Going to China

Zuul is definitely growing up. We haven't weighed her recently, but I think it is safe to say that she is nearly 60 pounds. For better or worse, despite the fact that she is gaining weight, she is still acting very much like a puppy. When Tom and I came home last Monday we found that Zuul had been very busy de-stuffing her entire bed. The stuffing wasn't too much of an issue, but the cedar chips in the bed made quite a mess. She also managed to completely remove two of the bars from her crate. I don't think she is quite past the separation anxiety yet. We put her other bed in her crate and so far she has left it alone. Fingers crossed.

Zuul has also started to develop her running ability. Last week she played with Tabor, a German Short Haired pointer friend that she hadn't seen in months. Tabor is extremely fast and Zuul has never been able to keep up with her. When they played last week, Zuul caught up to her and playfully rolled her. It was impressive. Zuul has also started running more with her other puppy friends. It is beautiful to see her take off at break neck speed with gallant leaps. She looks so graceful.

Over the weekend, Zuul decided she wanted to visit China and proceeded to dig a foot deep hole in our yard. She revisited the following two days. Since she won't leave it alone, Tom put some of her poop on the hole, since this supposedly keeps dogs from digging. We'll see.

A few weeks ago we broke down and bought Zuul a pinch collar. As I've mentioned before, she is great and easily trained...with the exception of walking on a loose leash. The pinch collar seems to be working. Our morning walks have become much more pleasant and my shoulder is far less sore. Zuul doesn't seem bothered by the collar, but does respond to it. Hopefully, she will get the hang of the walking soon!