Time is Flying By and I feel more clueless sometimes

[Bug <3]

Bug is getting so big so fast :o(  He is still a little cutie, but it's crazy how fast they grow. 

Bug is 15 week old.  I feel bad because I haven't been on here nearly as much as I should be to be learning and seeking support.  Getting Bug and Starting the School Year all happened at once, and the rest has been a blur.  Bug seems to be in a puppy stage where he loves to do things for attention.  He will snatch things off counters/tables/couches/etc not any one type of thing in particular but really almost anything... socks, clothes, food wrappers, papers, etc.  He will run off and start to chew on it and kinda watch to see me come.  He also is still in a playful mode where he will bite on my arms, pant legs, etc.  He is just trying to play but I am not always sure how to get him to stop.  Any suggestions are welcome!  He will also bark at me (i think trying to initiate play with us).  Oh! and he jumps up a lil more on me than ever before.  

Potty Training/Crate Training is going VERY well... yay Potty Bells... and He is still the love of my life!  I can't type much more I have to get to bed, but wanted to check in and let the world know Bug is alive and well.  Hopefully I will be able to start to get on here a lil more often now that school is crazily trudging along.  

xo 

Kerri 

[Bug <3]

Thanks everyone… so much for me getting on here more often… that was a fail.  Glad to hear I have a normal rascal puppy.  It seems that Bug goes through phases of the nipping… Toy replacement has been good for him… He goes through phases of most of his silly behaviors.  I can't believe how big he is getting … I miss the lil eating and sleeping stage of original puppyhood lol… but i do appreciate the areas of growth too!  I can promise I am completely in love with the lil guy :o)

  

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Join the Puppy group. There have been tons of discussions on puppy nipping. They come cute for a reason. LOL

[Cathie and Carlie]

Kerri. I'm sorry but had to laugh a little when reading your blog. When our Carlie was that age my husband. was sure she was certainly not a normal dog. I promise you with love, exercise and training ,it took us Three different and $1000.00, your puppy will change right before your eyes. She stopped nipping my arms raw, stopped crewing saddles,stopped chasing her tail. She is nine months old and still a work in progress , every told us she's just a puppy and they were right. Give Bug all your love it gets better promise. Cathie

[Kaytlin and Cooper]

love the name bug!

[Lori, Quincy & Frankie]

Bug is a handsome boy and sounds like he is doing great! 

[Pat and Traveler]

Bug sounds like such a great puppy!  Enjoy him and school...:)

[Camilla and Darwin]

They do grow so fast! Enjoy it, you will be simultaneously sad and relieved when the young puppy phase is over!