First Weekend! Puppy Rule of 12

Little Puppy can check stroller off his new experience list! Cosmo keeps an eye out for flying squirrels!

First of all, we STILL haven't completely decided on a name for the new puppy. And if you missed our big announcement, you can read more about it here. Percy is the name currently topping the list, coming from the idea of naming the new pup with something that's related to the Cosmos (for Cosmo, of course!) So Percy comes from the name of the constellation Perseus, suggested by Kristine at Rescued Insanity!

I will hopefully make a final decision about pup's name this week!

In the meantime we had a great first weekend, and Cosmo and the pup are settling in together nicely.

Cosmo and Pup enjoy supervised playtime together

The Pup already loves Cosmo and wants him to play ALL the time. Cosmo would rather sleep MOST of the time, so when Cosmo's napping, the pup and I have plenty of time to start doing some fun training and playing.

We've been doing lots of positive socialization, and one of our pals Anna at Happy Healthy Pup reminded us about the Puppy Rule of 12, which is basically having your pup experience 12 different things in a number of categories (like surfaces, locations, people, moving objects, etc.) before they are 12 weeks old.  And most importantly, all the experiences at this crucial age should be positive!

Pup experiences a plush, squeaky toy

So now, Puppy needs a name! If you missed our first naming session or the one over at Eukanuba's Facebook page, please leave your suggestions in the comments below!  We'd love to find a name that honors his Cuban heritage, but I'm having a hard time finding a name I like.