Jeb
| Mother Nature gave the newest member of the Applegate fur family the cold shoulder when he made the trip to Pennsylvania from Delaware on Jan. 10. Jeb, a young bloodhound, was greeted by snow and frigid temperatures. Of course, it was snowy where he was whelped as well. Jeb was uneasy for his first week at his new home. |  Jebediah |
Jeb
Things were very different from his birthing place and there were new faces and smells.
To make things worse, his new human mom put a hat on him.
However, Jeb took things in stride. It only took a couple of days to figure out the dog door.
He finally settled down enough to enjoy his doggy pillow.
Gus and Jeb
Gus and Jeb hit things off. However, Gus had to be careful not to step on the diminutive bloodhound.
Jeb and Clem
Jeb quickly grew fond of elder bloodhound, Clem. He shadowed every move Clem made. It was rare that Clem could venture anywhere without Jeb close behind. Clem in addition to being Jeb's adopted brother was actually blood related to Jeb's mother. Clem in fact may be Jeb's uncle.
Sadie, Jeb and Clem
Sadie, like Mother Nature, originally gave Jeb the cold shoulder. However, like the weather she gradually warmed up to him, little by little.
Lil' Bit and Jeb
Then Jeb encountered feline Lil' Bit. There was biting, chasing and scratching. It was all in good fun until Jeb got too big and too rough. Lil' Bit steers clear of the puppy for now except for the occasional ambush.
Jeb and Otis
When Jeb greeted Otis, he was welcomed in goat-fashion with an attempted headbutt.
Clem and Jeb
It only took a little over a month for Jeb to join the big dogs on their walk. He soon had no problem going for the whole length of our daily journey.
He's working to get the hang of crossing creeks. Mother Nature made things harder with ice formations on one day and rising waters on the next. Jeb was motivated by treats and soon started double- and triple- crossing the waterways to obtain more goodies.
Jeb
Over the past few weeks, Jeb grew by leaps and bounds. On his first vet visit he weighed in at 19 pounds and on his most recent visit he was up to 32 pounds.
Jeb and Clem
Jeb is still struggling with housetraining. Again, Mother Nature and her frigid temperatures and freezing rain did not help the situation. No one wanted to be outside for very long during any of these weather events.
Jeb
Jeb has a small issue with his eyes. He is so wrinkled that his folds push his eyelashes into his eyes. The vet gave him some drops to lubricate his eyes. He may grow out of this issue once he grows into his wrinkles. However, he may need surgery later on to tack his eyelids. Clem had this issue, and it was resolved with stitches. Time will tell if Jeb needs to take that route.
Gus, Jeb and Clem
I'm sure that Jeb will face challenges head on in the future. Just as the weather is growing slightly more comfortable, Jeb is definitely more comfortable with his fur-ever home. That's just the nature of things 'round here.
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