A Suzy update

Suzy made another trip to the vet this week for her final round of shots. The waiting room was packed when we got there so we knew there would be a bit of a wait. We sat down and things were fine until a man walked in with a young Labrador Retriever. He (the dog, not the man) was totally wired and would not behave. That's all it took for Suzy to decide she should take on every dog in the waiting room. The "terrier" in her came out in full force. She barked and growled over and over to the point I was almost embarrassed. Never have I had a dog that was so ill-behaved at the vet's office!! It was a relief to finally get called into an examining room. At that point she was an angel and didn't make a peep, even while getting her shots. She's up to 16 pounds now -- a 4 pound gain since we took her in.

Her personality has really blossomed and she is such a naughty girl! Since bragging on her in an earlier post there have been several accidents. Still.... I think she's learning. Chewing is a problem. Despite an abundance of chew toys in the house, there have been numerous incidents with the chair cushions in the sunroom. I was planning to replace them right before we took her in, but now I think I'd better wait. (I'm telling myself it is a phase and will pass!) We scoop her into our arms constantly, just because we can. It's a novelty for us to have a dog small enough to pick up. She's always very good-natured about it, too.

It's kind of funny when I look back at how naughty we thought Alice was. At this point, she's the good one! As for Mabel.... well, that can be an entire post in itself. She has "issues" and is one strange dog!

Here are some photos I took of Suzy yesterday when my daughter and I were playing double solitaire. In the last picture you can see that she really wanted to get in my daughter's lap to take her nap and wasn't allowed since it impeded the card playing!