New things to think about...

So now that Sable supposedly has a clean bill of health the new motto is 'no excuses'... although I'm not sure she understands that quite yet.

Peeing inside is still an occasional issue and I think I've decided it's because Sable is psycho (a conclusion I also came to in an earlier post).

I did some research and read up on some stuff and am convinced that Sable has some sort of psychological infatuation with the water in her water bowl. She's got a habit of drinking her water whenever she passes by, walks into the kitchen, before she goes out to pee, after she comes back inside, when she gets bored, whenever she gets up, before she lies down... you get the point, it's a little obsessive.


Other than her mental status Sable seems pretty good. No more puppy classes, but we did buy a 30' lead so she could romp around at the dog park without us worrying that she'd take off following another dog home. The last time at the dog park Sable pulled on the leash so hard she choked herself the entire time... with the long lead she did infinitely better! In fact at one point we dropped the leash to let her roam a little while following us down the trail and she didn't run away! Win!

Slowly we've been trying to keep up with Sable's homework... a little sit, stay, fetch and the like. She's getting really good at retrieving, even bringing it back and holding onto the ball until she sits at your side and you ask for it... although horrible at the same commands when anyone else or any other dog is in the vicinity. So I'm sure with no proof on my side most people probably don't believe me.

Last but not least... we noticed that Sable has lost the first couple of her baby teeth... finally no more razor blades in her mouth!!! Puppy milking teeth are the worst... woo come on adult teeth. Next concern is for shoes, rugs, couches, and anything else that can be chewed on by teething puppies.

Well... until next time! Enjoy the pictures :-)