Something I knew, something I learned

I'm beat.  Not just in the Kerouac essence, but in an absolute also.  Picked up our new dog today from the shelter.  Romeo (that's what he settled on) is wonderful.  We've done everything by book, and he's doing well.  Lot's and lots of walking today, along with some alone time in the crate, followed by more walking.

When we picked him up, he was VERY anxious.   We spent a good fifteen minutes in the lobby of the shelter establishing dominance and peaceful control.  Pretty uneventful until we got him into the Jeep.  I don't think he's spent much time in cars.  Not his favorite thing yet.

After all the walking, he's learned how to to keep a leash almost slack for nearly three seconds at a time.  Kidding aside, he did great.  After eveing potty breaks, we sat down and watched a half hour of Tivo-ed stuff while he destroyed a dental bone happily at our feet.  He's now back into the crate for the evening.  A few yips, but he's mostly cool with it. 

Something I knew:  You can walk a lab mix for two or three miles without really affecting its energy level.

Something I didn't know:  You can walk a lab mix for seven miles without really affecting its energy level.

I'm not kidding.  Four and a half this afternoon followed by 2.5 more this evening.  Here's a pic of the not so little guy.  The shelter estimated he's 10 months old.  Personally, I think he's a little bit younger...which scares the heck out of me considering his size.  It's something about the way he still pounces on bones and toys that lends the impression.

I don't know how he's going to sleep tonight, but we're not going to have a problem!