Puppy Love

I have been very busy but want to say a few words about the little fellow I am mostly responsible for bringing into our home! This fellow is our almost ten-week-old mini schnauzer named Calvin. Brian named the little guy before we even saw him. Calvin fits, so Calvin it is (with a "C" after all!). He is a delightful little furry guy - full of life, spunk, and a desire to please us and cuddle all the time!!! He has been easy to "schedule" and has only one rough night on his record. Calvin sleeps well, eats, well, and does all the rest very well - and outside when I don't forget to be diligent! He enjoys the great outdoors but shivers easily. Chasing leaves and eating them are his favorite past times. He is already longer and bigger, but still very tiny compared to Aspen. He loves to wrestle with Aspen and sleep with her in her kennel; she obliges so patiently. We now see Calvin's "sinful" nature coming out. We knew it would emerge eventually! He senses us hovering over him and dashes out of reach at just the last second to evade our grasp. We are consequently training him to "come!" when we call. So far, so good. He knows his name (sort of) and loves to run to us to get some loving. Brian is taking to Calvin and enjoys the fact that the little guy admires the man of the house so much. Now there is a tiny occupant in that happy, furry place in our hearts that spunky Sparky used to fill. We dubbed Calvin "Calvin- Key to Our Hearts" on the AKC registration form. We are the Schlossers, after all, and locksmiths must have keys. And yes, we have sneaked a deeper double meaning into that long name. :) I'll leave you to ponder.