It’s been one week
since you left her here. And she’s doing pretty fabulous.
Dutchess is slowly learning what she can and cannot do. Some things she’s lightening quick to catch on, some things you just look at her and go WHAAAA? and then she does something stupid that cancels out the yaydog! moment you had when she caught on to something. She’s walking on the leash like a champ, she is learning to sit and wait when someone has to do something before we can move on. Like when I open the door to go out to the yard, she has to wait before going out, no more door rushing. When we leave the yard, she sits and waits as I open the gate all the way, and then doesn’t move till I tell her “come”. As well, she sits before we cross the street so that I have her attention while waiting for traffic to clear. When someone walks by us, she has to sit and wait, no more jumping around when people show up. Here in the house she is learning that jumping up at any time is unacceptable, be it when someone comes over, or at the counter or at the couch. Last night however, I don’t know WHAT her issue was, but boy oh boy was she full of it. We’ve been switching her food over to something a bit nicer than Purina. All natural stuffs, no by products. The changes we hope to see with her on this food are healthier coat, better appetite, less stinky ass, and less poop that looks like a frozen yogurt cone. So far the poop and less stinky ass is the improvement, though not great(there you go Jay and JC.. a poop post on this blog).
We’re supposed to be going down to Upper Canada tomorrow again for some camping with Kev’s dad and his GF. Should be fun, however we have no dog crate for the monster yet for in the car. I was looking at a couple of different things. The soul owning dynamic is shifting. It will no longer be Home Depot and Rona that torture us. They’re leasing our souls out to PetSmart. Walking down the isles of that store really makes me wish Dutch played with toys. She’s happiest chewing a stick.. we have no sticks.
