Cute isn't he :) He's a Maremma Golden Retriever puppy bred by some very good friends of ours at home church and we think he'll be just what we need :)
The kids all watching him explore the tree :) Chip really likes him too.
J3 having a little lesson on why we don't pick puppies up when they are peeing....
yeah I think it's a boy thing!!
Baby G LOVES him and squeals loudly in glee when ever he is near by.
He loves her too and washes her face. He weighs about the same as she does!
Yes we have him inside :)
We are crate training him in the entrance and he's doing really well. He gets the run of the house only a couple of times a day and is outside whenever the kids are outside. At only 7 weeks old he still sleeps a good chunk of his day and he does that and eats in his crate.
So far he is not bonding to Chip but to us people.. like we hoped!! He is very playful and goes right at the kids to play while outside. Chip never really did. Tucker, we hope, will be the kids dog and a bit of a guardian too. Both his parents are good watch dogs and bark when people drive up and will protect the property and they are both very good with kids. IV his mother even watches over our kids while we visit there and keeps them in sight. We are hoping little Mister Tucker, who will not be little for long, will be the same :) He should grow out to be smaller then Chip or at the very most the same size as Chip. The two dogs are almost exactly 3 years apart.
So there you have it :) The newest addition to the homestead :)
