We have a new addition to our household and his name is Nero:
He is a
Bergamasco, which is an Italian breed, so we named him Nero which is Italian for black. He is adorable (of course, he is a puppy) and very good natured allthough he is quite timid right now. He recently started barking at my shadow when I take him outside and he isn't too fond of visitors at the house. Mackenzie loves having a dog and is a little overly affectionate with him right now, but I am sure she will calm down. She is being very responsible with him and takes him out (when it isn't too cold) and feeds him in the mornings (even though she doesn't like being woken up to do so) and when I tell her after school that he has been waiting all day for her and she needs to show him some affection she is happy to do so. Isaac was disappointed at first that he didn't fetch. Bergamasco's are herders by nature and aren't prone to fetching. However, we found a soft ball that he likes and we are working on that, which makes Isaac happy. He is having less accidents, mainly because we have a better schedule and we are taking him out frequently, which makes me happy.
He is however barking alot the last couple of days and biting. He seems to be playing, but it is starting to scare Mackenzie a bit so we are trying to nip this in the bud. So if anyone with experience has any suggestions, please let me know. Tonight we are trying to shake pennies in a can when he barks to see if we could get him to stop, which is something a coworker suggested to me. I am also going to get us signed up for some training classes that came highly recommended.
The kids are doing great. Isaac is registered for kindergarten and we are looking forward to that. I don't think that I am going to be one of those moms that cries when all of her kids are in school, but we will see. Mackenzie brought a homework book home this week that has the word submersible in it. I was shocked that she has books with words that long in first grade. Obviously I believe she can read 10 letter words, since I am her mom, but I was still amazed. I feel like I was still working on 4 and 5 letter words in first grade.
Isaac turns 5 in 2 weeks, amazing!
