The Baby

Lord have mercy, she's as bad as she is cute.  We picked up the pooch on Friday afternoon and our days have been filled with training.  For the most part, she's a very good pup.  There are those moments when she thinks the word "OFF" means "Oh, that's cute, please do it again"...and I could definitely go for less of those.

She hasn't had very many accidents, and in hindsight, the ones she has had have been mostly our fault because we just didn't understand the signs she was giving us.  Kennel training is coming along.  Half the time she goes in and doesn't make a sound, and the other half she whines.  The latter is usually when we're trying to sleep.  Thankfully, after about 10 minutes, she goes to sleep too.

She loves her tennis balls and her rope.  Watching her retrieve the frisbee is quite entertaining because it's about as big as she is.  We took her to the park yesterday and she went bananas in the grass.  A true shepherd.  She already knows the "sit", "down", "bed", and "crate" commands, and she learns really fast when we use a clicker to train.

She can be stubborn, but she can be so cuddly and sweet.  She isn't allowed on the couch or in the bedroom.  While we eat, she sleeps under the table.  If you sit on the floor, she'll come crawl in your lap and go to sleep.

We can already tell she's a really smart dog.  She's learned so much in the three full days we've had her.  I can't wait to get her into a training class and really see what all she can do.

How ridiculous is this picture?  She doesn't stand up to eat.  She seriously acts like it's too exhausting to stand up so she lays down and eats.