Wednesday, March 4, 2009

New Tricks and Games

That's my girl!





Tribute

There's an ongoing debate over which of many musical Lola's our puppy is named after.

I'm in the process of setting her up on a YouTube channel (pretty obsessive eh?) and this popped up as a related video after my first upload.

So here it is, candidate No. 1 for Lola's name:



New updates, pictures and video's to come soon!

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Day 2 - Getting Busy

Our first night was pretty straightforward. We put a wire crate with a door on the top next to Micah's side of the bed, and Micah just reached it and petted Lola when she whined a little. Not a habit we're looking to reinforce, but it worked for a first night. We were up 3 times during the night to try out a potty break, but no dice. I guess that means we can swing the night with no potty? We'll see...

Day 2 was great, nice and easy. She was off her top first thing in the morning, but she balanced out pretty soon. She hung out and watched the morning political shows with Micah, then met her grandparents, Mark and Mel, and her great-grandpa Moe.

Maybe we're delirious, but we're pretty sure she's going potty on command-- head into the bathroom, say "get busy!" a few times and bam, all sorts of pottying.

Later this evening she seemed to start responding to her name too. What a smart little wingnut.

Here's some more pics of dorking around in the living room.






Settling In- Evening of Day 1

We spent Saturday afternoon getting Lola used to the bathroom. It took a lot less time than we expected. After a few tries in the hallway, we opened the living room up to her. It took her no time at all to settle right in, and before long, she was just all over the place.

Her play, as one might expect, comes in bumps and spurts. She generally gets hyper for about 5 minutes after she takes a nap. Then she cuddles, naps, and repeats.

She is a remarkable lap dog. We watched a movie in the evening, and she happily just cuddled along with us, occasionally peeking up and watching the movie with us.

Here are some pictures of her doing what she does best, which is basically just being adorable.