George and Emmit

Today we adopted Emmit. Emmit was labeled a Shepherd mix but I don't see much shepherd in him so we'll ask our vet what he thinks. He is 7 months old and very puppy. The kids actually paid for his crate and blankets needed to make him comfortable. Dad named him. And I will be training him daily so he is a good dog for our family. George Bailey has been our house dog since he was born so he is learning to adjust to sharing his family with another puppy. George is house trained and well behaved for the most part. We are still working on some issues but that will come. Now I will be working with Emmit to make him a weel behaved dog. So far I see that he listens well. He understands no or "uh uh" which is our main command word for "not acceptable behavior". He sits on command already and tonight I began teaching him how to calm down when he gets too active. This is a very important thing to teach dogs. They need to know when too much is too much and how to relax quickly. As for George, we will continue to reiterate all he has learned and teach him what he needs to know still. George Bailey is learning to get along with Emmit and that will take time before he can relax around him completely. I am praying they will become lifelong pals and always get along.