As promised, here is the update on bringing Sugar home. The photos above are of her Mommy and Daddy – a Staffordshire Bull Terrier and a Jack Russell. I’d never seen a black Jack Russell before I met Rocky (Sugar’s Dad), but he looks gorgeous!
The ‘breeder’ Suzanne told us this was an accidental litter – Rocky was neutered 6 weeks after the puppies were born. Mum’s expressed doubt about that but I like to give people the benefit of the doubt, and it was nice to meet both sire and dam at the same time. Rocky and I had a fun little tussle on the floor – I hope Sugar ends up with some of his playful temperament!
Sugar was the last puppy left when we went and picked her up. Despite being weaned for over a week, greedy Sugar kept returning to the (now-dry) milkbar during our visit. I guess she was glad not to have to share any more!
Sugar looks so much like her dad in terms of color. I think she might eventually look more like her Mum physically, since she’s about her Dad’s size right now. Several times I got them confused when they were both running about.
We had a pretty uneventful car journey home. Sugar was surprisingly quiet and calm for most of the journey, although she did have a little piddly accident halfway through (we planned for that by putting her on a puppy pad covered with a towel).
However juuuuuuust as we were turning onto our street… Sugar threw up. Multiple times, haha. I guess it was a pretty long ride for her, luckily we won’t have to travel that far often.
The cat was suitably shocked/terrified when she saw Sugar – we had planned to introduce them gradually, but whoops, she met us at the front door. Buddy was actually DELIGHTED to meet Sugar, but she wasn’t too sure at first. After a little while they were playing happily, though.
It’s been a super busy day of looking after puppies and helping Sugar settle in, so I’ll leave you with my favourite photo of us together so far:
Until next time,
That Dog Kid 