Echo's playmate: Day 3

Today is day 3 of Echo's playmate at our house. Night 1 was SO not fun. No one got any sleep. Tim ended up having to sleep downstairs on the couch to be with the "guest" (who we are dubbing Bandit), and Echo and I were upstairs- neither of us were sleeping either. Echo wanted to tackle Bandit and whined at the door most of the night. Bandit was the only one who actually got any sleep. Bandit likes to sleep A LOT! We think he is still a puppy.

Night 2 was much better. They both slept in our bed with us & we all survived! Not even an attempt to destroy one another- ok, only one, but that was well before bedtime. I think Bandit now knows not to take Echo's treat away from him. Now, they play with each other and throw in the occasional attack. Big improvement. No one has claimed Bandit. Tim took him to the SPCA and he is not chipped. Why wouldn't anyone chip their pet? Especially if they don't wear a collar and tags on a regular basis? The microchip is the size of a grain of rice and is basically like getting a shot. Slightly stings for a second, but that's it. But, in the instance that your dog gets lost, all a person has to do is call a phone number on the dog's tag, and voila! The owners are contacted & the dog is returned to its home! I really hope some little boy or girl isn't crying themselves to sleep every night because their puppy is missing. Tim hasn't seen any signs around where he works about a missing puppy, and no one has gone to the pound or SPCA looking for him (we filled out a lost dog card with his info & how to contact us in case someone comes looking for him).

And so begins Night 3...