Puppy's First Bath

Professor's first bath was anticipated to be a joyous and fun occasion due to his clear affinity to water in creek form and as mud puddles however this was a very big mistake. I came home to find Sean holding him in the bathtub with the floor covered in mud and the Professor looking very forlorn about his situation. Once released from the tub he celebrated by slipping past the towel and reveling in his freedom on the couch. This was followed by an attempt to look innocent with his new goat's hoof chew toy. Finally in case anyone was wondering "what will he look like when he gets old and wrinkly"? I give you the Benjamin Button of Puppies.

Rascal Rampage

Immediately Preceded by: Peeing in the corner
Immediately Followed by: Peeing in the corner

Puppy Hiccups = Cutest Thing Ever

Puppy Pounce and First Hike

The Professor went on his first off-leash outdoor hike yesterday. I unfortunately forgot my camera but we will definitely be going again. Aunt Sarah found this great place called Stevenson Bridge. Its a deep ravine with Putah Creek at the bottom so its too steep to escape easily and there lots of interesting stuff down there (especially if you ignore the "No Trespassing" and "Beware of Dog" Signs). First the Professor found a rabbit leg with foot still attached that he carried around until we could get it away, so proud of his lucky jack rabbit foot. I am thrilled to report we have a fearless water dog on our hands. He went straight into the freezing cold creek and splashed around. Remember those signs we ignored earlier? Well thats when we met the guard dog. Sarah and both had our shoes off and were in the creek with the Professor when we heard the constant barking of the creek guard. When he started coming down the banks towards us Sarah attempted to distract him but puppies are just too interesting. He was growling and barking and had a scary snarl on his face and that's when I remembered that we had brought hotdogs. I tossed the scary dog and handfull of hotdog bits and the professor and I escaped around the back while the creek guardian went crazy for hotdogs. It was a daring escape! Later Aunt Sarah showed her true devotion to the Professor by chasing him down and diving for him as he ran back towards the scary dog. Apparently even aggressive dogs seem like they should want to play with the Professor.

The Professor Learns to play Fetch!

Things the Professor (of Cuteness) chewed on today:
Computer Mouse
Sean's Sandals
Sarah's Shoe
Other Shoe
Remote
Table
Other table
my ice tea
Carpet
CD case
Sean's Students Homework (Sorry kids the Professor ate your homework)
Computer Screen
Papertowels
Sean's Shoes
Roomba's Invible Wall
Kati's Foot
Walnut

The End of the Great Potty Streak

60 hours of accident free bliss ended painfully this morning for Sean when the Professor, becoming increasingly more stubborn, refused to take advantage of his outside time and peed a streak from the kitchen through the livingroom to the aquarium where is was finally stopped and had already finished peeing anyway. The Professor spent another 2 hours at the dog park yesterday and decided to relentlessly hump a four month old german shepherd, kudos to the Professor for picking a female this time and a big thumbs down for getting so rough with her.

Puppy Day Two

Professor Farnsworth slept through the whole night! I was supposed to take him down at 2:30am but I turned off the alarm and went back to sleep and he made it! We had another exhausting day today, he spent another hour at the dog park and then watched us have lunch outside. He is very smart and learned the hand signals for sit, down and a funny little baby crawl he likes to do anyway so we're going to train it as a trick. He learned what a bicycle is today and found all the people riding by on our walk extremely interesting. This afternoon we took a 3 hour nap on the couch while Daddy watched the Chargers. Professor Farnsworth likes watching football almost as much as I do. His newest habit is leaping into the bushes and then burrowing under the ivy like a little chipmunk. Tomorrow will be interesting he'll have to spend most of the day in the crate and then we have a Tequlia party to attend so Auntie Sarah S is coming over to puppysit no doubt she will teach the professor to dressage or bark opera in no time.

The First Night

Pictures from the first night. Sarah S, Ina, Becki, Kati and Kim all came over to meet the professor his first night here. He is very playful and loves people. He had never seen stairs before so we had to teach him how to go up and down them but he seems to have mastered that skill very quickly. At the end of the night we fell asleep together on the couch. He only whined at little bit in his crate during the night but he managed to throw up twice and pee in his bed. Today he has managed to poop outside three times with no accidents although the peeing is another issue. We spent 2 hours at the dog park where the Professor met about 30 different dogs and relentlessly humped a basset hound named Bruce. He has made many friends today and I was a joy to see him having so much fun. He still strongly dislikes the car probably because he threw up in it twice on the way home from the shelter but he is learning. We will certainly become regular patrons of the dog park.

Picking up Prof. Farnsworth from the Shelter

Professor Farnsworth start out has Clyde from the puppy pair, Bonnie and Clyde. We tried to adopt his sister first but she was rescued on Wednesday so we were offered Clyde on Thursday morning and picked him up Friday night. He is approximately 4 months old, 35ish pounds and was listed as a Lab/Pointer Mix but we think he has some dalmation cause he got lots of spots on his nose and feet. These are the adoption pictures of "Clyde" from the shelter who will hencefort be known as Professor Clyde Thaddius Farnsworth Esq. III or "Professor".