Tuesday, January 02, 2007

Goofy puppies

We took Caleb and Lily for a walk during the holidays and discovered that Caleb hates water so much he preferrs laying in a puddle over walking through it. How odd is that?

But both dogs, once we got them on dryer ground walked quite well with us. It takes a while to get Caleb going strong but after a while he gives in and walks with the family.

He is still fearful of us but we see little glimmers of progress. For instance when we herd them into the kitchen to wipe off their paws he wags his tail more and is more anxious to get cleaned off. He doesn't cower any where near as much as he used to.

He also seems to come close for pets more often now. This morning he stepped over Lily to get me to give him love. It doesn't last for long but every time he does it he is braver and stays a little bit longer.

He even got up on the couch with me yesterday. He curled up on the other end of course, but hey, it's progress.

Lily is pretty much fine. She's very attached to us or at least seems to be.

We still have to work on the potty training with her when it comes to rainy days. Dad even built her a covered potty shelter to try to help encourage her to go outside.

Thankfully she isn't phased by snow. She's more than willing to go potty out when it's snowing.

That is a blessing.

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