I would like to introduce everyone to our new baby:
His name is Shadow and we aquired him this morning. Been thinking about getting a puppy for a while now to have our older dog, Chomper, start training him as the next guard dog. As you can see in the picture, Chomper doesn't have any problems with him being here, though he has let us know that he thought he was being replaced. But even Chomper is stepping up to help. He is starting to take Shadow outside for the bathroom duties along with my DD12.
Shadow is an 8 week old purebread black lab puppy that I found listed on Craigslist. His previous owner told me she didn't realize the work that would go into haveing a puppy, and with her being out of town makes it hard to train him. It's hard to believe that some people just don't do the research needed before getting a puppy.
It is going to be hard for me to do the training with my work schedule, but with my daughter being old enough to do most of the work, and Chomper starting in with helping, this should be easier on everyone than when Chomper was a puppy.