Becoming a Puppy Parent

In November, my husband and I welcomed a baby – our Vizsla puppy Aries! We are both dog people, and a driving force to buying our house was because it would have more space than our condo and we could have a big fenced in yard for our puppy to run around in. We married in September, and the baby – uh, puppy – itch started right away. On a Wednesday night in November, we took Aries home from a breeder about an hour away from our house. Since then, life has been crazy! Vizsla’s are a high energy breed, and let me tell you – Aries has energy. She constantly wants to be doing something – playing with you, a toy, running around in circles inside the house, or laps around the yard outside. The only quiet time we get with her is at night when she gets tired – and that typically only happens when she has been extremely active during the day, or else she still is pretty high energy at night. As I’m writing this she is just over four months old, and it has been crazy to see her grow. We took her home at eight pounds and at her last vet visit she was just over twenty-five. My husband is slowly introducing her to pheasants as she will be a hunting dog, and her training is a lot of fun for me to watch. Vizsla’s are great at projects, so we love giving her a Kong with treats or peanut butter inside – and it helps entertain her for a few minutes!

I always knew I wanted a dog, but having Aries has been truly special. I work a lot of hours during the week, and she has made me really realize there is more to life than my work. Where I would typically sit in my office all day and most of the night, she now brings me out because I want to play with her, watch her train, or just let her sit in my lap while my husband and I watch a movie together. And I might be biased, but I think she’s just about the cutest thing ever