Bosley’s 12 Week Update
- Posted on 28th March 2009
- in Grace 2008
- by jvfairbanks
Hi Vicky and Jeff,
Twelve weeks old and Bosley is moving into another development stage. I liken it to moving from preschool to elementary school. I can see subtle differences in Bosley’s behavior. He’s more focused when playing with his toys and he is beginning to enjoy the scents that only a dog’s nose can pick up. The trees, bushes, plants and even the air are taking on a whole new meaning for him as he takes in the aromatic smorgasbord of the outside world.
Boz is so cute on our socialization outings. At first he sat quietly and perhaps a bit shyly in the child seat of the shopping cart. But after 3 weeks of ‘meet and greets’ he’s learned that strangers are wonderful, kibble dispensing beings. Yesterday he had his front feet on the back of the child seat actively looking for people to meet. If someone ignores him he can’t understand it and whines a bit as if he were saying “Look here…cute puppy…pet me.” Having the goal of meeting 100 people makes a fun game out of this important socialization experience.
Our training exercises are going well and the daily walks are becoming more and more of a pleasure as Bosley gets the idea of walking steadily by my left side…I think the warmer spring weather adds a lot to my enjoyment of the walks too. Housebreaking is moving right along. Bosley knows to go out the dog door to use the outdoor facilities. I still take him out quite often to go potty, and between the both of us (Boz and me) the inside accidents have been minimal. I must have been very pessimistic about housebreaking when I was stocking up on puppy supplies before Bosley came home to us because I bought the gallon size Nature’s Miracle to clean up after accidents…it’s never been opened. I haven’t even used half of the small spray bottle I also bought. He’s been very good.
And that’s another week of our Life With Bosley. He continues to be the happy heart of our home. There isn’t a day that goes by that we don’t laugh out loud at his antics. He is a very bright spirit and we thank you for him.
