeaked it a few times and he perked up. Soon he learned that it was his to chew on and it quickly became his security toy.