Some Minnie Moments...

We're all settling in well with our new little addition, Minnie.  She is probably one of the easiest puppies I've been around, as far as sleeping and housetraining.  She was crate-trained and nearly housetrained at the breeders, so as long as we take her outside periodically, she does just fine and hasn't had one accident (I think that's unheard of with a puppy!).  She hardly cried at all the first night we brought her home, and has transitioned amazingly well into using her crate.  In fact, she goes in there a lot now during the day just to nap - I think she likes her own space. 

Mostly, she LOVES Jack, and desperately wants to play, but seeing as how he's so old, she mostly just ends up jumping all over him and pulling on his collar and his ears, so we have to monitor her pretty closely with him.  He has always been fine around other dogs, and he's been good about defending himself when he was younger, but now he just doesn't have the energy anymore to do that, so we have to help him out a bit.  Every time she takes a nap, she curls up next to him (or on his tail or paw) and wants to be with him - she loves her big brother!

 She loves to be with the girls, and they love her when she is sleeping or groggy, but if she's in her puppy mode (aka running around the house or pulling on their toys), she is not the favorite so much.  She does have some great moments with the girls, especially when we're outside running and chasing balls - that's been a lot of fun!

 The girls do constantly ask about her and when we're driving, they always ask to go back home and see "Baby Minnie," or the "New Baby Puppy." 

 We try to encourage her to chew on her toys, but our "toys" are much more exciting to her, but thankfully she's not that big to cause much damage.

 Her favorite position to sleep is on her back - and she usually holds a stuffed animal or has one paw draped over it - so cute!

 Caroline is so sweet and still remembers to give Jack lots of love and attention - he's being so patient and sweet to Minnie and we are so glad that he is still with us.  He'll always be my first baby, no matter what!