Maxx

Hi Cindy, Gaston (aka Maxx) is doing fine. He is at home behaving as a young puppy would. Mia and Gaston play all day long if left alone and they won't notice how tired they are. Mia issometimes a bit rough with him, but he's holding his own. He's quite sensitive and easy to train, he already knows sit. He also hasn't had an accident and sleeps through the night. He is also very affectionate. I don't think he is very submissive. That said, Mia and Gaston eat together out of the same food bowl, but since he needs different food, we need to separate them during feeding time. But the two of them are inseparable now. There's is zero aggression between them. Speaking of food, Gaston is a picky eater, he doesn't eat much and sometimes I need to feed him out of my hand. But he seems to be growing and looks and behaves like a healthy puppy. The vet also didn't find anything wrong with him. After a few days he now feels at home and is quite naughty. He steals everything he can get his paws on and also started chewing. We have to watch him all the time. He doesn't spend much time in the crate, only when he's tired or we can't watch him. After a few minutes of protest, he then sleeps. At night he's with us in our bedroom and we are already leaving the door to his crate open. Mia is keeping him busy. To be frank I sometimes don't know who is the younger puppy, because often Mia instigates the play. We have to sometimes call a time out for both since it is too much. But at the end the day, both have had their workout. Overall, everything is as expected and Gaston seems to be an easy dog, in fact the easiest we ever had. He is doing very good. He will be a very lovely member of our family. I attached a few photos of Gaston. I think he grew a little bit, but weightwise, I could not tell, since he is still around 22lbs. Thanks for helping us adopt Gaston! Achim and Angela