Sounds like you folk had some good times even though there were some challenges and even the sucky parts worked out.
Puppers got to meet and have some play time with the neighbors larger dog. He's gradually learning to stop biting us all the time. He's gentle with strangers but chews us up. Little dude is growing like a weed. Must be so weird to have a body that grows so fast with the hormones to go with it.
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