Graduation!

Today, Myla finished her first 6 weeks of training classes!! She did awesome and was one of the best ones in her class! I signed up for the next round, which doesn't start until January, but I'm really excited and can't wait to see what else she can learn to do!

Tomorrow, Myla gets her last round of puppy shots. I really want to know what she weighs. She has had a growth spurt, and is no longer my tiny little puppy. She is now bigger and heavier than Sunny!!

In the next couple day, my mom and I are going to attempt an all house pets Christmas photo for our Christmas cards. I can't foresee it going very well, but we are sure going to try. I'll post the pictures as soon as I have them.

Hope everyone has a good Thanksgiving!!

Working Out with Myla

This is what Myla was doing while I was working out on my Wii Fit. Sometimes, I wish I could live her life!!

Then she decided that she wanted to help, which resulted in her stealing the remote and running off with it. Needless to say, I had to stop and play with her (and take cute pictures in the process!).

These next 2 are for you CindyPup! She still loves her panda! It did have to have surgery though, and no longer has a nose, but she still loves it just the same!

Myla and Jaz

Today, Myla met my bird, Jaz. Myla was very curious and Jaz has no problems with any of our other pets, but Myla became a little too much for Jaz. However, Myla was very respectful after she got pecked in the nose a couple times! I'm really glad her prey drive isn't very high, otherwise we may have some problems! Here are some pictures I took of them together:

Hiding behind mommy...the bird is SCARY!

Hmm...

Trying to get Jaz to play with her!

Should I get any closer?

Kisses for Jaz!

Update

Sorry it's been so long since I've written! Myla keeps me busy!!

A couple weeks ago, Myla went to the vet for her booster shots. While I was there, I asked the vet about some digestive issues that she has been having. Since she had coccidia when she was younger, the vet thought that it may have damaged the lining of her intestines, and as a precaution put her on medication along with a diet of just boiled beef and rice for 7 days. Once she was off the medicine and the bland diet, though, she went right back to her digestive issues. We decided that it was her puppy food, and have since changed it. It has only been a couple of days since we changed her food, and she is doing a lot better!

A couple weekends ago, my family went to Chicago for the Backer Show and Myla went along with us. She LOVED it!! She met all different sizes of dogs, got a lot of attention from everyone, and got all sorts of free stuff. There was, however, an incident with a large yellow lab (his owner was petting Myla and I think he got a little jealous and barked at her, which scared her), but otherwise she did great. No accidents at the show, and only one in the hotel room. She also met a Chihuahua mix that was staying in our hotel. They were about the same size, and she LOVED him! Sunday, I had to carry her every where because she was SO tired, and she slept the whole car ride home!

Myla and Sunny are still not best friends. She annoys him...A LOT! Myla tries her hardest to get him to play with him, but Sunny doesn't see very well, so he just sees it as an attack. Here is a video of how they interact:

(The yelp at the end was Myla. Sunny actually caught her, but he never hurts her. I think she just got surprised that he actually caught her.)

Myla had her first puppy class on Monday, and it was exhausting for both of us! There are 9 puppies in the class, all under a year old. Myla is not only the youngest, but also the smallest, for right now. The first 25 minutes, she did not want to do anything that I asked her to do. All she wanted to do was sniff the ground, greet the other dogs (which is not allowed the first couple of classes so the dogs can get used to eachother), or jump on the instructor or me. It was a little frustrating, especially since she listens to me pretty well at home. She got better the longer the class went on. I do have a few things to work on with her at home, as well as there. She gets really anxious when the dogs bark there, so I'm hoping that by going to these classes, she will get used to other dogs and not be so nervous around them.

Overall, Myla is doing great! My whole family loves her, including my grandparents. In the next couple weeks, I am going to take her to one of my friend's house to have a play date with her two small/medium dogs, which I'm sure Myla will love!

This is Myla's new bed that I got from the Backer Show. The lady told me that it should last her entire life! She LOVES it!

Myla's Firsts

On Thursday, I took Myla to her first vet appointment. She was a big hit with the vet and the vet tech! She is also in perfect health. When I picked up Myla from CCHS, she weighed 6.30 pounds. At the vet on Thursday, a week after I picked her up, she weighed 6.50 pounds. She has to go back this Thursday for her third booster shot and then again on October 24th for her rabies shot and more heartworm meds. Puppies are so expensive, but she is SO worth it!

On Friday, Myla got her first bath. She REALLY didn't like it, but she didn't fuss too much about it. After her bath, I wrapped her in a towel, which she loved! The first thing she wanted to do when she went outside, though, was to roll in the grass! Oh well....


Today, I bought her a fleece hoodie, since it is starting to get cold. We are also taking her to Chicago this weekend, and I figured it would be colder up there. She really doesn't like being outside when it's cold, especially since her ears are now standing up and the wind makes them cold.

