Chekhov's First Month Home 2019

Chekhov enjoys biting the kids. We think he's part Lab, and apparently, Lab puppies really like biting even more than other puppies. We do all the things, redirect him to toys, howl so he develops a gentler bite, give him little timeouts when he's too worked up to stop attacking us. We also take him for walks, but he doesn't always enjoy walks and kind of cries during them so we can't take him too far yet. He does enjoy running around the back yard and through the house so we throw lots of toys for him to fetch. But he doesn't really release the toy so we can throw it again. You win some, you lose some.

1/7: Playing with kids in the back yard

1/8: Nap with Kevin

1/9: Destroying kitchen rug

Miranda made a family portrait (Mama, Dada, Cheks, Miranda, James)

1/10: Being a puppy stereotype and stealing fuzzy boots from Ericka

1/11: Got a fancy vest for walks, but still crying during walks

1/13: Playing in the snow with the kids

1/15: Modern dog, Facetiming with Fudgie in DC and Rosie in NY

1/17: Flirt

1/19 Biting Ericka

1/24: New squeaky toy!

1/25: No Konmari here, all the toys bring him joy

1/26: Starting to like walks a little bit more

1/28: Cheks versus James's robot

1/30: His "tell" when he gets into the bathroom trash

1/31: Favorite spot to watch (bark at) cars


2/2: A rare moment when Cheks is not biting them

2/3: Miranda tests out Chekhov's new bed. She approves.

2/6: Taking Miranda to school

At school.