We finally (apparently) managed to wear Lola out. I’ve been taking them both for a walk in the morning. Then we come in & it’s time for a wrestling match on the bed.
I wanted to try blocking off our kitchen, so I could have them in there while getting meals ready & so on, but we needed a wider baby gate. So we went to Petsmart — my husband had seen one that expands to 5 feet on the Website, but unfortunately, there wasn’t one in the store. But there was one that fit, so we bought it.
Then we took them over to Home Depot (getting 2 dogs into and out of carriers, leashes, and harnesses is incredibly awkward — I get to do that by myself this Friday, when I take Chester for his 6 week post-surgery checkup, and then for acupuncture at a different vet and a wellness check for Lola).
We looked at their baby gates, but none of them were wide enough. We also looked at their patio furniture. Our wooden bench is falling to pieces, and it’s not really comfortable for long periods of time, so we need some more seating options outside. I’d really like wood, because it doesn’t stay wet as long as plastic does. We didn’t find anything, though.
Then we got back, and I took them into the bedroom. More wrestling. Chester soon tired of it and clearly wanted to nap. I finally managed to get Lola to calm down and leave Chester alone, and she proceeded to curl up with me, and then my husband, for a good, long time.
She continues to have good bladder control and save for one small accident Saturday, things are going well in the housetraining department.
She did growl and lunge at Gizmo, when he walked up to her crate while she was chewing a beef tendon. Two dogs with slight food issues, apparently, so we have to watch that closely. It was very disappointing, though.
Gizmo took it pretty well, though, and later he was laying on the couch, and she kept putting her paws up on it to look at him, and he just stayed there — and no growling. I’m pretty sure she was trying to guard her food.
She is incredibly hyper and fast. She has absolutely no problems jumping up onto the bed. Chester sometimes couldn’t make it, and that was before his surgery — before we bought a mattress topper that makes the bed 3 inches taller! But she jumps up on it before you can even think of saying “no”.
In fact, she is a bouncer. The type of dog that jumps up to your chest and bounces off of you. Chester doesn’t do that. Maybe because of his bad leg.
She is getting “sit” already, but it’s certainly not on command yet. I’d say she does it 50-60% of the time, and sometimes she does it without the command, clearly hoping for a treat. But she’s pushy, and tries to get Chester’s treats when I’m treating him. She has so much to learn — and leave it is obviously high up there.
She has been better in the crate today, although there’s still some whining sometimes. The problem is that we’re back to where we were 6 months or so ago with Chester — wearing them out is wearing us out! It should get better when Chester can be free again (I hope).
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