A Puppy Finds His Place

As the first couple days with our new puppy passed, we knew we needed to make a final decision on what his name should be. We weren't able to come up with many that we liked. I wanted his name to be something sort of unique, and something that fits him well. After putting some thought into it, I came up with the name Zeus. I thought it was short, easy, and a cool name for a dog. It also fit the puppy quite well. He had grayish-white fur like the god Zeus' beard and piecing blue eyes that resembled lightning. My roommate liked it too so I went to PetSmart and got him his first engraved dog tag. He was officially named Zeus.

While at PetSmart, I decided to splurge and upgrade almost all of his doggy gear. I bought him a better collar, a nice retractable leash, metal food and water bowls, treats, and toys. I also made a major upgrade to his diet. After reading online about how Purina Puppy Chow is the "McDonald's of dog food", I bought Zeus some top of the line Blue Buffalo Wilderness puppy food. For the next week or so, I mixed the two foods in the puppy's bowl just like you're supposed to when introducing a dog to a new diet. He seemed to love the taste of the Blue Buffalo, but unfortunately, the food was too rich for him and didn't agree wig his stomach. He kept getting episodes of vomiting and diarrhea which made me feel terrible because I spent a lot of money on that food  wanting him to get something tasty with excellent nutritional value. After seeing him so sick, I switched him over to Nutro Healthy Choice puppy food which is not as highly regarded as Blue Buffalo, but is still a pretty good dog food. He seemed to do well on that and he is still eating it today.