Like baby like dog

Tito was our first baby. We got him just before our first anniversary. He was 12 weeks old when we brought him home, a whole 3lbs and so cute. He was just like a baby we had to help him learn to eat dog food and to sleep through the night. We had to potty train him and give him lots of love and attention. He went to puppy kindergarten and everything. It was great practice before having a real baby (but easy then a real baby). Then Addi came along 2 years later and she is our baby. Everyone said that the dog becomes just a dog after the baby comes but Tito is still like one of our kids. He is a great older brother for Addi and is very protective and loving, yet can still get annoyed at time by his baby sister. It really is amazing how much a dog is like a child. Friday was Addi's one year check up. The doctor weighed her, looked in her ears and in her mouth and then she got 3 immunizations and her blood drawn. Today was Tito's three year check-up and the doctor weighed him looked in his ears and mouth gave him three immunizations and drew his blood. The only real difference in the check-ups was that I had to pay for Tito's since he is not covered under our insurance. On April 9th Tito will be 3 years old. We are very glad that he has been in our family and hope that he feels the same way. I know Addi loves having him around. Tito is the first thing Addi looks for when she gets up from her naps and Tito is always so excited to play when he hears her wake up. Addi won't say mama but she says Tito all the time. They are similar in many ways. They are both small and crawl around the house. They are both loving and love to cuddle with their mommy. Tito even loves the same food as Addi and will wait by her highchair for her to throw some food his way. They both like to climb up on the back of the couch and look out the window and they both hate getting in the car. I am glad that Addi has her puppy to grow up with.