re: #126 Blind Frog Belly White

Speaking of Adorable Dory, she continues to be a delight! She gets so excited to see me when I get home that she practically vibrates, her tail wagging so hard that if I pick her up with both hands and hold her, I can feel her tail thwapping my hands on both sides of her.

Biggest issue now is training. That is, training ourselves to treat her like the puppy she is, and not allow her too much freedom when she’s still so young.

When I trained Joy, I took her to potty in every known weather from freezing snow to rain. And I stood outside with her until she pottied.

When she was a tiny pup, she spent the night in her crate next to us on the bed. So she could see us. And I would play fetch by throwing her toy into the crate so she got used to going in and out.

She sleeps in a baby crib now (she will transition to a big girl crate when she is a little older). That crib is her space and she loves to go in there. She gets her “cookies” (puppy kibble) in her crib and then she crashes in the doggie bed in her crib.

Consistency always. As soon as you slip, so will she. Doing it throughout her babyhood will make a fantastic doggo for life.