OK, OK; I'll contribute again

So Elizabeth has been pestering encouraging me to contribute to this blog, so much so that it hasn't gotten to the point where she's threatening to take away my posting priveleges. Yes, she takes this thing pretty seriously. Many times, I don't have a lot to say, at least not enough that it's blog-worthy. Usually, 140 characters at a time can suffice for me, so you can find me on Twitter (www.twitter.com/@b_hoss_mac).

But there have been a few changes around here, starting with the little guy who's been harrassing hanging out with Sandy and Ryley for the past three weeks. It's hard to believe it's only been three weeks since Huck joined us. In a lot of ways it feels so much longer because he's been driving us crazy he's so quickly become a part of our family. He is a rascal, no doubt. He's athletic and slippery, and he'll bite your finger in an instant if he thinks it's a hot dog. But he's such a sweet dog, and I'm glad that we decided to have him join our family.

We've made some progress with the potty training, and I have to continually remind myself that he's still a puppy and it's only been three weeks (on Tuesday). For the most part, he's learned to use the doggy door and go outside, and honestly, he's having the doggy door has made things so much easier than when we had Sandy. He still has accidents. The past two nights we've had rain, so he pooped in the room rather than going outside. It's OK because the girls have done it too. And he'll have accidents in the house or on the bed when we don't pick up his signals quickly enough, though I will say he's done a better job in the past week or so of trying to let us know when he needs to go outside. Still, I don't like cleaning up urine or picking up poop, and I'm ready for him to be old enough where he can hold it longer or go outside all of the time.

But, I guess that's a small price to pay with the joys that come with raising a puppy. At least, it's a joy for us. His sisters? Well, that's another story. Let's just say those three keep things pretty interesting around here!