Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Before & After, 40lbs

Before Wyatt was 40lbs he did just fine in his little "pop-up kennel" as I called it.
Well, now that he is at 40lbs he can push his way out of this little kennel. Jordan arrived home for lunch yesterday to find him "free" in the back yard (for the first time when we're not home) and he had DUG little holes around our back lawn and flower beds..... BAD PUPPY! We thought, we must do something about it! TODAY!

So we did some online research, made a few phone calls to D & B, Home Depot and Zamzow's to figure out what each store had in stock and we were on our way! We found the kennel below at Home Depot. Luckily we still had Home Depot gift cards from our wedding, needless to say, those are now gone!

Wyatt has a "big dog kennel" now. (I guess you're a "big dog" once you're over 40 lbs) We set it up next to our garage where we have rocks so he cannot damage the lawn anymore and we don't have to move his things every day to avoid the sprinklers. I snapped this picture this morning... his first morning in his kennel... he was a little confused, however when I made it home for lunch today he had made a swimming pool out of his water dish. WATER EVERYWHERE on the rocks, all over Wyatt and looked like fun! The good news is there was plenty of water remaining in the jug and it was NOT tipped over! We now just need to get a tarp to give him some shade in the afternoon. Today he has a blanket for his shade, but we'll get that updated soon. He is also needing a dog house... anyone have a dog house they want to donate to the Wyatt fund? How can you say no to that cute & handsome face?!?!