I’ll never forget Zack’s first night with us. We were living in Kirklevington Apartments at the time. We picked Zack out of his litter and took him back to Lexington with us. I can only imagine the trauma that put the little guy through. He had been snuggling up with his littermates, under a nice warm heat lamp at the breeder’s home and all of a sudden, he’s on his way to the big city to live.
Knowing that puppies like smaller spaces, we tried keeping Zack in the bathroom the first night, which was right beside our bedroom. It didn’t work out so well. Zack was missing his littermates, not sure where he was and very lonely. He cried and cried until we finally relented and put him in the bed with us. He stayed there every night from that point on. At first, it was a challenge but I think we all three grew use to the idea and couldn’t sleep without the whole trio in their respective places.
