One Week.

July 31, 2020

One week ago we brought the puppy home. Since then:

• Knows how to "sit." (knew that almost immediately).
• Improved from maximum of four accidents a day in the house, to two days of zero accidents, other days only one or two.
• LOVES her food. Will bark enthusiasm and encouragement when it's time to eat.
• Found a dead snake in our yard.
• Bites and nips when she wants you to know something. Of course the "something" could be any of the following:

1. I'm thirsty.

2. I'm hungry.

3. I'm tired.

4. I need to pee.

5. I need to poop.

6. I need to pee and poop.

7. I like to rip up the leg of your shorts.

8. I like to chase you and you run away when I nip at your Achille's tendon.

9. There is something I want you to know, but I'm not going to tell you what it is.

10. I love biting things.

• Last night she slept from 8 p.m. until 3 a.m. then after peeing she slept again until 7:30 a.m.
• She prefers to nap under my desk or my desk chair. I have to be careful I don't roll over her leg or tail or ears. So far, so good.
• The evening frenzies are real. And scary. And the two times I have felt like not a good pet owner are the times when I wasn't patient with her during those frenzies.
• We have a lot to learn as pet owners.
• She is starting to learn to walk on a leash from Leslie. She did great yesterday (Leslie AND Lily).
• She does really, really well with her kennel.
• The dewormer worked. Kind of gross but also kind of cool.
• I think we got rid of the fleas, but she is still a little itchy. She doesn't love baths, but she got one today.

I'm sure there are a lot of other things, too, but that's good for now.

No entry yesterday because yesterday was a recovery day for us. We rested. She took her normal six or seven naps. I joined her for a nap from 230-430. We both needed it.

She is a very good dog.

Michelle.