Ten Ways a Puppy Shakes Up Your Household

We'll hope that's the case when I get home today.

Have already had to reinforce that with the son. Our last dog was a true thief of whatever he'd leave laying around, including being an accomplished counter surfer.

Didn't miss that at all.

At first, the kitten acted a bit nasty like his older sisters did to him. But Winston was being playful with him, and they seemed to be OK when I went to bed. The two older cats had a "WTF" look when they came out to see the new pup. They'll adjust.

Derby, our last dog, had bad arthritis the last few years of her life, and while she was happy to walk, we only took her around the corner because she was in pain. Winston will get long walks.

Will start on our own, but do have a great place to go if we need it, or want him to get AKC Canine Good Citizen rating (if that still exists).

We got Winston from a shelter, so he's used to being in a crate. When we're not home, and overnight at least until he's house broken, he'll be in the crate. And the crate in the son's room, since he wanted

There will be lots of puppy pictures for a while.

Not a big deal, but will have to establish the puppy's feeding times to mesh with our work / school schedules.

Puppies, of course, don't understand getting into a flow unless it's playing with the hose. So, will need to re-learn my puppy patience.

Puppies are great for being happy and fun, and you can't get too much of that!