Puppy Update

Osa will be six months old in a couple weeks.

Here she is at two months. She was so tiny.

She just loves her brother Micah. He doesn't care for her, but she just wants to be near him.

I didn't want Micah to be jealous of all the toys we bought for Osa, so I gave him a bunny.

And it became Osa's favorite toy. Probably because I kept taking it away from her and trying to give it back to Micah (who didn't seem to care for it anyway...he is just an old man). Little stinkers.

One other change in the house...we now let Lilly on the table. Osa chases her, and I feel bad about that, so...I have to clean the hair off before we eat.

Osa is a fast learner. They're not allowed past that gate without permission, and they're (usually) pretty good at waiting.

We took her to get a bath and she got some pretty bows. 

She also likes to sit in front of the fridge when someone opens the door. It must cool her down.

We were going to shave her for the summer, but Joseph read online that the hair actually keeps them cool and it's not a good idea to shave chows. So she has all her hair.

She has doubled in size since we got her. I am glad, I am hoping she's a big dog.

And she has a new nickname...Chicken Licker.

She follows us around the house. At first she attacked the broom when we would sweep, but we worked with her and she is much better behaved now. She knows sit and stay, and she will stay still when I put a treat in front of her until I tell her she can have it. But she doesn't listen when she's excited. I'm trying to get her to learn "roll over" but she doesn't get it - she rolls to her back and that's it, not a full roll. 

We made an appointment for Doggy Daycare, where she can play and socialize with other dogs. I want to make sure she's very well socialized and likes all sorts of dogs and people. When we called to make an appointment, they asked if she had all of her shots. Yes, we took her three times and she got all the puppy vaccines. They had to call and check with the vet, so we gave them the vet info. Turns out the vet forgot one of the shots.

Ughhhhh. That's kind of a problem.

J was able to take her in and get the last shot. The vet did a full examination. Her adult teeth are coming in. The vet asked how she's doing with potty training. J told her that she's been potty trained for a few months now. He told me that the vet seemed surprised.

That's right, our baby dog is a genius.