Groovy is 10 weeks old!

Groovy is 10 weeks old already! Has she really been here 2 weeks? In some ways it seems shorter and in others longer!

Over the past week one of her big adventures was a leash walk to grandma's. Almost earned her a new name of Bucking Bronco but she got the hang of it eventually. She enjoyed visiting with grandma, AJ and Lulu and showing off her tricks. Today was her first trip to our vet. She came away with a clean bill of health though they did find a very small umbilical hernia - nothing to worry about however. Jack took her and said she was really friendly with everyone and even played with Dr. Hooks (our awesome vet). She weighed in at approx. 11 1/2#'s. I measured her last night and she is 12.5". It'll be interesting to see how big she gets!

This week we worked on sit (has it really well on a verbal), drop (doing very good with this too), down (still needs a hand cue), name recognition (has bouts of selective hearing!), nose touch to my hand and a retrieve.

She and Tali are quite the duo and so hilarious to watch playing. Tali couldn't be a better big sister! Jam is enjoying her more too and new this week she's gotten to be in the yard with Mickie. Old girl Mickie has actually initiated play a few times but the awesome thing is that when Mickie doesn't want to interact Groovy is excellent at reading her signals. Big thanks to Tracey for allowing Ebony to teach the pups such great doggy skills!!

Groovy has a playdate with some of Team Treat and likely the Duke Dogs on Sunday - stay tuned for pics or video from that I'm sure!

Fun with Groovy

A short video clip of Groovy playing with rollers and entertaining herself in various other ways... she is so funny!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r6mso1SOBA

Some pics of Groovy and the girls in the freshly mowed front field.

http://picasaweb.google.com/HiFiAussies/GroovinOnASundayAfternoon#

This is some video of Groovy from last night and this afternoon. The first part is her and her temporary hiding place. I'm not sure what she's going to do in another week or so when she doesn't fit anymore! She loves to go under the buffet. She was taking toys under there with her but I think even she realizes it's a tighter fit than it was just last week. The 2nd part is her playing with her sheepy. It's probably her 2nd favorite toy right now. Her favorite is her fuzzy yellow chicken! She switches toys really well and retrieves probably 40-50% of the time now. The other times she takes them to a corner to chew on or does a victory lap around the dining room table! She's a fun kid to play with!

Groovy - 9 weeks

Well we made it through the first week! Having an active puppy has it's challenges for sure but I've laughed outloud many times this week at her antics!

The challenges.... well she had to learn a lesson about toads tasting bad (I let her learn this on a toad I knew wasn't a Bufo toad), she found/tasted toad poop, deer poop and unknown poo in the yard (quite the nose on this girl), she discovered a mushroom obsession (an unintended consequence of the name Groovy?!?), 2 potty accidents in the house, 3 in her crate (still baffled by those as I was sitting right there and she didn't fuss much at all yet her crate is dry every morning and she sleeps through the night with no problem), obsessed with small spaces including going under the deck (not a safe venture), loves electrical wires, etc. We considered re-naming her Death Wish there for a few days. Things seem to be calming down in that regard (nevermind the Bitter Apple that was purchased and the "no front yard not on a leash" rule now in place in addition to me guarding the deck access when in the backyard - another week and she won't fit - hooray!).

The good stuff!
Learned sit, learning her name, learning down, LOVES to tug with all kinds of toys, got to visit friends, my work, her brother, family, already loves her big sis Tali, doesn't destroy her expen when we are at work (so far) and is great in her crate (thank you Tracey for pre-training her!).

The great stuff!
VERY entertaining to watch her entertain herself in her crate (see video), very entertaining to see her play with Tali and Jam, VERY excited to have her tugging with me in the front yard while Tali played toss n fetch with daddy, and SUPER excited to have her go after her first rollers tonight and return them (and tug on the disc). Not to mention how super adorable she is!

The girl is dead set on growing too! 8 weeks and 1 day old she was 9 #'s. 9 weeks old she is 10.2#'s! Jam didn't reach that weight until 11.5 weeks old. Haven't done any heights yet...

Plans for week 2? Walking on a leash, shaping the target, play, play, play, more name and recall work and more play!

The pics from week 1 can be found here (there are many - what do you expect for a new addition?!?):

Day 1 in the backyard jungle:
http://picasaweb.google.com/HiFiAussies/GroovyDay1

Day 3 - a visit to Bev's to meet Bev, Sally, Sarah and Gary (pics compliments of Sarah Duke):
http://picasaweb.google.com/aussomedogs/GroovyGirl#

Day 4 playing with Tali and Jam:
http://picasaweb.google.com/HiFiAussies/GroovyDay4#

Day 4 playing with her brother Seven owned by Kelli Hayes:
http://picasaweb.google.com/HiFiAussies/GroovyAndSeven#

Enjoy the video of goofy Groovy! The interesting water behavior happens at the beginning and again around 1:40 or so.

Testing, testing 1, 2, 3

Testing, testing, 1, 2, 3 - I promised Sarah I'd start blogging once I got a puppy. Well the pup arrived 1 week ago today so here we go!

The new puppy.... Groovy (Registered name pending)

She is from Tracey McPherson at C-Me Aussies in Iowa. Her sire is Slash V Skipa Star and her dam is C-Me Ebony Not Ivory.