Terrible Twos

Saturday, February 20, 2010

I'm not sure where in human development Luna falls right now, but at 13 weeks yesterday, she seems to fall awfully close to the terrible twos. Today has been full of mischief and energy and "oopses." While I slept, Dad had to constantly work to keep her out of things and constantly take her outside to potty. Regardless, she had a couple of accidents in the house. Her pooping habits have changed, too, and she no longer has to poop as frequently. She's also sort of decided that pee and poop shouldn't happen in the same trip outside, so no matter how long we stay out on the first trip, she waits until we go in to ask to go back outside at which time she poops. Whew! And big sister has figured that out and waits in the shadows until she is left alone with food in Luna's bowl, at which point she pounces on it. We've worked really hard to get Abbie to an acceptable weight, so we have to figure out a way around this problem.

Over the last few days, though, Dad has solidified "sit" and "down" with Luna. She learned it quickly Thursday, the first day he worked with her, and is quite proficient now. She does the cutest thing with "down," taking her front paws into the air and lauching herself forward. The little stinker seems to do very well with instructions like this, but is still incredibly hardheaded when it comes to not biting her sister and being potty trained. I think we're about ready to start advancing to the long line work for "come."