Wow. It’s been a whole week with my new Mommy and Daddy. I’ve learned a lot!!
I learned how to go up these things they call stairs on my second day here, Mommy went up them, and I didn’t want to be left behind, I miss her so much when she goes away from me! I was so proud of myself and Mommy and Daddy praised me and patted and kissed and hugged me lots and lots. I really like that and it makes me want to do things they like even more!
I still needed to be carried DOWN the stairs, that was scary to me, and DOWN is much harder than UP.
I learned that when someone says “Out!” I should leave the kitchen.
I wasn’t being very good at coming when called, but once they made me go potty when I was leashed, I got the hang of it, and I now know that “come” or “come here” doesn’t mean that my fun is going to end. Once I’ve done my numbers, Mommy or Daddy run around with me (on leash) and we have a great time, but potty comes first.
I do hate it when they leave though, partly because I miss them so much, and I still don’t feel certain they’re coming back, and partly because they lock me in my crate, so I won’t get into trouble and pee or stuff. I guess they have to, but I don’t like it very much, and I whine and howl.
Yesterday though, I wanted to see Mommy so badly that I made myself learn how to go down the stairs, it was very scary, and I REALLY had to concentrate (Mommy says the little frowny wrinkles I make in my forehead when I do it are cute), but I did it! And I’ve done it lots since.
I’m having a lot of fun with the family, and the other dog is being a lot nicer to me now that she’s getting used to having me around. No luck with the cat yet though, but I’m being my most polite and charming. Except when I bark at her, but that’s only because I want to play. She’s weird.
They had to put up a thing they call a child gate to stop me barging through the door and going wherever I want, but I’m smarter than that – I figured out how to move it aside so I could still go. But when Mommy says “ah ah!!!” I usually listen.
This week has been fun, I’m really liking it here!
p.s. Remember how I said I was going to try and make Mommy and Daddy cave and let me sleep with them? Well, on my third night here, they let me and I’ve been sleeping with them ever since. Howling to go potty every hour on the hour that second night seemed to really do the trick!
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