In other news, Myla is about 90% housebroken!! I'm really excited because that means less messes for me to clean up!

She is starting to get along with Sunny and our cat, Checkers, better. Checkers, however, like to pester Myla, and then when Myla thinks that the cat wants to play with her, Checkers will hiss and bat at her, making Myla yelp and run for cover. We used to blame Myla for this, but now have realized that Checkers is baiting her and punish Checkers instead. Hopefully soon they will get along!

Here are some pictures of Myla around our house. She never fails to be cute or funny!

I have taught her how to wait at the door before coming in the door. She picks up things so quickly!

She LOVES her big brother!!

Myla and Checkers have their differences!

She loves being out in the yard with Sunny!!

The First Couple Days

So I've now had Myla for two whole days. So far, it has been pretty okay. We've only had two accidents in the house, which I think is awesome for a puppy this young.

Sunny and Myla are getting along okay. She is learning that pouncing on him is not the way to get his attention. Instead, she gets really low to the ground and sideways crawls toward him, occasionally rolling over on to her back and bating at him with her front feet, trying to entice him to play with her. It is really amusing to watch! (I will try to post a video of it later on.) Her excitement has, however, overcome her a couple of times, and she got a quick correction from him, resulting in her yelping and pouting in the corner. Overall, they are doing really good together, but he has yet to show any interest in playing with her. For right now, he just tolerates her.

When I take her outside to go potty, I walk her around on a leash. Yesterday after work, I let her off her leash, just to see what she would do. She ran circle around me, pounced on leaves, and tried to eat them, which I didn't let her do. She didn't, however, try to run away. She stayed close to me, and if I thought she was too far, I would call her, and she would come running back.

As good as she has been, there is one thing that is driving us all crazy. She whines and howls....A LOT! Sometimes for no apparent reason. We have tried getting her interested in her toys, treats, picking her up...nothing works sometimes. She will even carry around her toys and whine as she is holding them. She must still miss her siblings, so hopefully in a few days the whining will stop, or at least lessen! I'm crossing my fingers!

Overall, so far so good! I love having her! Even my dad, who didn't really want another dog, will greet her when he comes home and play with her out in the yard. He even said that he liked her, and he's really not a "dog person." So, I think it is safe to say that she is a great addition to our family!

I'll try to post some pictures soon! My computer/internet wouldn't let me this time.

Sunny & Myla Meet at Last

My mom and I took Sunny, our 15 year old Shih-Tzu, to Champaign to meet Myla for the first time. We were able to take him to the foster home instead of going to the humane society to meet her, which was better for him in the long run. He would have gotten kinda nervous if he was around that many dogs, cats, and people, and my mom thought that it would remind him too much of the vet office, which he does not like to go to. We took him into the basement and brought Myla out. First thing that she did was pounce on him, which he thought was an "attack" and he went on the defensive. He never tried to bite her, just kinda growled his protest at her. So I picked her up and put her on the other side of a playpen (used as a fence in this case) and sat with her on that side. She kept whining because she wanted to play with him, but he kept his distance for awhile for fear that she would pounce on him again (He can't see very well and didn't see the fence). Finally, I got Myla calmed down, and Sunny was getting more and more curious, so I took her back to the other side of the playpen. I sat on the floor with her in my lap and didn't let her move very far away from me. Sunny kept creeping closer and closer to her, and finally laid down pretty close to her, while she was laying in my lap. My mom and I think they will be just fine together. Myla just needs to learn that she can't pounce on her new "brother" like she does with her littermates. Nothing that a little training can't fix!

Overall, the visit went great! A few more days and I can FINALLY bring my little girl home!!!

And Here She Is!

Here is my very first picture of Myla!

Introductions

This blog will be about my new puppy, Myla, who I am adopting from the Champaign County Humane Society.

I first saw her when she was only 10 days old on the Pupsispups blog, who post their foster dogs on their blog so that they can potentially be adopted without spending much time in the shelter. As soon as I saw her picture, I fell in love! I knew that I had to adopt her and contacted the shelter immediately. Within a week, I was at the shelter filling out an application for her. The next day, I got a call from the foster home asking when I wanted to visit. A week after that, I was able to visit the puppies! They were only 3 weeks old the first time I visited them, and they slept most of the time I was there. Ever since then, I've been back at the foster home every week visiting Myla and her brothers and sisters.

Her litter was named after the Charley's Angels. Her original name was Jill. Her brothers and sisters were Bosley, Charley, Kelly, and Sabrina. (I will post pictures of them all soon!) Myla's mother, Panda, is a very beautiful dog and she was a wonderful mom to her 5 little puppies. I am happy to report that as of right now, all but 2 puppies have been officially adopted!

I am very grateful to the foster home for taking such good care of my little girl, and to CCHS for all the great work that they do!

Be on the lookout for pictures of my visits!