Our Little Family

We have a new puppy! His name is Marley, and in our books, he's ridiculously cute! 

There’s much to tell about him, but first I want to tell you a bit about Skittles, my other ‘puppy’ - Skittles.

Skittles has always been my baby, my puppy. Even now, after 6 years, I still call him puppy! To me Skittles is still immature, loved to race around, quite clumsy, the usual puppy stuff. Having Marley around though has made me realise how much Skittles has actually grown up, without me realising. He knows how little Marley is and is so gentle with him. Marley’s favourite game is to follow Skittles around until he sits down, then paw him in the face and bite him. Skittles just takes it! He plays back, and is forceful, but not rough by any means. He actually deals better with Marley biting him than I do! Sharing has never been Skittles strong point, but he will now give up his blanket or ball if Marley comes over to play, very surprising!

Now for Marley. He’s our 6 week old Border Collie x Lab (we think), and was saved from an owner who was going to go to awful lengths to get rid of a litter of puppies. Ironically he was born on our wedding day! Being the runt of his litter you’d expect a slightly smaller and fragile little pup – not the case! He’s full of beans, and ridiculously friendly. For his size he is very strong, clinging on to objects Skittles drags around the yard. After spending his first day with us in a car, we went straight to putting him outside with his new brother. He adjusted very quickly, and whilst he still cries on the odd occasion, we can easily leave him outside for the day – under Skittles supervision!

Here are a few pics of the two playing. 

If you look closely, you can see Skittles paw over Marley - he likes to make sure he's still boss!

Sharing is caring!

Still the boss!

Our little family :)

All in all Marley has settled in well, and I’m pretty proud of Skittles for the way he’s dealt with it. When we open the back door they now both come running, and are always eager to play. Getting another dog was definitely one of the best ideas we’ve had!