Until I caved and invited her on the bed with me. She was SO good. She snuggled in so close to me and we both fell asleep being a comfort to each other. She woke me twice by whimpering and licking my chin. I got dressed for the weather- heavy storm, lightning, thunder scary and cold. But she has courage and although she trembled the entire time the thunder was booming, she did her business and we came back inside. This puppy has some pretty active dreams once she nods off. I finally had to put her back into her crate where she slept until this morning.
Our training philosophy for pups is ignore the bad behavior, reward the good. If we discipline it is with voice only and she is tuned in to me when I tell her “NO!” This morning she was pumped full of energy and wanted to play with Blake. He was not amused and bit her! But Blake doesn’t have teeth so she just got pinched. Right now, her tennis ball is being played with by Blake, and Zara looks so sad at the loss of her toy. But she knows not to try and go and get it. LOL
It’s so rewarding to watch Mr. Blake play like a kitten. His life before he came here was dismal. He shared a small dog kennel with 52 other cats! He’s the one whose ears on the inside look like a mushroom forest. We can’t seem to get rid of the growth but so far it hasn’t bothered him, so just like a cat he has adjusted. I was petting him this morning and along his back, he has this lump that looks like a clear bubble after I shaved the area? It is about the size of a dime, so I will keep an eye on it and if it doesn’t go away or if it gets bigger- I guess we go to the vet. They estimate he is around 15 years old so it is nice to know that he can hold his own against this rambunctious puppy!
She’s a people-dog. She knows dogs weren’t meant to be separated from people who care. And good for Blake being such an active fellow. I wish some of mine who are younger than he would have half as much energy.