New Habbits

Chloe is still doing pretty good with potty training. She only has peeing accidents inside now. We have a fan for her crate. I think she likes it. She's doing really well on her new food we started on the 9th.

She is now jumping on the couches and trying to play with the blanket and pillows... it's super frustrating and I don't know how to make her stop. She didn't go on the furniture the first few weeks, so I'm not ever sure why she started. I read that maybe it's because we (humans) are always sitting on them so she thinks that it's more comfy up here. And I guess it probably is. I probably need to get her a doggie bed... but they're so expensive to get a good one. I don't want one that she's just going to destroy!

Chloe is also teething or going to be teething in the next few weeks. She can have ice cubes, frozen treats, dog toys made for teething... she just licks the ice cubes, I'm not sure what to freeze, and the teething bone I got her she doesn't like. I guess it's good that she wants to chew on blankets, towels, and rugs; things that are easy to replace.... but it would be nice if her toys were good enough for her!

First Day Not Coming Home For Lunch

Andy and I decided to not come home for lunch today. I've come home everyday since we got Chloe to take her out and feed her her middle meal. Today she got two meals, one morning and one after work. She didn't mind only two meals. She also made it through the day without messing up her crate! I warned Andy that it is only the first time trying it and she MAY make a mess in the near future since she's not used to not being let out during the day...

Wo-Zah-Wa

My mom and I took Chloe to Wo-Zah-Wa today. Everyone smiled and pet her... it was cute, until we just wanted to keep going. Mom put Chloe in a bag for part of the day. I'm surprised Chloe didn't try to get out harder... We also got kicked out of the park, thankfully when we were done. But what is with the park rules of 'no dogs'? How silly.
We watched the parade too. Chloe tried to sleep through it, but she didn't like the drums in the bands. Too loud and low pitched maybe?

Crate Training

Chloe got up around 2 this morning and started howling! I took her outside to go potty and when we came back to the door, I have accidentally left it open. I looked and around and found BOTH kitties wandering around on the new patio. They want to go outside, but then when they get there they have nowhere to go. It's pretty funny. I caught them both. I thought for sure Jody was going to run under the deck, but I got her first! That would have made a terrible night.

Chloe is getting better with her crate. She won't go in on her own, but if I take her over to it and put her front feet inside, she'll go in and lay or sit down and let me close the door without shoving her in. I think she'll get the hang of it yet!!

Hot Days

It's a bit hot for Chloe today, but I don't WANT to turn the air on. She gets a fan blowing in her crate. She didn't really know what to think about it this morning, but tonight she was laying in front of it while I was on the computer. I think she decided she likes it.

This past weekend, my aunt gave us a dogloo. Chloe also doesn't understand that it's for her to go inside and be shady.

First Run

Chloe and I went for our first run today. One mile in about 17 minutes... Chloe gets distracted too easily! But we met 2 new doggies and she's starting to learn what 'run', 'keep going', and 'leave it' mean.

Tomorrow I have a thing in a park in town. Do dogs allowed unless they're train for something with geese. I think that's so silly you can't bring your dog into a park on a leash...

First Puppy Class

Chloe and I had puppy class tonight. There's only 2 other puppies and they're both tiny little dogs. The instructer brough her dog too. He's bigger, more like what Chloe will be like. She likes him best I think. She rolls over and lets her sniff her. Silly puppy. One of the puppies tries to hump her though... I think he needs to be trained not to.
So, we were supposed to "load the clicker" a little in class. Click the clicker, give treat, repeat until when ever you push the clicker your dog expects a treat. Chloe wouldn't eat treats for to save her life and she LOVES them at home. The instructer brought out a few different kinds also and she wouldn't eat any of them either! Now I'm supposed to try to find treats for her for next week and mix hot dog in the treat bag to make them all smell good. I also shouldn't feed her right before class...oops!
After class, I thought Chloe had to go potty before we talked about a different harness. I took her outside and she wouldn't do anything becasue she was so worried about all the other smells and things out there. She needs to learn to go potty where ever there's grass!