- Regularly embarrasses us by refusing to listen at obedience class (the instructor pictured above is awesome though!)
- Waking us up at 5am most days
- Costing us a ton of money since somebody (okay, it’s me) can’t resist buying him a new toy every time I go to the store
- Happily joining Shea or I in the tub if either of us leaves the bathroom door open
- Whining and crying if we don’t leave the bathroom door open
- Causing constant worry that he’s going to destroy something that’s expensive and/or not easily replaced – a phone, a couch, a pair of glasses, etc.
- Eating a meal with a begging puppy watching your every move is a different experience
- Trimming his nails is not going so well
- Constant worry that he’ll get away, get stolen or get hurt
- Cleaning up his poop