That Dog Smell

Yep, it's official our home smells of nothing but dog - and we love it!!

Denver is settling in fantastically well, we were worried the nights would be hard and we would be up with him for some reason, but the last two nights have been perfect, with him settling down wonderfully and only rising at 7am.

The next week is just going to be full of blog posts on him as we can't go anywhere with him yet! He needs to have his second puppy jab and his stitches taken out before he can socialise which isn't till next Friday, we are however lucky to have a big garden and we are enjoying our adventures with him around there.

Thank you to everyone who welcomed Denver and commented on the last post, we have also had some lovely emails - thank you. I did however notice no-one mentioned anything about his breed....you know - about him being a 'dangerous dog'...?

My reason for mentioning this is something that has been on my mind for a while - when we decided to adopt Denver we started telling people we were getting a puppy and people were pleased for us, then when they asked what breed he was and I said 'a Bullmastiff and Staffordshire Bull Terrier cross' their reactions changed. Faces would curl up or they would flinch, and some even proceeded to advise me on how dangerous these types of dogs are, and that I was irresponsible for bringing one into my home when I have a small child (yes someone actually said that to me!!).

I don't really have much to say on this as I am not wasting my time on these people, but I have been shocked by the response - I didn't realise people could be so silly and small minded.

Anyway, Denver the rescue pup is fantastic, we are having so much fun and he is the most gentle caring puppy I have ever met. He has warmed to us, sleeps on our knees and wants to be involved with everything we do, he plays carefully with Bethany and is already responding to our routines without any fuss.

Consider the fact that Denver is now blowing raspberries at all you small minded people!!