My husband and I are the proud dog-parents of a 16 week old Weimaraner: Tango Macallan Von Weimaraner. Right now, he is sleeping alongside me, apparently having some wild dreams. We brought this little bundle of joy home when he was 8 weeks old. Having never had a puppy before, I was admittedly extremely nervous, but my husband was much more confident. He has wanted a dog for years upon years, so when I finally acquiesced to a Weimaraner, he was thrilled.
The Weim is a breed that is known for it's high energy - which makes it hilarious that two extremely lazy people decided to try this as their first dog together. I understood what we were getting into as much as someone who has never had a dog of her own before understands puppyhood - which is to say, I understood not at all. My husband does the lion's share of work and if he didn't this fun little experiment wouldn't have lasted one week. He gets up with the puppy every night (down from three times a night to one!). He gets up early with the puppy - gets him fed - and snuggles him. He ensures that puppy gets his food, water, medication, and most importantly a fabulous babysitter that came to our house to care for Tango for the first 8 weeks of his life in our home.
On the whole, Tango does pretty well considering his 16 short weeks of life. He has learned how to sit, come, and settle. He is learning how to walk on a leash and how to sleep on his own bed. (He sleeps in his crate at night!) Generally speaking, he is pretty good - save for the lace curtains in the front room which he has absolutely destroyed. Good riddance, I say, I never liked those curtains anyway!
At just over 16 weeks old, there are some things we've learned about our little guy. He loves his people, well, actually any kind of people. He loves other dogs that are around his size or smaller. He loves treats, and will perform accordingly to acquire said treats. He seems to enjoy learning and is quick to pick up a new trick (behavior). We love watching our good puppy become an even better puppy every day!
Tango likes:
- Stealing clothes off of the bathroom counter and taking them out into the yard.
- Running free in the fields near our house
- The dog park so long as he doesn't have to get chased by the big, scary dogs.
- Ice cubes
- Snuggling before bed time
- Puzzle games (hiding a treat in a small cardboard box, or washed out yogurt container)
- Kong stuffed with peanut butter
- His friends, Rocket and Lupa, at puppy school
- Bringing the outside inside
- Going to mom's work, meeting the kids, and running the halls
- Chewing on shoes/slippers
- Shoelaces
- Socks
Tango dislikes:
- Barking
- Riding in the car
- Time outs
- When outside materials have to stay outside
- Being made to get off the furniture
- Being woken up
In these times of staying home, and staying healthy, we're both pretty happy to have the Tango hang out with us. He's a pretty chill dude, which fills us with both gratitude and amusement. We can count on him for several good attention-seeking moments throughout the day. But, we can also count on him to be the adorable little joy-ball that lifts our spirits when they're down. He's 100% love and we're so happy that he is ours!
It's always a great thing when one has something to love beside themselves. Good luck with your venture.
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