Puppy Has A Name!

WE picked up our puppy last Thursday. After several days of debate over what his name should be, we finally decided on...CHOWDER! Chad likes it because it reminds him of his favorite food from Cape Cod and Bryan likes it from his favorite cartoon. So everyone is happy. Chowder seems to enjoy his new home very much and has not stopped marking his new territory since arriving. We bought him a little stuffed animal to keep him company while we are gone during the day (and so he will not chew everything in sight), but little Ethan seems to like it very much too. We have had a few issues with them playing tug-of-war with the mouse. Ethan will walk by and pick it up, then Chowder comes bounding over and nips it out of his hands and runs back to his bed. Then Ethan will run back to the dog and grab it back. It is utterly comical to watch! So far they both seem to like each other and Bryan is absolutely in love with him. So far, so good!