Making the Transition

I'm thinking that this blog will slowly transition out of total spotlight on Tyco into something more of a family moments and photo blog. Tyco hasn't been up to much these days and we've got big events in the works. and i also figure the pregnancy blog won't last forever. (i mean hopefully one day in October this Babe will be born and therefore i'll no longer be pregnant, hence no more pregnancy blog).

Tyco's recent antics have included chasing lots of animals on our walks lately. he seems particularly interested in squirrels and max said he almost caught one two nights ago. Last week he was on a walk and went into some bushes. when he came out he had a black cat In His Mouth but max got him to let it go before tyco shook it. a few days later max saw the cat again and all seems well. So, in a nutshell that's Tyco's life these days. chase animals, go on walks, and sleep as much as possible. he's generally happy as long as we're around and he'll keep close by if he knows one or the other of us isn't in town.

Since we've been pregnant people have been asking Max if Tyco knows... and how he'll be. we figure Tyco knows something's up. but we don't think he has any clue what is coming. and as far as Tyco and kids go, it's not a pretty sight. Tyco generally despises and is terrified of children. any time someone small comes towards him he starts to growl and step back and forth unable to decide whether to run away or charge. on sunday we walked by a yard full of children and one girl came over and i could have kissed her parents, she said " can i pet your dog?" and we had to explain that he's pretty 'grumpy' and then he took over by growling ferociously at her. she was not particularly fazed but did keep a good distance.

The big moment for Tyco with a child came over the winter when Max's sister and her husband came to visit over night and they brought their one year old. Adrian LOVES dogs. and Adrian LOVES Tyco. obviously, Tyco cannot be trusted with a child, so he was locked in his gate for most of the visit. but it became a game of mutual terror when Adrian would crawl into the kitchen and start to crawl towards Tyco's room giggling and laughing. Tyco would loudly bark or growl at Adrian. Adrian would get scared and back up whimpering. but he couldn't resist for long and a few minutes later would crawl back towards tyco to repeat the whole thing again. it probably would have gone on like that for hours without adult intervention.

So who knows how he'll be when it's his very own baby. hopefully he'll adjust quickly and easily, but he might not and we'll just have to be ready for that. he's got another baby coming to visit soon, maybe he'll do better with her. until then he has us to himself for a few more months. and we'll have to give him lots of walks and loves until Babe arrives (and after).