I’ve had one and only one goal for the last two weeks—house-training a three-pound puppy. My online class said never to use the kennel as punishment and always reward after each successful “potty.” It also said to remember “I” am the boss. I’m becoming less enamored with the puppy and the training. What the experts claimed isn’t applicable when it comes to Lucy. She uses her … [Read more...]
Week one with puppy Lucy
I walked into the Kennel on August 10th and found Lucy, my new ShihTzu puppy, in a crate waiting for me to take her home. She was lying on a small blanket, and when she looked up at me with her little black eyes, I had a new understanding of love at first sight. After one week, I am entertained and exhausted instead of lonely and bored. Backing up a bit, I prepared for … [Read more...]