We headed 2 hours south to pick him up yesterday. We were so impressed with him in the car, he never once cried but within 20 minutes he started getting motion sickness. It was the saddest thing ever. He threw up 10 times! Poor little guy. It was dreadful, we had to pull over to give him a break and him and Riley moved to the back seat.
We finally made it home and fed him.
Here he is enjoying his first day:
Last night we put a piano bench by our bed and put the crate on top of it facing us. When we put Dexter in he started crying. I sang the "hush little baby" lullaby and put my fingers through the crate and rubbed his paw and within a minute he fell silent! Riley and I only know the mockingbird and diamond ring verse and after that we make it up, it's pretty fun. I'm glad it soothes Dexter.
He started crying at 3am so we got dressed and took him outside to potty. He woke up again at 5am but I just sang the lullaby sleepingly to him. Once again at 7am and we woke up and took him out and played with him.
Within an hour or so he took a nap in the sunlight. We are delighted he loves his bed
He also likes to lay halfway under the couch
after some play he sleeps some more and cuddles with his planet dog toy
We love our little Dexter!
He's so little! Adorable!!!
ReplyDeleteAw, what a cute little guy! The first few days after I brought my toy poodle home, she slept on my chest. She was so tiny! And I think she and I both felt better knowing we were near each other.
ReplyDeleteohh he's so precious! and he looks so sweet sleeping in his bed. :)
ReplyDeleteDexter is super cute and adorable.
ReplyDeleteMark my words, you will take a billion zillion pictures of him and everyone will call you the crazy dog lady.
What a sweet little fuzzball! (I say that in the nicest way!)
ReplyDeleteI *love* that you sing him to sleep :) What a good momma you are!
I love Dexter!! You singing him to sleep is the sweetest. Have a wonderful first weekend with your bundle of cuteness.
ReplyDeleteaw, he's the cutest! What a sweet little guy :)
ReplyDeleteawwwww! you guys are such a good dog parents! poor little dexter getting sick in the car like that. he sounds like a little trooper though. what a sweet little guy! you guys are all lucky to have each other! :)
ReplyDeleteOooooh my goodness, he is just adorable. You all look like such a happy little family. I think it's just too sweet that you sing him lullabies to help him sleep. I could use a personal lullaby-er, I had yucky dreams last night. :-(
ReplyDeleteHe is So cute!
ReplyDeleteOur Lucy gets motion sickness too. We just give her a spoonful of Karo syrup before a trip and she does just fine!
soooo freakin cute! do you feel like a new mommy? i'm so glad to be through the middle-of-the-night-potty phase (and potty training in general). that's so cute that you guys sing him lullabies.
ReplyDeleteHahaha!! He is so dang cute!!! Especially in his bed. That's nice that he sleeps in it. My cat sleeps everywhere BUT her bed - but that's a cat for ya. You three make a great family!! :)
ReplyDeleteVerrrrrrrrry cute and tiny! Looks like Dex is fitting in well.
ReplyDeletehe's soo cute and fuzzy! and i love his name. happy training!
ReplyDeleteoh my word.
ReplyDeletehe is adorable!!! congrats to the new addition to your family!
How cute! Keep playing with him and he'll stop crying and love you forever. Oh better not let Rhiley play with him too much or else he will love him MORE! Trust me all the cats love me best becasue I'm the "play guy" Cheryl is sooo jealous. Don't let that happen to you.
ReplyDeleteCongrats! He is so cute! Love the pictures!
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