# I Have Lost My Mind! Meet Our New Baby \[dog\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 31, 2021, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-lost-my-mind-meet-our-new-baby-dog/949833 "2021-08-31T16:34:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2021, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-lost-my-mind-meet-our-new-baby-dog/949833/1 "2021-08-31T16:34:09Z")
As if two dogs weren’t enough, we added a new member to the pack this last weekend. Meet Rigatoni (We call him Rigs). He’s an 8wk old boxer. He joins Huck the Great Dane and Zeb the German Shepherd. The big guys are getting along with him pretty well. Huck is a little nervous about the situation sometimes and Zeb plays a little too rough. But we’re dealing with all of that. Potty training is the worst thing right now. We are constantly putting him outside. Thank goodness we still have nice weather, so we can be outside more than inside. He sleeps with me and sleeps all night without a peep. I’ve done this with all of the dogs we’ve had as puppies and it has always worked out great. They eventually slept in their own spot. I just keep chanting to myself, “this stage won’t last forever”. 🤞🏽 🤞🏽 Giving himself a little scritch: [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/QniGI8V.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/QniGI8V) Sleeping with his big brother: [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/BDbKuZp.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/BDbKuZp) His first walk in the woods: [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/vcGitDG.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/vcGitDG) ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2021, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-lost-my-mind-meet-our-new-baby-dog/949833/2 "2021-08-31T16:45:38Z")
You’ve got a weirdly shaped dog there. His feets too big. I hope you got a discount. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2021, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-lost-my-mind-meet-our-new-baby-dog/949833/3 "2021-08-31T16:49:32Z")
Awwww, I love boxers. ---
**Author:** ![slalexan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@slalexan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slalexan)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2021, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-lost-my-mind-meet-our-new-baby-dog/949833/4 "2021-08-31T16:52:17Z")
I can’t. He’s too cute. Give him scritches from me. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2021, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-lost-my-mind-meet-our-new-baby-dog/949833/5 "2021-08-31T17:32:43Z")
Oh my goodness. Oh my goodness! 😍 ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2021, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-lost-my-mind-meet-our-new-baby-dog/949833/6 "2021-08-31T17:39:14Z")
I almost died from the cute!!! ---
**Author:** ![SurrenderDorothy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/surrenderdorothy/32/1221_2.png) [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2021, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-lost-my-mind-meet-our-new-baby-dog/949833/7 "2021-08-31T17:46:39Z")
Oh my word that picture of him sleeping with Huck… that’s one to print out and put on the refrigerator! Also, you have most definitely lost your mind. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2021, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-lost-my-mind-meet-our-new-baby-dog/949833/8 "2021-08-31T17:53:14Z")
Those are precious! What a cutie! StG ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2021, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-lost-my-mind-meet-our-new-baby-dog/949833/9 "2021-08-31T18:31:40Z")
Thanks all! I guess it’s a good thing he’s so cute. It’s pretty hard to get mad at him! 😍 ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2021, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-lost-my-mind-meet-our-new-baby-dog/949833/10 "2021-08-31T18:31:41Z")
Love his gloves! ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2021, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-lost-my-mind-meet-our-new-baby-dog/949833/11 "2021-09-01T01:48:59Z")
Look at the size of those feet! You’ll be able to ride him to Walmart when he’s growed up. ---
**Author:** ![Dorabella](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f08c70/32.png) [@Dorabella](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dorabella)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2021, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-lost-my-mind-meet-our-new-baby-dog/949833/12 "2021-09-01T03:08:02Z")
So ultra-cute. Enjoy his puppy-hood even though it can be a trial at times. It goes by so quickly. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2021, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-lost-my-mind-meet-our-new-baby-dog/949833/13 "2021-09-01T03:10:37Z")
What a cutie! ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-lost-my-mind-meet-our-new-baby-dog/949833/14 "2021-09-02T03:03:46Z")
Way cute. I want to give him a squeaky toy. I love boxers. ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-lost-my-mind-meet-our-new-baby-dog/949833/15 "2021-09-02T04:04:11Z")
I wish to squeesh his widdoe mooshyface yes I do! And BigBoi and TinyBoi together are just TOO MUCH! ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-lost-my-mind-meet-our-new-baby-dog/949833/16 "2021-09-02T04:23:34Z")
Oh My god he is just so **cute**!! Look at those giant feet! 🥰 ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-lost-my-mind-meet-our-new-baby-dog/949833/17 "2021-09-02T05:42:08Z")
Adorbs. Mail him to me. Now. Please! ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-lost-my-mind-meet-our-new-baby-dog/949833/18 "2021-09-02T06:15:32Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > Look at the size of those feet! You’ll be able to ride him to Walmart when he’s growed up. I was idly wondering just the other day why a puppy’s feet are the first thing to get big. I figured maybe it was the keep them from being injured with all of the running around they do. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-lost-my-mind-meet-our-new-baby-dog/949833/19 "2021-09-02T14:38:00Z")
^ Sounds good; plus: balance? The longer/spindlier the legs, the bigger the feet? Our first dog was an 8 week old Border Collie mix and watching her grow her first year was like watching a street performer blow up a balloon animal in slow motion. First the head got real big, then the shoulders/chestal area caught up, then the abdominal region filled in, then the backside brought up the rear – remember when the street performer finishes the balloon animal by making the poofy tail pop out? Same deal here. 😀 ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-lost-my-mind-meet-our-new-baby-dog/949833/20 "2021-09-02T16:06:35Z")
We’ve had him less that a week and I swear his legs have grown at least an inch. I took him to work with me Tues & Wed. It was kind of hard, but I want him to get used to things - people, cars, noises, etc. He doesn’t understand the concept of walking on a leash yet, so I’ve had to carry him quite a bit. For as little as he looks, he’s a heavy little pork chop. Here he is passed out at the office! [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/AiojC6r.jpeg "Imgur: The magic of the Internet") ](https://imgur.com/AiojC6r) [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/6hof4m9.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/6hof4m9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-lost-my-mind-meet-our-new-baby-dog/949833.md?page=2)