Bird Dog!

Yesterday we took Sunny to my mom's work, which happens to have a courtyard with pigeons. She looked for awhile and then took off chasing one. She had it cornered behind a bush and if I wouldn't have picked her up, I think she would have caught it. She's a pretty spunky little girl. She also had lots of fun meeting Mom's coworkers and was very good with all.

Thirteen Weeks Old

Even though Sunny is still teething, we've had a whole lot less nipping this week. She's got some more appropriate chew toys (Lola, she loves her skunk!) and seems to be getting a good amount of exercise. We're up for some more shots on Monday, so hopefully all will go well with the vet and maybe he will have some more information about how she is developing.

Twelve Weeks Old

Sunny is quickly becoming a part of the Tucker family! She's gotten where she recognizes her name and mostly comes to it, knows the family's voices and who does what. I'm the food lady and bring all toys. My Dad is the chew toy/playmate. My mom is a fun person who throws a ball when she wants it and holds her while I eat my breakfast. My Grandma is fun and likes to play but is a bit dangerous because she likes to trap her with her feet. We're trying to break her of this habit. Thus far she doesn't really want to eat for anyone but me, but she'll eat a little midday.

She likes to chase my fingers on the computer, loves her new bones (though she likes my laundry better), and really likes people. She's not so sure about dogs yet, but she does like her neighbor dog Mika! They all want to know what she is and how does a "goldendoodle" happen. So, Helen, you get a lot of free publicity whenever I take her out. She's in need of a bath so I'm hoping to get pictures of that tonight!

Sunny's First Two Days

So far Sunny is catching on to daily life wonderfully! She is so cute and loves to play outside and inside. We're thinking she might like agility later because of how well she runs and jumps to chase her toys. She's also a little bundle of love whenever I pick her up and is super calm when held, which really helps with Grandma.

She has learned:

• where her food spot is
• where her potty spot is
• to follow me around :)
• to sleep through the night (yes!)
• the command "Sit"

She's working on:

• walking on leash happily
• staying in crate without whining when we go somewhere (going on 20 minutes now)
• bite inhibition
• playing fetch with her Wubba toy