Puppy Update - With Pictures!
Bored yet? Trust me, you soon will be. *g*
Kaiya continues to be adorable, and I say that even though there were two indoor accidents today. (I know where I screwed up on the second, but how/when she managed the first is a mystery.) Her adventures today: Petco and my nail salon, and more fun with the neighbors. But her big triumph was at Wednesday's puppy class. She's 3.5 lbs. The next smallest dogs in class were a golden retriever and a Portugeuse water dog. There were also an Old English sheepdog, a chocolate lab, a lab/hound cross and a border collie/something big cross. And Kaiya didn't care. During the off-leash play periods she rough-and-tumbled with the rest, and when they were running around the room, she raced after them on her tiny little legs. She also ran right up the 4' ramp, surveyed the room and ran back down. No dog aggression, and she was so calm that she sacked out and napped while the instructor was talking. Everyone loved her, too. I was a proud mama. *g*
She still hates riding in the car, but tomorrow (when she's going with me to a writers' conference) I'm going to try her in the car seat, which is like a raised bed she's seatbelted into, because I know part of her problem is that she hates being confined. She's screeching less when I go out of the room, though, and this morning she stayed quiet 'til the alarm went off. (That's vs. two hours of screeching the first morning and about half an hour per morning since.) She and Kizzy continue to nose each other undramatically when they meet, but the boys are still terrified of her, despite being almost five times her weight.
OK, I've blathered enough. How about a few pictures?
I get a lot of shots of her in bed, because 1) she's holding still, and 2) she's so darn cute.
But today I also remembered to take the camera outside with me. Resist this face if you dare.
Puppy tongue!
And this one cracks me up. I'm using a TV stand to store office supplies and manuscripts, and her food is kept on top of it, so she decided to scramble up and squish herself into the middle shelf (which is well above her head) in an attempt to steal a snack.
And now I'll spare you any more puppy rambling until further notice.
Kaiya continues to be adorable, and I say that even though there were two indoor accidents today. (I know where I screwed up on the second, but how/when she managed the first is a mystery.) Her adventures today: Petco and my nail salon, and more fun with the neighbors. But her big triumph was at Wednesday's puppy class. She's 3.5 lbs. The next smallest dogs in class were a golden retriever and a Portugeuse water dog. There were also an Old English sheepdog, a chocolate lab, a lab/hound cross and a border collie/something big cross. And Kaiya didn't care. During the off-leash play periods she rough-and-tumbled with the rest, and when they were running around the room, she raced after them on her tiny little legs. She also ran right up the 4' ramp, surveyed the room and ran back down. No dog aggression, and she was so calm that she sacked out and napped while the instructor was talking. Everyone loved her, too. I was a proud mama. *g*
She still hates riding in the car, but tomorrow (when she's going with me to a writers' conference) I'm going to try her in the car seat, which is like a raised bed she's seatbelted into, because I know part of her problem is that she hates being confined. She's screeching less when I go out of the room, though, and this morning she stayed quiet 'til the alarm went off. (That's vs. two hours of screeching the first morning and about half an hour per morning since.) She and Kizzy continue to nose each other undramatically when they meet, but the boys are still terrified of her, despite being almost five times her weight.
OK, I've blathered enough. How about a few pictures?
I get a lot of shots of her in bed, because 1) she's holding still, and 2) she's so darn cute.
But today I also remembered to take the camera outside with me. Resist this face if you dare.
Puppy tongue!
And this one cracks me up. I'm using a TV stand to store office supplies and manuscripts, and her food is kept on top of it, so she decided to scramble up and squish herself into the middle shelf (which is well above her head) in an attempt to steal a snack.
And now I'll spare you any more puppy rambling until further notice.