Koda’s Corner Chat

Hi there. My name is Koda. I was born in November, and since then a lot of people came to see me and my brothers and sisters (there were five of us). When we had our six week birthday, we were ready to go to the people our Mom’s pack decided were right for us.

So. Saturday. In the morning, Mommy and Daddy came to get me. I didn’t really understand what was happening, everybody was hugging me and saying goodbye, and then Mommy scooped me up in her arms and we went out to this noisy thing I think they call a car.

I was scared, I didn’t like the car. It worried me. But very soon, we got to our home, and all of the pack (I think they call it “family” in human language) said hello to me. There was another dog called Savannah, she gave me a ball, and seemed friendly, but she doesn’t want to play with me. I don’t understand. Mommy thinks it’s because at six weeks I’m already twice Savannah’s size.

There’s also a cat, her name is Bits and she is NOT friendly. She’s as big as me and gives me VERY cold looks. I don’t think I’m going to be able to win her over, but I’m going to try.

All day we played, and mommy and daddy took turns taking me outside to go potty. They understood that as a puppy, I would probably have to go to the bathroom about every hour. The more times that I am able to potty outside, the quicker I will understand that this is where I am suppose to go. They wouldn’t let me play outside though, I guess I am just supposed to use the grass to go to the bathroom and not to run around on (aside from Koda’s Dad: You need to separate playtime with potty time right away so that your new puppy will go to the bathroom soon after going outside. Otherwise, you won’t be happy standing out in the rain while puppy decides he wants to play first). Apparently I was SUCH a good boy! I like being told I’m a good boy, it makes me happy. I love my new mommy and daddy, and I can tell they love me too. I even showed them my belly today, so they know I trust them now.

Then, after a loooong day, they put me into my bed. I didn’t like it much, I was all alone in there, so I got back at them by waking them every two hours all night long, for potty breaks. Apparently I have an amazing range of whines and howls. I know that they are just trying to limit my moving space because I generally will not go to the bathroom in the same place that I sleep. By doing this they will have an easier time potty training me. Also, it teaches me that I can hold my potty (but not very long, not yet anyway). That’s cool , I guess, but It’s my goal to make them cave and let me sleep with them. Wish me luck!