New Love of My Life!!!!

Can you believe it?! 2 posts in one day! This is a record for me! haha :) I just couldn't wait to share my new news!! So it's not really a secret that I've wanted a puppy for a while :) So after much careful consideration about how I could take care of him with my crazy schedule, I decided that with a little extra effort I could totally make it work. Stephen has also wanted a puppy for a while so we decided to go in together and get one!! On my birthday we rode up to Sumter, SC where Stephen had found a legit AKC breeder. Meet Boone Remington Wilson Clack  :) :)

He is a yellow lab pup born on 11/12/11 so he is just shy of 8 weeks old. He is going to be a MONSTER!! His "brother" in the last litter from the same mom and dad weighs 100 pounds at 8 months old!! He is going to be a hoss! haha! He weighs 12 and a half pounds right now and is the sweetest thing ever!!!! He is so smart too! While we are not totally housebroken, we have had very few accidents. He is being kennel trained right now and when he gets bigger we will put gates up in the kitchen so that he will have more room. I can't stand the thought of him being in a kennel for a period of time, especially if he's huge. Anyways, I really didn't realize how much my life was missing before we got him. It's only been 4 days and I am SO attached. It is exhausting having to constantly watch him to make sure he isn't chewing up anything or having an accident somewhere. It's like having a kid! However, it's the best kind of tired you could ever feel. It's made me get up and run around more. It's also nice to run around outside and get some fresh air, even though it is FREEZING in Charleston right now. Hopefully, I can ward off becoming a fat nurse haha! The first 2 nights he whined ALL NIGHT LONG. However, he has had some stomach problems too. This is really gross but we had to take him to the vet the day after we got him because he was having diarrhea with mucous and blood in his stools. He looked pitiful. He was still eating and drinking good as well as playing, however I didn't have a good feeling about it. The vet said he had a ton of bacteria in his intestines, more than normal. He even let me look at it under the microscope, and it was just a bunch of little guys swimming around...NASTY!! He gave him an antibiotic to take once a day and told us to get some of that live culture greek yogurt and mix it with his food. He LOVES that! It seems to have helped. It's day 2 of the yogurt and antibiotics and he seems to have more energy and is becoming more regular. His stools are more formed and less mucousy. Anyways, last night we put a radio by his kennel and got him a new soft bed and he practically slept all night long! Thank goodness! He just loves being around people and hearing human voices so the radio really calmed him down. He also loves country music like his mama :) I will start a new post with just pictures of him :)