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Tobias: When Growing Up Changed Everything

Tobias: When Growing Up Changed Everything Tobias struggled through his first year of life, but he did it with his head held high. His sister Nibbler was always by his side, and his cousins Jasmine and Manney were never far away. After surviving those early months, Tobias finally seemed to enter what I thought would be the fun phase of his life. .              (Nibbler, Jasmine, and Tobias) Visits to friends. Long walks. Car rides. Dog parks. Family gatherings. The world was his playground. He had gone from being a tiny handful of a puppy to a lanky teenage dog who was always up to something. Tobias loved water. He loved socializing. He loved being around people. He was active, affectionate and, for the most part, a really great partner in crime. There was one notable exception: housebreaking him. That was a battle I am still not entirely sure how we survived. But otherwise, Tobias was shaping up to be everything we'd hoped for. We Thought ...