is he not the prettiest?! 

in like 10 minutes, on my lunch break/lunchtime puppy visit, and it was AWESOME and adorable and he manages to maintain his little puppy composure in the midst of my hysterical squealing and fits of glee! 

this is the face of one accomplished puppy…

Today Machete got his 2nd BarkBox and it is super duper awesome!!!  Especially since this time we got to open the box with our puppy, and he got to enjoy all the treats immediately.

Look at all this awesome puppy swag!

This one shipped really fast, I basically got the tracking info yesterday and BOOM! here it is!

The first nifty treat was actually TWO treats!  Two sample sizes…

we're not a valentine's day household, cuz UGH...but the local pet shop had a furry friends valentine's contest type thing and MACHETE WON! well, he was one of 30 lucky pets to get a prize, and today we went out in the snow to a.) get him used to car rides b.) get him used to the place he'll be taking puppy kindergarten and c.) pick up the swag!

since we were…

and we've officially had him for two of those weeks, yay! he's pretty much just the best little puppy in the whole wide world...ever.  

he started puppy kindergarten yesterday, and it's going to be awesome.  the trainer is really amazing, and we're so excited about it.  snow is melting every day so we'll get back on the leash training and…

Monday started Machete's first days alone in the house without either of us — safely crated, with his water bowl accessible & the puppy cam focused right on his little face — and he did SO WELL!!

Seriously, best little pup ever! He didn't mess his crate, he totally amused himself or stayed napping, and when I came to visit him on my lunch breaks he went potty very quickly and was happy to play.  He's done great on the housebreaking so far, though I can tell he's getting a bit of…

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Machete loooooooooooooooooooooveesssssss Aragorn...gets sooooo happy when he comes home from work!

Machete is totally dubious of Mondays.  We had an issue at home with the bathroom renovations and the WORST CREW EVER and it's made the house a disaster and is slowly traumatizing the pets.  The cats are dealing with the worst of it, right now, poor lil' guys.

Machete is not a fan of the car at the moment.  He will quietly settle eventually, but at the start he's…

friday we somehow managed to get ourselves together and get on the road to duxbury in one piece, but it was an ordeal for sure.

and then, and then, after FOREVER AND EVER AND EVER OF WAITING, we finally picked up machete! and he was perfect and snuggly and adorable and awesome. we spent some time with anne learning about his feeding habits, his…