Psycho Puppy

I swear my puppy is either bipolar, or just plain psycho. Today he suddenly got really crazy. He was rolling around on the ground, then he jumped onto the couch with me (which he can't normally do cause he's little and can't jump that high yet. But he had a running start.) He kept trying to get me, but I wouldn't let him. After a couple "attacks" Samson jumped down. He made a little yelp, and then bam! He was completely calm. My dad was petting him and he didn't even try to bite him like he normally would. It was one of the weirdest moments in my entire life. 

Camping Trip

This weekend was Samson's first camping experience. Now, when I say camping, I really mean staying in a camper at a campground with running water and electricity. I think he enjoyed it...even though we had to keep him in the camper most of the time. All of the roads and our campsite are made up of gravel. Gravel is a lot of small stones. Samson loves to eat stones. Herein lies the problem. Many stones, sticks, leaves, and ants were eaten by him on this camping trip. He got lots of fresh air and a good workout while my dad and I played with a frisbee. Samson loved chasing after the frisbee whenever it hit the ground, which to be honest, was fairly often. He slept the whole way home today. It turns out that in the car Samson makes a good cuddle buddy. He spent most of the trip zonked out on my lap. 

Stairs are scary

Yesterday we tried to teach Samson how to walk up stairs. He hasn't quite figured it out yet. Today I tried to get him to go down them, but he was scared at first. I put Samson on the landing and he actually came down the stairs! Maybe he's finally conquered his fear. I sure hope so, cause pretty soon he's gonna be too heavy to carry up and down. They grow up so fast!

Bonding Time

Yesterday was the first time I really had some alone time with Samson. We spent all morning lounging on the couch. He's actually pretty darn cute when he's not trying to bite you wherever he can manage to sink his teeth in. The cats feel differently about him. They basically want nothing to do with him. They spend most of their time holed up on the landing. (Samson hasn't learned to climb stairs yet.) If one of them comes downstairs, Samson immediately goes after them. All he wants to do is play, but the cats don't understand that. It is pretty fun to sometimes see them get back at him though.

United!

I finally got to meet Samson. He's even cuter in person. I wasn't expecting him to be so little. It was hard to tell from the pictures my parents sent me. Samson is adorable, but just like any other puppy, he likes to play...this means he likes to bite. It's hard to cuddle with someone who keeps trying to nip at you when you pet him. I love him already though, and I think I'm gonna have a lot of fun taking care of him and spending time with him while I'm home. Samson is definitely a blessing for our family. Even if my brother doesn't see it that way...

My dad posted this picture on Facebook yesterday of Samson and our cat, Smokey. My cat looks so offended by the presence of Samson in his own bed. She believes that if she was there first, it's her spot. Maybe when he's not still practically the same size as our cats Samson will learn to stick up for himself.  

I wanna go home!

It really stinks when your parents get a puppy a week before you come home from college. This little cutie is the only thing getting me through finals week though. I can't wait to meet him!

Our family got a puppy!

This is Samson. He's an 8 week old Border Collie mix. I will try to keep this blog updated with pictures and stories about our new family member.