There is progress!!!

Coming up to 11 weeks old, twice the size from her arrival on our doorstep and learning new and different things daily. The toys that she shook relentlessly have a squeak when bitten and so what was a single activity now has three aspects to it as she squeaks, shakes and runs throughout the house, delighting in the progress she’s made. The garden has its own allure as some plants can be mashed under her as she launches herself into the foliage, falling onto the verdant pillow while other bushes delight her as she navigates the way under one and through another to a place that’s moments away from where she went in but has found a new pathway that must lead to new adventures as well.

Her now longer size enables her to stretch up to the counter top where many amazing aromas meet her ever twitching nose. The enticement has gained permanence as she now has the realization that people food is wonderfully diverse and so much more enticing than dog biscuits! Her bark and all her puppy noises have us trained as the patio door is opened and closed more often than a subway turnstile as she bores of the constant reminders to “sit” and “down”, deciding rather to inspect what that robin is doing in our yard and wonders if she’s discovered a new friend. The robin dutifully flies to safety, alighting on our fence to watch Maggie and all the while thinking, “Not another puppy to put up with!!!”

Pillows are still fun to pull off of the couch, dish towels are now and forevermore “off limits” as the “No” word and replacing them on the handle of the stove has sunk in, so there has to be a replacement for that activity. In an attempt to discover what else can be fun inside the house, Maggie has now decided the criterion for exploration and discovery is best served by a good bark accompanied by an occasional growl as only puppies can and is now used on inanimate objects like books, the aquarium, the very shadowy image of herself in the glass door leading to the dining room and the toilet, to name a few!!! So far the toilet hasn’t responded that we know of!!!