First Full Day at Home/Second Day Too!

SUNDAY 1/6/08

JinX! took her first romp leashed walk over the weekend! At first she was scared to death about going outside and would sit in the living room and refuse to move. After some encouragement and assurance, i had to pick her up and take her outside. With each new outing she got a bit bolder and began her puppy romp through the grass!

Thanks for all the visitors over the weekend, she is such a little attention whore! She got so many cool gifts.

Sunday night, i took her for a run around midnight to try to poop her out. We roamed the neighborhood for about 30mins, brought her back to her crate and she whined for about 3 minutes and then passed out for about 5 hours!

She also got brave enough to climb the 3 steps in front my my apartment last night...up AND down! Wish i could have grabbed some pics!

Monday 1/7/08

She woke up this morning to some whimpering, offered her food but she hasn't eaten yet. We had a great morning walk/run. She pooped outside and played with everything she could find- leaves, twigs, acorns. I know i shouldn't let her grab that stuff, but she's got to explore it once for curiosity's sake. I started to pull her away from picking up stuff.

We came back from the walk and JinX passes out on my wooden floor - which seems to be her favorite spot. My guess is that she likes it because it is cool to the touch and it reminds her of home- where she spent her time on a concrete floor in the kennel. Lately, i wait for her to pass out - then i pick her up and put her inside the crate area. When she's tired, she doesn't go nuts when i confine her.

My mother, aunt and Cousin come visit in the afternoon - they love her! She's gotten so nippy lately tho, and she is finally starting to play with all the toys that everyone got her. Finally picked up the Booda Bone (Buddha) and the Chilly Bone (Sharky). Teething has BEGUN! I'm in so much trouble...

I left her all alone for the first time to drive my family home. She passed out on the wooden floor and i carried her into the crate and we all sneaked out-lol.

I came back about 2hrs later and she was just laying around. I did my own thing and she just kept eyeing me, then i went into my room to give her some more alone time. She whined nonstop for about 15mins, it was hard to not listen to it- so i turned up my PC speakers and watched some Dog Whisperer video clips lol. Linda and Jenny- I can't get the hand-biting thing to work! She thinks i'm playing with her. I must not be channeling the right energy =(

So we went for another walk at night, she met some new friends in the neighborhood- a 12 yr old Lab/Retreiver mix, and snotty ass Pomeranian who decided she was too good to play with JinX! and also another toy dog. Whenever she meets strangers on the street she always sits next to me and is on her best behavior!

JinX! woke me up at 4am whining, i thought she had to go to the bathroom - lately she has not gone to the bathroom in her crate area at all...she either whines till she comes out and goes on the wee wee pad, or misses it slightly.

I almost ran out of patience yesterday, she takes up so much time and i think for a while i expected her to progress faster, and it seems she's getting braver as we spend more time together- but she's just a puppy. I'm gonna PWN her even if it kills me!

Not bad...it's only been 3 days but it is progress. She can SIT pretty much anytime she's paying attention, im trying to teach DOWN next to get her to calm herself when she gets excited.