Couple of Days

It's been a couple of days since the last post as life has become a whirlwind once again. Unfortunately, this lab mommy has been sick with an awful head cold and hasn't been on the computer much since the beginning of last week. Of course, the lab brats were at first very sympathetic to my feelings but then learned that I couldn't be everywhere at once. So, Dakota decided that she was going to start jumping all over the furniture while playing with her little sister, Cheyenne. Don't think Cheyenne was any bit of an angel during this time either. Her misbehaving was somewhat worse - she decided that she no longer needed to be as good with going potty outside! Not even a few seconds after we brought her inside from doing a large amount of "potty", she would come in and squat like a lady while looking us dead in the eye. Needless to say, my husband and I have had to go back to square one with her. No, she hasn't gotten as bad as she was in the beginning but she went a couple of days without an accident to 4 times in one day! Someone would think she would have an infection or something but, no, she is healthy!

Just one of the many joys of puppy motherhood. Owning a dog is a lifetime responsibility and we are fully aware of what we signed up to do - I just wish they didn't know when we were at our weakest moments and take advantage of it. I pray this cold goes away soon because if it doesn't, I am going to have to buy two steam cleaners because the one I have is getting worn out between Dakota tracking in the dirty snow and Cheyenne's "inconsistent" behavior. Hmm - maybe it is a good excuse to get hardwood floors throughout the house.

~Shan
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