Now Hiring - Patient Puppy Sitter.

Mokey finally outgrew her puppy collar. Now she has a waterproof one!

This past weekend the family went out of town to see Grandma. Usually Mokey would go with us, but since Gram just got new carpet, Mokey's not perfectly potty trained yet & there were a bunch of perfectly tasty Christmas decorations lying around Mokey stayed home and was boarded at the kennel instead. I'll be honest and admit I didn't really want to leave her - not because I was worried about the quality of care she would receive, just that I would miss having her fluffy head wandering around. I've gotten quite used to her you know. Mokey got an excellent report card at check out! While she might have played shy at first, all of the treats won them her favor - Mokey always picks her stomach over her fear. It was good for her to be taken care of by relative strangers who would take their time and be gentle with her.On another note, I worked a long day this week and my little sister babysat Mokey for me. When I walked in, Mokey was figuratively thrust back into my arms with a 'here's your child' kind of air. Apparently, watching someone else chase after an active puppy and trying to take care of that puppy yourself are two very different things. Mokey wasn't bad while I was gone, she's just an active puppy who finds everything in her world interesting and worthy of a good chew. She also tends to run hard and then crash for a couple of hours - sometimes her nap time doesn't seem near long enough and sometimes she doesn't bother with the nap at all. But it is true that no matter what you're doing, it takes twice as long with Mokey around. I'm thinking I may have to find a new babysitter :)