it's....coming along. 
boomer is such a smart smart girl...but she's only four months old this week so she's really still just a baby. she picks up commands quickly and has pretty much figured out what's ok to chew on and what isn't (crocs still look like chewy toys to her though, so those stay up). she sits for treats, before we let her out of the crate, and before we go in and out of a door without being told. she's doing really well on her leash, not tugging too bad. we're on a food, sleep and potty schedule. things have really settled down around here. right now we're working on not jumping up and that the living room furnature is not an obstical course. both things won't go over very well when she's 90lbs.
(wow...when you write it all out like that it seems like so much in just a few weeks!)
i guess what makes me feel hesitant about it is potty training is still a bit slow. which is really my husband and i's fault. she will go to the back door about 75% of the time if she has to pee....but she won't come get us if we're not downstairs so sometimes she has accidents. and she hasn't quite connected 100% that she's supposed to go poo outside too. and she still dribbles a lot when she's excited. we're down to only one or two accidents a day though and she's not pottying in her crate at all while i'm at work (3-4 hours) and sleeps through the night without having to potty til 6am....so someday. we just keep reminding each other to be patient and that she's just a baby. until then we'll keep the enzyme cleaner and baking soda businesses in business.
how does everyone else keep their house from "smelling" like dog? i vacuum all the time and have all kind of air fresheners....but some days....whew. it smells like a kennel.
ETA: all lily and boomer tension has completely dissipated. they play ALL the time now and are best best friends. in that way, it's been perfect.
boomer is such a smart smart girl...but she's only four months old this week so she's really still just a baby. she picks up commands quickly and has pretty much figured out what's ok to chew on and what isn't (crocs still look like chewy toys to her though, so those stay up). she sits for treats, before we let her out of the crate, and before we go in and out of a door without being told. she's doing really well on her leash, not tugging too bad. we're on a food, sleep and potty schedule. things have really settled down around here. right now we're working on not jumping up and that the living room furnature is not an obstical course. both things won't go over very well when she's 90lbs.
(wow...when you write it all out like that it seems like so much in just a few weeks!)
i guess what makes me feel hesitant about it is potty training is still a bit slow. which is really my husband and i's fault. she will go to the back door about 75% of the time if she has to pee....but she won't come get us if we're not downstairs so sometimes she has accidents. and she hasn't quite connected 100% that she's supposed to go poo outside too. and she still dribbles a lot when she's excited. we're down to only one or two accidents a day though and she's not pottying in her crate at all while i'm at work (3-4 hours) and sleeps through the night without having to potty til 6am....so someday. we just keep reminding each other to be patient and that she's just a baby. until then we'll keep the enzyme cleaner and baking soda businesses in business.
how does everyone else keep their house from "smelling" like dog? i vacuum all the time and have all kind of air fresheners....but some days....whew. it smells like a kennel.
ETA: all lily and boomer tension has completely dissipated. they play ALL the time now and are best best friends. in that way, it's been perfect.
