I think we misnamed Rascal. Don't get me wrong he is a little Rascal or as Don calls him Wascalley Wabbit but there's another name that suits him better. THUD. Thud is the sound he makes when he runs into things which he's constantly doing. When he's outside and running toward the door to come in he usually runs right past the door or directly into it with a THUD. Walking down the hall he'll usually walk into the wall or door with a THUD. Chasing the other dogs in the living room he'll usually run into a wall or the furniture with a THUD. Then when he's on the sofa and decides he wants down he slides off head first and hits the floor with a THUD.

But then again Don thinks we should rename him CRASH. Either one would actually work.

Rascal's now 4 months old and I'm pretty sure he's going through the "terrible two's" of puppyhood.

• He can't catch on to potty training. He wants to go out AFTER he's already made the mess and he has no problem squatting and peeing in front of you. I know he's got it in him to be house broken because once in a while on a rare occasion he'll run to the back door an as soon as he's out he's sniffing and squatting. I'm still wondering if he's dyslexic since he's got the entire process backwards.

We took Rascal for his Pup 15 shots today and now he's not feeling well.  He started out whimpering and whining when he's laying still and yelping when he moves or is touched.  His right hip is swollen so I called the emergency vet.  He's having a reaction to the shot and I was instructed to give him 25mg of Benadryl and 1/4 of an aspirin.  He's been sleeping on a soft fluffy doggy bed all evening and is really eating up the TLC he's been getting from Mommy and Daddy. 

Yes, I know we're spoiling and babying him but he is our baby and he's hurting.  I'm sure you'd do the same if your baby wasn't feeling well. 

Merry Christmas Everyone,

From:  Stretch, Ellie and Rascal