A visit to the vet
He wasn’t very happy in the car. The last time he was in a car he had a long journey from Shropshire to Berkshire but this time it was a five minute drive to our vet, not long enough to unsettle his stomach!
Vet Patrycja greeted us at the car and carried Gilbert in to the consulting room. She had seen the sadness of Gus and Bertie’s final days, so was delighted to see a young, healthy puppy.
Gilbert, of course, was excited to meet another new human. He’s very excited about everything and particularly if treats are involved.
Back home, he settled down
for a snooze before Arthur came to play.
Roxy and the cats watched tolerantly as the two youngsters mauled each other, then they went to sleep.
Herschel adores the dogs and understands that Gilbert is young. Therefore, his discipline is firm but less harsh than his brother's.
Herschel likes to sleep in the Master's chair, cosy on the faux fur cover.
He's quite well camouflaged!
In four weeks' time we will repeat the exercise. By then, Gilbert will be quite big and heavy. At nine weeks he weighed 6.5 kg. This week he was 7.8 kg.
Will he have put on another 5 kg by then? I suspect it will be more! Carrying him up and down stairs will become more and more of a weight-lifting exercise. Will it improve my core strength, I wonder?
