A day in the life of Dudley.......

Many of you are probably wondering how Dudley has been doing with the addition of Alex and Olivia. I must say it has been tough, but he is surviving! He has been trying to figure out how he fits in to the picture. The first couple of weeks were tough since Alex and Olivia were around plus we had additional people floating around the house since our families were visiting. After the family left, Dudley's life became a little more normal but it was apparent to him that he was not getting the attention he typically received. He is very interested by the kids and constantly wants to lick their hands and their faces. We tell him "no" which he does not understand since he is showing his affection the only way that he can and he is getting yelled at. However, we don't want him licking the kids since the kids put their hands in their mouths and we have seen where Dudley's tongue has been! He is definitely intrigued by all the toys in the house as he thinks they are things for him to play with. I am sure it won't be too long before the kids are trying to play with Dudley's toys and Dudley is trying to play with their toys! But until then, we have tried to continue to spend time with Dudley to make him feel loved.

He snuggles up with us when we hang out with Alex & Olivia..........
He tries to lend a paw while we feed the kids............
He even tries to get the kids to play fetch with him as he leaves them the bone while he waits for them to throw it. (so far neither Alex nor Olivia has thrown the bone!)