Elsa-momo at ~11 weeks.

[hazliya]

Wow. She grew a lot in two weeks. I mean, I knew that the growth at this age is ridiculous, but still...

Her ears have gotten bigger.

As far as updates go, housebreaking is going well. She's got pretty good accuracy, and a predictable routine. She knows about eight commands right now (sit, down, paw, take it, spin, watch me, up, and we're working on "leave it") as well as picked up on a lot of the household routines. She knows that the kitchen means food, and when we turn the lights off for the night, it's time to sleep. She sleeps through the night well, and "cleans up" by pulling all of her toys into the crate with her to sleep with. She's also gotten into her barking phase, but it's not bad at all. She responds well to being ignored (or should I say, learns well from it). She's still frustrated easily, but she's a baby.

elenuial is completely taken with her. With his encouragement, we're kind of dual-booting her in both english and japanese. Her nickname is Elsa-momo, partly because of the bat-lemur in Airbender, partly because it's sickeningly cute, and partly to ease the transition when we go to Japan, where Momo will be a lot easier for people to pronounce than Elsa.

All in all, she's doing spectacularly and growing like a weed.

That being said, on to the cute photos.


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10 (this is where she sleeps when elenuial's not home.)


I think I'll send a few to her breeder. If nothing else, she'd be interested to see how Elsa's lines and markings turn out for reference. =)

Comments

[mllelaurel.livejournal.com]

That is one heart-shatterinlgly cute pup. And she looks so soft!

[hazliya.livejournal.com]

She may be cute now, but I can't wait until she grows into her adult, flowy coat. =)

[mllelaurel.livejournal.com]

How long is it going to get?

[hazliya.livejournal.com]

[mllelaurel.livejournal.com]

That's quite a coat. What a beautiful dog! Is it one of Elsa's relatives? The coloring looks similar.

[hazliya.livejournal.com]

Nope, that's just breed standard. Some are flufflier, some are less so, but that's basically what she's going to look like. =)

[draike.livejournal.com]

THANK YOU for raising her like a DOG and not a baby. I'd be sad if Elsa became another statistic for "small dog syndrome."

She sleeps through the night well, and "cleans up" by pulling all of her toys into the crate with her to sleep with.
That is the most adorable thing I've ever heard. She's a smart one! Teaching her "speak" might help with barking, in that she gets rewarded for barking when she's told to, and stays quiet otherwise.

Pic 9 is a winner imo.

Congrats on the engagement, btw! (lol I check LJ so infrequently) Welcome to the club of soon-to-be married.

[hazliya.livejournal.com]

If I couldn't raise her like a dog, I don't know who could. I'm immune to small-dog babying. It's like treating a fish like a cat.

Thanks for the congratulations! I wanted a courthouse ceremony, but noooo. Planning begins ASAP, as I'll need a new passport with my new name before we leave the country. We're thinking March/April. When's yours?

[draike.livejournal.com]

Ours is set for May 28 next year. We're slow. :P

[kadath.livejournal.com]

OMG that face. She is going to own Japan.

[hazliya.livejournal.com]

Especially because, the more I look into it, the Japanese are apparently more obsessed with their dogs than the Brits. It's awesome.

[kadath.livejournal.com]

They're obsessed with their pets in general (any time you see a picture of a hamster sitting in the middle of a tiny eight-course meal sculpted out of vegetable bits? Japan), and with cuteness.

[juldea.livejournal.com]

Is Japan a certainty, then? Last you posted to LJ, it was only a maybe.

Those ears!!!

[hazliya.livejournal.com]

It's at like, 90%. No matter what, we're planning like it's 100%. Including the wedding bits.

[juldea.livejournal.com]

Awesome and exciting and scary!

[annabelle.livejournal.com]

your puppy is made of adorableness. :) if you post any wedding planning bits, i'd like to read them. i'm curious as to what you'll come up with.