Today is Riley's 8 week birthday. I wish I could bring him home now, but I decided to wait until finals were over. A new puppy and 2 weeks worth of vet school finals just don't mix! He'll be 11 weeks when he gets here. He's making a bit of a change from Texas to Michigan weather, but it should be nice by the time he gets here the end of this month. I was a little nervous about him flying, but I'm sure everything will work out fine. Unfortunately the breeder only ships on Tuesdays, and my finals aren't over with until Thursday, May 1st. I didn't want to lose the entire weekend with him, so I decided to fly him in on the 29th anyways. A friend I met through the breeder who lives in the area offered to watch him for me for two days. It actually works out well - she has 2 younger daughters and an older corgi to keep him worn out! :) The best part is that she's home all the time so I know he'll get lost of love and attention there.
I made my inaugral trip to PetsMart the other day. I bought some carpet cleaner and a couple toys for Riley. My friend has a bulldog puppy who just loves his "Bumble Ball," so I bought one of those and a busy buddy twist and treat.
I don't know, maybe its vet school, but I'm terrified of having a fat corgi. I also have come to the point where I worry that everything we learn about my corgi will fall ill with, or have certain genetic problems. Like patent ductus arteriosus - its more common in certain breeds (corgis aren't one of them) and it occurs more frequently in females than males, but I still worry that he'll somehow have one. I can only imagine what it will be like someday when I have human children!