Meet Tessa!
So far my daughter loves her but is a little frustrated when the puppy gets distracted away from her, as puppies often do. My son loves her but gets distracted and forgets about her, as he often does. My husband loves her but doesn't love sharp puppy teeth, as no one ever does. Payton the Wonder Whippet has been surprisingly patient but has, of course, asserted her dominance here and there as she has deemed necessary. Mr. Beagle still thinks Tessa is a little odd and possibly scary, but he's played with her several times. They are a good match. (When Tessa's big enough to jump up on the sofa, though, Mr. Beagle is going to get a rude awakening!) Papillon Spark thinks that this might all be a bad joke and requests that the annoying little thing please go back where she came from right away. I was hoping they would be friends but I suspect they will eventually mostly ignore each other (which is what Spark and Payton already do).
Since Wednesday, Tessa has:
- seen two airports
- flown in the cabin of a plane
- ridden in the car several times
- gone for a friendly, fun vet visit
- gone to an elementary school at pick-up time and got treats and pets from many children
- met a neighbor boy of a different race
- walked on stacked dogwalk boards and climbed over concrete blocks and various other surfaces
- stayed quietly (and not-so-quietly) in an ex-pen and crate
- learned to wear a collar
- experienced a leash (she thinks leashes suck)
- run through an agility tunnel
- chased rolled discs and balls
- played with a bunch of toys
- played several games of tug
- started learning new things (sit stay, down, stand, spin, her name, come, and place).
I'm going to try to keep track of the new things that she experiences every day so that I can make sure that at the end of the socialization period, she's done all that she needs to do.That's it for now!
See you later!
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