Saturday, December 13, 2008

It's a BOY!

Disclaimer: If dog-lover stuff annoys you, you probably won't like this post.

Please welcome our little bundle of joy. This is Grizzly Adams...Frisby...We called him Griz. Griz is the newest Friz!

When we saw him we just thought he looked like a little bear cub. Look how huge his paws are! So instead of calling him Bear, like we've heard a lot before, we decided he's a lil' grizzly bear!

I guess I can't fool anyone. I thought more people would think I was preggers from the past post, but you know better don't you :)

Our first family picture. Ignore my hair.



Having a father-son moment

Grizzly's an Airedale. I'm aware that most people don't know what that looks like. They get big. And this one doesn't really look that big, but it's a cute shot. See how their coloring changes?


But for now he's a cute little puppy! Yay! We were going to pick up Griz today, but things worked out that we could go yesterday. I'm really glad we did, because although it was horribly rainy, road conditions would have been far worse today. We had a huuuuuge snow storm. And um, we had to drive over 4 hours to get him. He was waiting for us in Caldwell, Idaho. Just past Boise. I'd never been to Boise. It was exciting...actually not really because we just stopped at a gas station there.

So anyway, here's some pictures of our little guy playing in the snow. It was aDORable. He was probably wondering why last night it was hard on the ground, and today it was fluffy. He would get excited and jump (because the snow was deep) towards me.


Love that ear!
All tuckered out. We found out last night that he snores sometimes. But the funniest thing is that anytime you touch him while he's sleeping, he'll let out this really annoyed groan, like, "will you STOP I'm trying to get some shut-eye here!" Or he'll get groany and whimpery trying to find a more comfy position. Which is always an odd one, because he's a puppy(!)

There may be a no-dogs-on-the-sofa rule, but we haven't gotten him a bed or toys yet, and...well let's be honest, I've just been letting him do whatever he wants today.

He's a very good dog though. Even after just one night and half a day, he's learned that going outside means going potty. He had half an accident inside...but he's getting really good. And he pooped twice today in the snow! Yay!


I was gonna use this for the "it's a boy" picture. Because I'm really immature.


Ready to see the cutest thing of your entire life? Here's Grizzly playing in snow for the first time!




He's got that separation anxiety going on. There were lots of dogs where he was, and now he's just got me. So he's been following me everywhere. He was super cuddly in the car last night. When I showered this morning he cried the whole time, poor little guy. (sounds familiar, huh Andrea?)

Grizzly's really curious about everything. Watching me scroll up and down on a webpage makes him try to grab it. He got kinda anxious when he watched his own video, like maybe he had a friend behind the computer somewhere. He's watched TV a little bit. New sounds, especially loud ones really scare him. He's nervous for now, but I have a feeling he'll get pretty bold soon.

Well that's our little guy!

12 comments:

Andrea said...

I'm not an animal lover, but that was a very cute post. The kids (especially Jonas) really liked the pictures and the video.

Oh, and it made me feel good to be mentioned in your post. This must just be further proof of my lameness, but oh well.

Ashlee said...

Oh my H!!! He is soooo cute! Will you come visit while AJ's in Mexico, and Grizzly and I can play all day long! And I'm out of school, so boo-yah! Oh yeah, you can play too.

Justin, Amy, and Grace said...

He's adorable! I had to potty train Jasper in the winter time. It was pretty annoying having to take him out in the snow to do his thing, but it's better than cleaning up nasty puppy poop all throughout the house.

Hilary said...

There is no proof of any lameness, Andrea!

The Leonards said...

I laughed my head off over the "its a boy" picture. Super funny! So, I must admit that I am not a fan of dogs, they actually scare me but Griz is ADORABLE! Honestly he is one of the cutest dogs I have even seen and if he stayed that size forever I would change my mind about having a dog.

Kimberly said...

such a cute lil puppy...all my friends are getting puppies it seems or dogs of some sort...i keep telling adam i want one, he said im getting a baby instead and that the puppy thing will have to wait...no fair...but i guess its okay :)

l + j said...

i want to puppy-sit!!!

Cephaloblog said...

Griz is so cute!!!! I loved the video. I think our animals are trying to learn how to use computers! The other day I was at the computer and both kitties jumped in my lap are were obsessed with watching the screens scroll up and down. Or maybe they just want to be designers like their "moms." Im so happy you guys have a puppy!

Chu said...

Congrats on your new bundle of joy. Griz Friz looks just like his daddy. No offense, Hilary. :)

Juli

Auralee said...

Awwwe he's so cute!! Looks like he's lovin' the snow!

Jared said...

He looks like an awesome dog. He's going to get big, though. I like his name, and I can't decide if it's because it's Grizzly Adams, or because of Griz on 30 Rock. In any case, congratulations!

Blaire said...

LUCKY!!!!!!!!!!!!!