1 x exciting facebook announcement
8 x weeks of facebook pupdate stalking
6 x weeks of waiting
7  x weeks of growing

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1 x pile of puppies
3 x hours of heaven on earth
1 x puppy with a mustache
2 x stolen hearts


30 x quibbles over names
400 x vetoes
1 x winning name:  Flynn

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1 x patch ear
4 x spotty paws
2 x big brown eyes
100s x little spots
2 x tiny balls
1 x excited little puppy
2 x excited new pup parents.

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1 x car ride to new home
1 x new clean blanket
1 x puppy throw up
1 x soiled blanket
1 x homecoming




3 x carpets stained
3 x rugs ruined
8 x bottles of anti-scent marker
3 x weeks of night time wees
2 x nights of crying

250 x gross things pulled out of puppy mouth


3 x pairs of jeans ripped
2 x shirts claimed as bedding
50 x bags of treats
300 x hours of training
300 x utterly awful puppy farts




1 x first big walk in the woods
1 x clean kitchen floor
4 x muddy paws
1 x mopping husband
1 x pre-bath escaped puppy
1 x mopping husband




5 x weeks of socialisation
2 x weary arms from carrying ever growing puppy
4 x books on puppy training
3 x chewed books on puppy training
50 x puppy bite marks & bruises
3 x daily time outs
3 x daily make ups
30 x daily cuddles


1 x food bin contents stolen and eaten
1 x emergency vet visit
1 x sleepness night
1 x panic attack at the bill
1 x little prayer of thanks for insurance




6 x weeks of puppy classes
1 x puppy diploma & medal


3 x collars grown out of
2 x beds grown out of
4 x harnesses grown out of
2 x squished people from oversized lap dog





3 x ice creams stolen
20 x ice creams (secretly) shared
1 x bowl of strawberries & cream stolen
1 x cooling birthday cake nibbled
1 x cooling birthday cake stolen
1 x coffee cream birthday cake stolen
1/4 x coffee cream birthday cake eaten (including wrapper)
1 x poop explosion
1 x stairgate put in kitchen

101 x of the same jokes shouted at you in the street
6 x bashed chins from excited puppy jumping
400 x excited puppy greetings
1 x sudden storm
0 x umbrellas
2 x wet people
1 x excited puppy





28 x puppy teeth lost
5 x non destructible toys destroyed
5 x bully sticks buried in the sofa cushions
4 x sofa cushions washed
42 x adult teeth gained
5 x teething bones chewed


60 x mud baths
3 x rivers jumped into
50 x muddy paws



100s x adventures
100s x places visited
100000 x pictures taken







2 x people completely in love
1 x best friend for life.