8 Weeks old and 20lbs Already! Baby Huey Arrives!

Saturday night, Baby Huey flew in from the Shadow Hill Kennel breeders in Missouri by way of a two hour lay over in Dallas. What a trip he had!

Thankfully, he came from reputable breeders who had treated him extremely well his first eight weeks of life. He is big and strong and healthy. Thankfully, the Dallas airport cargo employees treated him to water and two hours of cooing and petting. We know this because, like expectant parents, we were concerned for his safety and well-being during the long and potentially traumatic travel day--SO WE CALLED! We had never flown an animal anywhere and we were pleasantly surprised at the care these employees take with the animals. Most impressive! Thankfully, he won the hearts of all who passed him by and he was treated like royalty all the way to the Tampa baggage area.

Being the cutest puppy in the world, you can image the stir he caused in the Tampa airport baggage claim area. Every passer-by was asking "What is he? How big is he?" "What's his name?" and exclaiming "How CUTE! How CUTE!"

Fighting our way to get out of the airport and get this worn-out pup to the safety of a vehicle that would wisk him to his new home was a lengthy task. But as we sped away from the terminal, seeing the smile on his face was well worth it. As he chewed his new squeaky-toy Octopus while intermittantly lapping at my chin, tiny tears of happiness splashed out of me...so happy he was safe. Yes, I actually shed tears...much to my surprise!

Well, like most new parents, we did not get much sleep on Saturday evening. Nor much blogging time on ACTIVE RAIN!

Huey's schedule for the next 24 hours consisted of drink water, pee, play, romp, pee, plop down and sleep 20 min, eat kibbles, pee, drink water, pee, romp, tug-o-war, pee, sniff around, pee, smile and give chase, pee, poop, sleep 20 min and start all over again. He is already going to the door to let us know he needs to do "his business" so it seems he is quick to adjust.....Me on the other hand...I feel like I was run over by a truck and I don't know how long it will take me to adjust, but it is worth it and I am happy he is in our life. He is a very intelligent and loving puppy who appears to be mindful of what is right and wrong......and somehow he also seems witty! Can a puppy be witty?

Huey is a full breed mix of Great Pyreneese and Bernese Mountain Dog. 20 lbs at 8 weeks, he will take two years to mature into a beautiful adult who will weigh in around 120lbs. His breeds are known to be gentle giants who love all animals and people. They are becoming a very popular breed mix and I can already see why. Maybe you need one too? After all, what HOME (see this post is related to real estate after all!) couldn't use a little more love?

One last thing about Huey...he is WAY CUTER than this photo!