Here are some more pictures of our cute puppy! She makes everyone happy, including our new friend Kindall who lives in our apartment complex.
In the last 2 weeks, Sandy has definitely become a fun part of our lives. Everyday she surprises us with something new... take the picture to the left for example. I was warming up the shower one day and Sandy decided to walk right in! And that's how she had her first bath! She seems to love the water, so she'll be a fun camping traveler with us this summer! We think she looks really funny when she's wet, but apparently she doesn't mind, because she did the same thing the next day!
Our next picture introduces Sandy's new playmate, Ollie. He is Kindall's dog, and the two have become best friends quickly. She spent 5 hours playing with Ollie on Friday, and even when Ollie (a dog with seemingly unlimited energy) became too tired to play anymore, Sandy continued! She pounced on him, grabbed his tail, climbed all over him...! (The picture shows Ollie growing tired and Sandy giving us the "Ha-Ha, he only THINKS we're done playing!" look!) It was hysterical to watch, and we've uploaded some videos to show you some of their dog-play! The following day, Sandy slept for more than half of it! So now we've learned the trick to make our puppy go to sleep!Sandy enjoyed biting, licking and playing with all of Ollie's toys (one of the pictures shows the two of them playing with the same toy - it's like Lady and the Tramp!) and even his bed! (also shown in a picture).
Other exciting Sandy news...she came to her first soccer game! I took her to the game at my school on Thursday, and about 20 of my 7th and 8th graders surrounded her with lots of love and kisses. It was so sweet! Sandy loved the attention! We love that she is so calm and that she does not bark or bite people.
Other fun activities from the week - Sandy loves to play fetch with her toys! That was really exciting for me to see because it is an easy way for her to use up a lot of energy right now. We can't take her out on walks yet because she does not have all of her vaccinations, so we're thrilled to provide another outlet for her to run. She'll play fetch on our kitchen floor or on our outside patio (she's not allowed on the carpet - and she's already smart enough to realize that!).
We've also noticed that Sandy has grown attached to us. She loves to be with us ALL the time! She will take her toys and bring them over to us and play with them on our feet if we are standing, or right next to us on her couch towel if we are sitting on the couch. She also prefers to take her naps laying right by our sides instead of curling up in a corner. If we're not sitting on the couch with her, she'll look at us, walk over to the part of the couch that she knows is our seat, and continue to look at us until we sit there. Only then will she close her eyes and fall asleep! At night time, she HATES being put in the crate and will whine for at least 10 minutes every night. However, crate training is definitely the best form of training for us. She does not go potty in there, and she does not have a way to chew on anything in our home. She does not wake us up at night either, so mommy and daddy are happy in the morning when we wake her up.
Well, enjoy the videos! The first is Sandy trying to get Ollie's attention, the 2nd is Ollie and Sandy playing together, and the 3rd was taken yesterday when we gave Sandy a new biting toy - and she wasn't quite sure what to do with it! (she didn't realize it went in her mouth right away, but once she figured that part out, she played with that toy for 2 hours straight!)
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