Just How Large

Sonata, 12wks, and her Favorite Toy

Just how large can one puppy bladder be!?  I am taking her out every ten to fifteen minutes every morning.  Is it just the water going through her system I wonder?  Probably.

Sonata and Grey Stare Down (Sona 12wks)

She is currently having a stare down with Grey

Cone Comes off at Two

Begging for a piece of the action (Sonata 12wks Sere 4yrs)

Well Sonata will be happy, her personal torture device will be coming off permanently at two tomorrow.   Of course, we have been taking it off for an hour here and there, just so her ears can get a rest from being pressed forward.  I am worried about one of her ears being lopped over her face.  I know it will go back with lots of pets, and massage, but I do hate even the idea that she may have a deformed ear.  Thus the reason why we have not kept the cone on her consistently these past two days.  I don't doubt that the vet will be able to figure it out, considering that half her stitches have been chewed through.

Free! (for the Moment)

I can Still Fit!!  (Sonata 12 wks)

Did I Finally Win? (Sonata 12wks and Sere 4yrs)

Along with Sona getting her stitches taken out, she is also going to be going to her first night of puppy class.  I am really hoping that there is going to be another herding breed in the group, since Sona is starting to show the tendency to herd objects.  While it is funny to watch her herd cats, I don't want to watch her herd other puppies.  Thus hopefully if she is with another breed with a tendency to herd then they will have loads of fun with each other.  I am almost wondering if I should see about finding out about herding classes for her.  Not that the club (as far as I know) offers the classes, or that I have any animals for her to practice on here-well I do have cats, but herding cats...yeah.

Cones Tug on the Heart Strings

Sonata 11 wks, Cone #3

I haven't posted much because, well...the cone just makes one sad.  Every time I see poor Sonata I want to rip off the cone, and actually see my whole pup again, not just a section of her face, and the rest of her fat wriggly body (and REALLY long legs).  Alas I can't.  She has to remain in the cone until Friday.  Not that she hasn't tried to escape from it.

Serenade is Scared of the Cone (Giving Sonata the Eye)

That's right, the cone she is currently in is actually her THIRD cone.  On Saturday evening she managed to split cone number two.  I don't know how she did it.  I was in the other room, came back in, looked in the kennel, and she was chewing on her foot.  Thomas ran up to Petco to get a collar, but the size they had was to large, so we ended up once more heading up the ER hospital to purchase one.  Thankfully they had her size.  The whole time he was gone, I had to keep her entertained, to ensure she didn't chow down on her leg.  So instead, the arm was chewed, the ears were chewed, hair was gnawed, well, you get the picture.

Sonata Circles in the Carpet

She has learned to get things off of the ground by shoving down on the collar as hard as she can.  In fact she does so with so much force that her front feet often leave the ground, and circles are now indented into the carpet (I tried to take some pictures, no, the carpet is NOT that bad, just the camera).

Sonata, 11 wks

Finally, the other day I was bragging to Thomas.  Words that got shoved down my throat.  Sonata has been doing very well with housebreaking.  Of course, she has been spending half her time in the kennel, due to not wanting her to get to worked up with her stitches.  Right now she walks sideways if she gets to tired or starts to hurt!  Anyhow, so I was proud of Sonata, due to the fact that she has been doing so well.  Thomas' boss recently got a new puppy as well.  Charlie is now four months old, and is still learning the art of housebreaking.  I bragged that my pup was house broken at 11 weeks.  Yes, words that came back and got me!  Within 20 minutes, she peed in her kennel, twice!  So, let that be a lesson to everyone.  Don't brag till you are really really sure!