I have had the most fun ever, the last 2 months, getting used to having a puppy in our lives and then creating a work dynamic that doesn't require her being by herself for hours at a time! She just turned 5 months on October 5. She loves people and other dogs, is a very happy girl, and is incredibly smart!!! We had her 2 weeks when she jumped up at the door, put her paws on each side of the round doorknob and tried to turn it one way and then the next! My husband and I just looked at one another and thought "uh oh", imagining all the things she could get into...
She is a surprisingly great puppy! She has always slept through the night (wakes between 6-8am to go out); Every time I think she is up to no good because she has escaped the confines of the kitchen/family room area to sneak upstairs - I have found her laying at the top of the stairs WITH HER OWN TOY; and...We can count on 2 hands how many "mistakes" have been made in the house (and only "#1"s)... She starts to walk to the front door, or if she is in the office with me, she rings a bell I have tied on the doorknob (thanks to a client of mine for this suggestion and teaching me the process of training her to do this!). I then ask her if she has to go outside and if it is a "yes", she shakes a paw, if "no" she just walks by me, grabs her toy and brings it to me to play. (She has figured out she gets my attention this way as well...) Pretty impressive, right??? I mean I have grown up with dogs that ate library books, magnets off the fridge, my new leather boots, tore down all the wall paper in one room and then ate holes through the drywall...so I have been expecting the worst!!! This puppy though...
So, I decided to take her in the car with me if I have errands to run, really short appointments, etc. to see how she does. She did so well in the first couple of weeks that now I manage my time schedule so that on the short appointment/errand days I take her with me, and plan for longer appointments to be scheduled separately or in the evening, so she is not alone too long, or she has "Daddy" with her. I have found through our travels together that she is a fantastic companion and have learned that many places around the city are "pet friendly"! Places you would never expect...the post office, pharmacy, my web-designers' office (Verda Design), and several clients' places! I pack us lunches, we go for walks in between appointments, all is good...
A phenomenally socialized dog, better time management, planned (healthier) meals and daily exercise that I normally wouldn't get! Such a great idea!!!
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