Hello everyone.

Well I still have no computer so I am using Neils' to bring you all up to date with our Sally as I know there are a few friends out there who really look forward to reading about her antics.

She was 18 weeks old on Tuesday, 31st March. She is now 21 kgs ( just over 3 stones) after being weighed weekly at 16.2 kgs, and 18.3 kgs last week and she is now 19 inches tall, taller than the coffee table which is a problem as we can't put anything on the table now!!!!!!!!!!!

The Sunday before last we took Sally up to the caravan for the first time, just for the day and she seemed to enjoy it and behaved herself really well, so last weekend we went up on Saturday for her first overnight stay and we all had a great time. She likes to play outside on the decking and and knows to go to the loo out there so she is caravan trained and car trained now - just not house and work trained yet but we are still working on that one.

Peering out through the decking outside the caravan.

With me on the step to the caravan.

Sally likes to be able to go out when she wants to with no lead Freedom ......

Her ears still are not right but at least they are both equal now and we are still working on them daily!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Having a nice seat in the sunshine after Neil got up - she's very good at doing that!!!!!!!

And after all that playing Sally makes herself very comfortable on the sofa .... I think she likes it at the caravan .....

Hopefully my computer will be fixed soon and I can posd loads more pictures...

til then bye for now ................

Week 5

Sally is now 15 weeks old, she weighs 15 kgs (2 1/2 stone) and is 43 cms (17 inches) high. She is just over twice the size now as she was when we got her just 5 weeks ago. Everyone comments on how quick she is growing and we can tell by comparing her height with the coffee table.


Today is quite momentous as Sally has had her first poo outside. I was determined to keep her out until she had been, but it was just the once. She is getting quite used to weeing outside now but won't do it on the street - she always waits untill she gets back to her home ground.
There is certainly no fear of walking her too much at the moment - she is very brave and adventurous when inside the house but very timid when out on the street, once she is past the driveway she will only go a few yards along the road and then with a lot of encouragement. She is very easily spooked and is usually too busy hoovering the floor trying to eat leaves (living and dead), stones, twigs and anything else on the ground, it's a constant battle making sure she does not eat anything and she is learning the command "Leave It!"


Other commands she has learnt are 'sit', 'shake a paw' and 'come' all associated with food.


Other new experiences this week are going out in the rain - she didn't like that much; the wind waking her up at night blowing things over outside - we didn't like that much but she soon settled when I went down. Normally she sleeps all night and just like a teenager has to be woken in the morning, she is usually up for about an hour before she is falling asleep again though.
We were out in the garden earlier when a cat jumped up onto the fence - I don't know who was more startled Sally or the cat, she turned tail and shot back to the door.


Something we have realised lately is that Sally loves men - not just Neil, his dad and brother but any man. When I was taking her for a walk this morning (Wed) there was a guy posting flyers and she went straight up to him, tail wagging like mad wanting to be stroked. Also when I took her to work later in the day she was all over the guys there and when anyone comes to the house she is the same.


Sorry folks - still no photos this week, need to get the computer over to Darwen to the IT guys, I was going to go today but Sally was asleep all morning and Neils dad was here this afternoon, so by the time he had left it was a bit late and I had to go to work for an hour.

Will make up for it next time hopefully!!!!


Bye for now...

Week 4

Hello all,

Sally is now 13 weeks old, weighs 13 kgs and is 16.5 inches high.

We had a fairly quiet week last week, with only Neils' mum and dad visiting.

Neil and I tried to take Sally for walks during the week but she panicked once we had got passed the drive (out of her comfort zone) and didn't want to go any further, so this weekend Neil got her a harness rather than a collar and we all went out together with me walking in front and on Saturday Sally managed to walk around the corner and was doing really well until she heard a dog barking which really panicked her and we had to go back home. On Sunday we did a bit better and got quite a way up the road but she spent more time sitting watching everything than actually walking. It is sometimes hard to remember that everything we take for granted is so new to her. She has met her first dog - a West Highland Terrier and they had a good sniff at each other and Sally didn't get overexcited but stood quietly, probably not knowing what to make of it. She has seen cars and cyclists on the road, families with young children passing near her - she wagged her tail and tried to follow them. But no matter how long we stayed out Sally did not go to the loo outside - instead she went as soon as we got back inside, I suppose this is the drawback of paper training first, we'll just have to catch her her early tomorrow and take her straight out.

This week we had an 'Andrex moment'. Sally got into the bathroom and managed to get hold of the loo roll and pulled it out to the lounge before I saw her - I couldn't help but laugh.

Now when Sally has her mental do's running all over the rooms she cannot get under the drawers anymore without banging her head on the bottom - she used to like going under them.

Sally is getting more used to being in the car now and is quite happy to be left for short periods with no problems.

We still keep taking her to the office for short periods but she can't settle properly, but she is getting more used to being there, so hopefully in a few months things will get better. We have got her a smaller playpen for there but she will not be happy to be locked in it.

No photos this week as we have had a server put in at work and the laptop has been configured with it so I can't find some things on it i.e. contacts for the Incredimail and the software for the camera. Will need to speak to the IT company on Monday.

Bye for now ....