Before we got a puppy I was told many times it was the same as having another small child in the house. I've since discovered this to be true. Penny will do things naughty, just to be told off by the kids, then she'll act all sorry and they melt and they'll give her big cuddles. She wins.
When the kids were small it was raisins and half-eaten muesli bars I might find stashed in the car or in random places around the home. Penny, on the other hand, doesn't stash things in the car, but she stashes things everywhere else. Her "Bury the food, save it for later" instinct is strong. I find tux dog biscuits in the strangest of places. She can very carefully line them up behind curtains, she can push a cushion over, place one behind and push the cushion back in place. My favourite though? She tries to bury them in beanbags. I apologise in advance to anyone visiting my home that finds a month old tux dog biscuit as a companion.
Ahh yes. You all warned me that getting a puppy was like getting another child. WHY is it though, when I demand "Penny, come!" in my best authority-like voice, that she takes one look and slinks the other way. She knows if I walk one way around the table, that she can take off around the other side. I'm not going to play that game for long. My biggest question though? If dogs are so much like kids, why doesn't she respond to the thing that all kids respond to? I can't tell you how many times I've got to the end of my patience with her not coming to me and starting with "one....two...." doesn't work with pups though, does it?
Leaving you with a 30 minute layout. Totally unrelated to anything puppy. For full isntructions see the FancyPants blog!
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I love your LO... so beautiful. You're making me ache to scrap again.
Also, the puppy thing... just like having another kid, except this one will NEVER be toilet trained. lol! The counting 1-2-3 doesn't work, but training using treats as a reinforcement... that works. :)
And puppies are actually like kids in some ways... consistency is the key to getting them to do what you want them to do. I had to keep reminding Mike that, if he kept paying attention to her and playing with her after we said, "No jumping!" or "Down!" she would never learn not to jump up on people.
Posted by: Barb | May 10, 2012 at 12:24 PM
What a gorgeous layout. 30mins??? That would take me hours! LOL. Got the email about DD over at BPC and am already signed up and counting down the days. Excited for this enhanced Dimensional Details.
Posted by: Lisa H | May 12, 2012 at 12:27 AM
Very pretty LO. I love it and the photos.
Yes, they are a permanent little kid. My cavvie is the same way. He slinks the other direction. When I do catch him, he is scolded for not coming. For the most part, he is well behaved. Just lately, he has this thing for making a mad dash across the street to the neighbors. I snap his name out. He hesitates for a half a second, almost like he is considering whether to do it or not and then just goes for it. Each time, he is sternly scolded and locked in his kennel. And yet, he invariably does it again. So, he is back to being leashed when he goes out. He will be 7 in December and has spent years being let out to do his business and normally doesn't dart off. Don't know what his deal is. Your Penny sounds cute! She definitely has personality. Is she vocal? Oh my gosh! My cavvie, if he thinks he is going to go in the car (or is begging to go for a ride), he talks and talks. It's pretty much the only time we hear a peep out of him. :)
Posted by: Michelle | May 12, 2012 at 01:20 AM
Very Cool layout!! Have you used Hambly or a rubon on a transparency?
Posted by: Lainie | May 14, 2012 at 12:58 AM
Love your LO! Those transparencies are awesome framing your strip of photos.
At least puppyhood only lasts a year and unlike teenagers, puppies will never ask for the car keys! :)
Thanks for sharing! :)
Posted by: auntie em (emily) | May 16, 2012 at 12:16 AM