I constantly put out new and different things for her to explore. This facilitated her exploratory development and was a critically important socialization opportunity. She met Mr. Vacuum Cleaner and Ms. Hair Dryer as well as anything else I could think of.

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Even when she's not moving, if there is anything nearby, it somehow ends up in her mouth. She has to bite it, mouth it, taste it or eat it. She's endlessly entertained by everything, but generally only for a short period of time.

She found a fun game and tasty treat one morning...... crickets!!! Poor things. Even though I don't like them, they do sound wonderful at night. I actually feel bad that they face a horrible death of being stalked and eaten alive by puppy monster.

I'm also introducing different foods to her. She generally barks at it first, then sniffs it, pounces around it and eventually puts it in her mouth. Often she isn't sure if she likes it on the first taste, but by the second taste, she's all over it. So far she loves raw cabbage and carrots. Today she had some banana and hard-boiled egg. It's important for me to introduce different foods to my puppies so they don't develop a "sensitive" stomach. I want my dogs to be able to eat veggies especially as they are crunchy, low calorie, healthy and fun to eat. I believe dogs should have some fresh food in their diets and not just eat processed food from a bag or can.

It wasn't too terribly long before I could leave food on the coffee table and she won't even think about touching it. For the first month or so, f I left anything on the table, I know she'd be up there in a micro-second. She is so much fun!!! I wish I could train her all in one week to do all the things I know she'll learn. The first few weeks we worked on "sit, lie down and stand." She caught on rather slowly, but eventually she will learn hand signals as well as verbal requests. I don't want to rush her training, but I know how fast puppies learn, that I don't want to miss any opportunity I have with her.

For now, it's just puppy basics, like where and when to pee and what to chew. Once those are under control, she can have so much more freedom in the house and we can do so much more together.

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Raising Kaylee  Puppy Training Story Book
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