I can’t
believe it’s been a week since we brought Cocoa home. She’s a great dog to have
around. Easy and fun.
Because it’s
been a week I decided on Saturday to try to give her nails a little trim. They
were trimmed some when she arrived in WI, but when they are really long you can
only take a little off at a time. I was prepared for a fight, but she was
great. She just sat in my lap, and licked my hand. What a good girl.
Her skin has cleared
up nicely, and we are waiting for the fur to grow back. It also appears that she
has lost some weight. I haven’t put her on the scale yet though. I will have to
do that soon. If you follow the blog,
you have seen that she is moving around much better, and has accomplished the
big jump onto the bed J.
She is eating only high quality kibble, and has had no complaints about it, and
there is no food aggression.
Housetraining
is going really well. We had just a few accidents the first couple of days. We
have be accident free for 3-4 days now and yesterday she went to the back door
and asked to go out. What a smart girl.
Dogs are a
little like kids. Once you notice something that begins to worry you, they move
past it and on to something else. Cocoa
had definitely found a BFF, and it was me. She is always excited to greet my
Husband when he gets home, and she loves it when he gets on the floor to play
but she had decided to “glue” herself to me. She would follow me everywhere.
When I worked in the kitchen she would be on the rug by the sink. When I watch
TV in the living room, she would be curled up by my feet. If I get up to move
to another room, she would jump up and follow. When I changed a load of laundry
she would be between me and the washing machine. I even found her on the bath
mat when I got out of the shower. I began to worry that she would become one of
those Velcro dogs that would develop separation anxiety.
The last few
days Cocoa has shown signs of more independence. I moved from room to room
yesterday, and although she lifted her head to see where I was going, twice she
chose to stay right where she was. Also, yesterday she suddenly started playing
with some toys our Charlie left laying around. I was shocked. Up until then she
had no interest in toys at all. I picked one of the toys up and threw it down
the hallway….. and…. she chased it…. YAY for her. It took just a couple of
practice throws and she totally caught on to “fetch”….. AMAZING.. I think she
will never be one of those laid back dogs that watches the world go by, but I have
no worries about her being a Velcro dog either. I think she will land nicely
somewhere in between.
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