Rhyn also treats the snow shovel as he does the leaf rake - something to be attacked! Great fun!
Of note: "Housebreaking", or 'potty training', involves showing the puppy that the whole house is his to live in, not to go off in an out-of-sight corner and pee. What made housebreaking more difficult in our case is our two-story house (walk-out basement, first floor). Rhyn had to learn that a relatively unused bedroom wasn't the place to pee and then the other bedroom wasn't a place to pee, either. His "tell" was racing down the hallway and taking a hard right, being very quiet, and then running back out to the living room, all pleased with himself; like he'd discovered the best thing in the world! We've been accident-free for almost a month now, I've found his toys in various parts of the house (which means he's learned that this whole big space is for him!), and he's learned that there is no place to pee that doesn't involve his living space. In the evening, when Mark's home, Rhyn now makes circles by the front door and gives Mark the beady eye when he's ready to go out. During the day, he'll warble by the back door or come give me a nose-on-the-leg when he wants to go out. Good boy!
Speaking of "warble", I hope Rhyn never grows out of this. It's such a unique dog noise; a sweet little wonder-whine with syllables!
Teeth: All of Rhyn's adult teeth are in; they've been in about a month now. I managed to "rescue" three of his puppy teeth to add to my little collection.
Bones: This past few weeks or so I've noticed that six-month-old Rhyn no longer lays flat out on the floor, with his legs stretched behind him. The last photo I have of him doing that is dated November 22. So, another sign he's growing up - tendons and muscles are coming along nicely, causing Rhyn to lose that 'boneless' ability, but also making him more sure on his feet.
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| Rhyn in the snow pile |
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| Rhyn going for the snow shovel! |
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