starting puppy training

i wasn't supposed to....i posted that b/c of circumstances at the foster's house (including the adoption of his mom, intake of another litter of puppies and a stressed foster mom w/a lot of dogs trying to make sure no cross-contamination occured w/all the dogs and puppies) i decided that even though i'm away this coming weekend, and he is young, that it was best for me to take him - she called on saturday and asked me to get him, she said if she had to she could keep him until after the trip to montreal next weekend, but it was clearly not ideal for him. and w/his mom gone, that removed a lot of the reasons for me wanting to stay in foster until 7.5, 8 weeks. i didn't really want to take him in at 6 weeks, not b/c i don't want him, but just from a socialization perspective. since he was in a crate there that was cleaned 2X/day, i figured it was better he be home w/me, and so he can get more positive attention and be around dogs in luc and teagan and hopefully that will help in terms of his socialization/development. teagan is being amazing with him, i'm so proud, and luc has decided that neb is exciting and not scary, but he's not quite the best at inviting neb to play - luc is all shiny-eyed and grinning, and he'll play bow at neb and the do a bunch of deep 'ruff ruff ruffs' at him, which i think kind of spoils the effect of the play bowing. still, neb seems to really like him, both of them, actually.

but thanks! okay, i'm going to start teaching him some basic stuff then. he seems like a really nice calm, smart puppy, playful and sweet.

and he's bi-eyed, which i couldn't tell when i adopted him (signed the adoption contract) as he was too little, but i love. b/tw that and his little husky-style howl (i have a pic of it in the pics section), he's more husky-like than i expected but then maybe his dad was husky, or husky cross, his mom is a lab/husky mix, and she's bi-eyed too.

those are great - we've started on come and sit, and name recognition. and of course potty training, which is going really well

i still have him tethered to me at all times, but it has only been a day and a half.

LOL! i noticed the short attention span!

....though he's most focused when it comes to teagan. she's being so tolerant and gentle with him, which i expected, but i still love, given that she can be a bit of a hardass when she chooses (but inside she's really just a big mushball). i've started allowing them out together, supervising closely with both tethered, and neb has figured out that teagan is tolerant and likes him, so she has gained a little puppy burr (oh! is teagan going over there? i'll go too!) - i do make sure she can get away from him, but it's great - they were out in the yard, and she lay down in front of him and let him climb all over her muzzle, and sat there being so calm. when she decided that was enough, she just got up and left. luc keeps changing his mind about neb, but i expected that, and he's doing well.