Paradera - ADOPTED 7/18/21

So it's suppose to be yucky weather outside. That doesn't stop Dero from helping us settle all our new flooring by running back and forth and practicing sliding around. (It's funny because he's used to carpet and this is a whole new world!) Him and our dog has been getting better along. He's learning his own strength and being more gentle when he's playing with our 12 lb dog since he's officially twice his size.  He's beginning to understand undertones and demeanor which is great because he's getting too big to deter one handed anymore. When you give him "the stare" he eventually sits or lays down. He definitely has no problem giving his belly for submission when he's done something wrong.  Otherwise, he's eating, GROWING and just a happy dog.  In the last week when we look at him when he's standing tall and ears fully upright when he smells or sees a neighbor walk by, he really looks Great Dane. He's never going to get that...

  Dero (my daughter can't say Paradero, so she nicknamed him lol)  He has outgrown my sheltie, taller and longer, getting harder to pick his butt up for sure!!  Still thinks he's a tiny puppy so these pictures are quite reflective of what you always see because he always wants to be in you face. Lol  His manners are getting better. He's just a puppy, high energy excited. Potty training is getting better, then it rains and we regress. But I've learned he's less distracted when my dog isn't out there and he'll more hurry to do his business. But he's always wants to play. 

  He has definitely been more stubborn than most I've had. But he finally gets the "going outside" thing.  For the longest we tried treats, waiting it out, even long walks JUST for him to come home and pee. He still has his accidents but most the time now he'll go outside. We still have to get him to poop outside, not sure why that's a thing too.  He's lost multiple puppy teeth. Most he chewed up, one we got a hold of but it was pretty chewed up already.  He is starting to sit by the door and jump up and nuzzle you in the morning when he needs to go potty. He loves to chew on everything..... I mean everything. His favorite are bully sticks and antlers.  He has been eating a ton, as he should. And hes grown so much since we got him. Tall enough to stand and pull something off the counters (yea not impressed lol)  He's still a hyper cuddle bug. Wants to just be next to you and all your attention.  

 It's been 2 and a half weeks and Paradero has already grown. His belly is getting more round, his ribs are filling in. He is loving all the snuggles and still trying to get on the good side of my daughter.  He's very smart, he loves to chew on everything (SO puppy), he loves the toys, he loves the chews. He is getting taller so he can reach some counters. When he's hungry he headbutts the food container just so I know he is hungry.  Potty training is teaching us that Paradera is very smart, and a wee bit stubborn. He's got a lot of puppy to outgrow. He's just so distracted because he's so curious. He hates his belly bands, so much he will walk under all the dining room chairs because he's the perfect height to try to unsnap the velcro (smart little guy he is!!) He definitely needs a firm hand and consistency with his new owners. Perhaps not a first time dog owner.  Otherwise he's got a LOT of spunk and energy. We're working on leash training on a wa...