"And I been working like a dog...."

Introducing, Max!

Max is a Boston Terrier/Lhaso Apso mix.

the word on the street is that he'll stay pretty small (let's hope)

A boy and his dog and his potty

Take 2

You know that first moment that you get a puppy, and you're all happiness and sunshine? One forgets that it will stay up all night crying because it's lonely, that it doesn't know how or where or when to pee and poo, that it chews on everything and jumps up on you with it's sharp little teeth for attention. That your toddler will fear the teeth while simultaneously wanting to constantly play with his new "best friend." One forgets.

One forgets that the same toddler will only want to sleep with the dog. He'll only want to pee and poop with the dog. He'll only want to go places the dog can go and will cry when the dog is "locked in a cage" while one goes out.

That same toddler with take a walk to the local pond, insist that he hold the leash, need to turn in about 20 circles (neither young animal will know how to walk with a leash), and then will subsequently pee his pants because "look, mom! I peed outside like a dog!"

One forgets that he or she (as a new owner) will go to sleep on the 10th night of having the dog and look at their spouse and say, "I was wrong to get a dog...I forgot how much work they are."

In our family, arguments usually end with "Look at how cute I am!" Now, we say that about Max.