The Adventures of Lorie and Brian Groth

		Busby on Stairs VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

Busby has been able to go up the stairs for a couple of weeks now (he is 3 1/2 months old), but after a bit of practice this weekend, he is now able to go down the stairs too. Hopefully that means I no longer have to carry him down the stairs in the early morning when I can barely make it down them myself (he wakes up at about 5am).

This of course means he has full run of the house if he isn’t in his cage or crate. That could be a problem!  

		Busby meets snow and grass VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

As it turns out, Busby loves running in the snow and grass. Saturday had us up at Snoqualmie Pass, where he got to run around in the snow while attempting to eat large quantities of it. Then, Sunday in Seattle was sunny and he got to run around a on a big patch of grass, also trying to eat what he could when I let him stop running.

I’ve also got a short video of Busby bouncing around in the snow.

I think this dog and I might get along quite well.

When we let Buzz outside on our patio, he runs over to the bamboo to grab a bite of something to chew on. Sometimes these are “drive by” grabs as he runs under them, jumping up to grab some on the move. I don’t think he eats it, just chews on it for a while, spits it out then goes back for more.

Busby has a new hobby: Grabbing stuff and bringing it to his pen to chew on. Thankfully, he has only done this with his toys and packing paper. We’ve got a fun video of him doing this too.

Unlike Milo, Busby only tears the paper apart, not eat it.

He doesn’t care if the exercise ball rolls onto his head. Probably because he likes to sleep under things.

		Busby’s First Week VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

Busby has started to come out of his shell, while growing a bit too. At least he seems bigger one week after we got him! So far, some things he does that seem to be part of his personality are:

1. He likes to nap near us, preferably under the table if we’re working there
2. He sits and watches the world or sometimes just sits to wait for us
3. He is afraid of intense situations and intense people, but intense dogs don’t seem to bother him too much, unless there are a bunch of them.
4. He doesn’t play well with other dogs yet (he’s a bully), but we are attending many puppy classes to work on that.
5. He’s daddy’s boy: yes, he runs to me for protection