Some exciting news from the vet yesterday. Betty has grown to a whopping 10 pounds! I guess it makes sense...her mom was 12 pounds and her dad was 8, so right in between sounds good. I told her that I can start lifting her over my head instead of a weight.
Betty still loves to cuddle with her stuffed animals. She especially loves the one my mom gave her for Valentine's Day.
Betty has also started to lay out in the sun. I'm excited for summer to come to see my Dad (the constant tanning machine) and Betty sit together, basking in the sun. Here she is on her towel with a pillow and her stuffed animal friend. My dad got her all ready to go.
But the biggest recent news on Betty is that she has learned to use a doggy door! I got one that snaps onto the screen door and spent some time getting it ready to go. Then it was time to test it out. My mom and I would stand one side and get her to come to us. I tried to take some snapshots along the way as we practiced.
Here Betty is inside looking at the door as we called her.
Next, she begins trying to push through the door.
And finally, after a lot of "Come here, Betty!", she made it through.
Then we thought we would test it the other way (coming back in the house.) My mom and I went back in and got ready to call Betty. She stood at the door for a second, wondering why she couldn't walk in right after us.
After a minute, she decided to try pawing at the door. We yelled "Push! Push!", but to no avail.
She started to get frustrated and lean against the door, waiting for me to open it. As her mother, this broke my heart, but I knew she had to do it herself.
But finally, we yelled enough encouragement that she finally made it through! And of course, she got a treat for a job well done!
Now Betty goes in and out of the door whenever she wants with no problem. What a big, grown up girl!
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To close, I wanted to share two pictures I took of Betty as she lay in bed. She loves soft blankets (as you can see.) Here she is lounging in bed...
And I call this one "wake-up call" as this is how I wake up every morning.
Too cute!
