I Love Dogs

Flash is getting so big and I swear she understands English  On the big part, I hadn't noticed how big she was getting. She looked a bit taller to me and her muzzle is getting more pronounced, but other than that I can't tell. My sister dropped off her boys for me to babysit and she remarked on how big Flash was getting. Flash was chasing her boys and keeping up with them so my sister said that she's getting so big and  she ran fast now. I noticed then. Flash is getting bigger. I can't tell that much still but I admit she is getting bigger than the 4 week old puppy I rescued two weeks ago.

About the English thing I said before i'll explain. Flash sleeps in a pink laundry basket. I couldn't afford a kennel when I got her so I used it. In it are towels, her toy, a chew, and her sweater that she never wears. She can climb out of it and when she wants to play she either gets out by herself, but most of the time she whines or barks at me. When I am working I usually shush her. Today I pointed my finger down and in a firm voice I told her to sit. I didn't expect her to listen to that, but she did...sort of. Instead of sitting she lays down. Realizing she thought sit meant settle I told her to lay down instead. Again she lays down. When I repeated she did it even more (tucking her head into her blanket). D: How does she know this?! She barely knows touch and sit, yet she knows how to settle/lay down all on her own?

A cute new habit she is doing. It's actually kind of gross too though. When I put her on her pee pad she sometimes lays down when she doesn't have to go. She just lays down with her head between her paws. I got on my hands and knees to get on her level and she came over to me, got in between my two hands, which were on the tile floor, and lays down the exact same way as on the pad. WHY DOES SHE HAVE TO BE SO CUTE?! And then  when I sat down with her she was the sweetest pup! I gave her her toy while I was on my camera (taking pictures of her) and she just played by herself before slumping down for a nice rest. Honestly I think my nephews tuckered her out. But these wonderful times make the bad puppy times seem not that bad (accidents, nonstop whining when I don't want to wake up, etc.).

I never thought i'd be a dog person but I guess I sort of am now. I love my doggies :)