Day one.

Well, here's how it went!

I went to the breeder's, and we discussed options. I decided that I wasn't ready to tackle a puppy with possible health issues, and so I was introduced to the girl that she hadn't sold yet (the people who were going to get her backed out).

Long story short, she was a super sweet, sociable little puppy, and I decided to go with her.

Car ride home went great, she slept most of the way aside from a few wake-ups to play and beg for attention.



First night actually went remarkably well. She had one accident right when I got her home, but then she slept most the night. I woke up around 4:30 AM and took her out, she went quickly and then cried for about ~20 minutes before settling down and going back to sleep. Adam stayed the night and was amazingly patient with the crying puppy. <3 Woke up at around 8:30 and took her out again, had to rush her outside but she made it. The rest of this morning has been a mixture of playing, puppy napping, and taking her outside when she needs it. I have her tethered close by me in the living room at the moment, and she's been good. My cats were actually shockingly okay with her. They're fine with her getting within about a foot of them without hissing, but if she tries to play with them they hiss and she gets the hint and leaves them alone. She's still not eating a bunch (she eats but not very much) but I'm hoping that's just stress. (And yes, that's a puppy pad in the pic. No, it's not being used for those purposes. I bought a small pack of them for $3 for the ride home so me or the car didn't get peed on, and now they're being used to keep her from sloshing water on the floor.) I'm not planning on free-feeding, these are just from breakfast time.


Dubious cat is dubious.

Baby's first corgi flop.

Also:

A couple videos.

Forgive the background mess, I just moved a couple weeks ago. Still in the process of unpacking the bedroom.

These were both taken right after dinnertime, hence the food on the bottom of the crate. She's a bit of a fussy eater and pulls out the kibble as she's eating.

She's picking up stuff so fast. I'm using sample-sized rolls of Natural Balance cut up into tiny chunks as training treats and she goes bananas over them. She's already associated clicker with 'treat' and has started picking up on sit. I've been treating her when she potties outside and she even came up to me and whined earlier when she had to go!

Mauling her stuffed lion: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqUz4X3rnIU

And a bit of fussing and playing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heGZ99fqgkM