Introducing Pineapple!

So here he is...our very unexpected, very spontaneous, very questionable Monday night surprise. (But isn't he just the cutest thing!) We go to Target to return a few items and take the kids to Jamba Juice and return an hour later than expected with a new puppy bought from a van in the Petco parking lot. He is a a Maltese Poodle or better known as a Maltipoo! We were just curious on what a Maltipoo was so we just had to look, then hold, then fall in love and buy on impulse. He is such a good puppy and really good with ALL the kids which was very important to us. I think the only one in our home not happy with him is Sammie who is choosing to ignore us all.


















The first thing we had to do was choose a name. Addie wanted Pineapple and Peaches. Tennessee wanted Annie and Wilson. It came down to the girls wanting Pineapple and the boys wanting Wilson. After a fun debate, and a bribe to Tennessee to switch sides, we decided to go with Pineapple! It seems to fit him!



















The kids haven't left his side since we brought him home. They have ran all over the house with Pineapple at their heels. They are learning that puppies love to lick and give you kisses which makes them all giggle! Tennessee's helping with the litter box training. If he sees Pineapple sniffing he runs and puts him in the box. I told the kids that if he pees or poos when they put him in then they will get a treat. There's been lots of mad dashes to the box but no treats given yet.


















Addie loves to hold him and make sure that everything is okay. She checks on him constantly and he is the first thing she asks about when she wakes up. I think that she is thinking he is her baby and as soon as she gets a chance he will be in with all her dolls having tea parties and playing dress up! On the way home after we got him Addie was singing and thinking of more names when she got a puzzled look on her face. She asked, "does our new dog say woof, woof"?


















Parker loves Pineapple! We walks all around the house saying "ooof, ooof" and then squeals and claps as soon as he sees him! Yesterday he found one of the kids teeny, tiny dog stuffed animals and brought it to me saying "ooof, ooof". Pineapple has now adopted the toy! So sweet. We are teaching Parker to be very gentle and soft. Not going to well yet. He likes to carry him upside down and take aways his toys so he can play with them. It's a work in progress with this one :)