24 Weeks and 5 Days Old

October 15, 2008:

Wow. It has been a LONG time since I last updated.

Pandora is 5 1/2 months old now. She is quite a bit bigger than she was when we first got her. When we first got her, she was roughly half a foot tall and weighed 5-6 pounds. Now she has more than doubled in size (About 1'2) and weighs around 14 pounds. She got a haircut at 22 weeks and 3 days old. We think she is housetrained (But we are not entirely sure) because she never has accidents in the house anymore and she cries at the door whenever she has to go out.

As for the mouthing, she was getting a lot better, but now she is hitting the 'teenager phase.' The mouthing is back...and worse than ever. We are getting her fixed tomorrow because we hear that helps.

Pandora is getting better in terms of her dog manners. We have been taking her to the off-leash park every day. We take her to a park that is about 10 minutes away from our house. It's great for small dogs, and mostly really friendly dogs that come there. It's also fenced, which is awesome because her recall is not great.

Here are all our nicknames for Pandora:

Pan
Panny
Pansy
Pandosy
Dosy
Doser
Missy Moo
M. Moo
Moo
Moo-er
The Destroyer
Pandorkus
Dorkus
Hamster Brain
Goat Girl
Pit-Schnauzer
Pup
Pup-Pup
Her
Little April (April is her mom's name)

-Kate

11 Weeks and 5 Days Old

July 16, 2008:

Today Pandora went to a cafe. We got some really tasty gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches and they gave her a little water dish complete with ice (It was a hot day). Right now there is a storm outside and she is sleeping in her box.

Pandora does not appear to be afraid of rain, which is good because sometimes it rains here (Yes, even in July).

Tomorrow, we plan to take her to the pet store to buy some food and perhaps some treats.

That's all for now.
-Kate

11 Weeks and 4 Days Old

June 15, 2008:

Yesterday was a big day for Pandora. She had two puppy playdates, one with Oliver, who is also a Miniature Schnauzer, and one with Jewels the Havanese (Pictured). She also had her first vet visit, which went quite well.

Today was also sort of a big day. She met Monty the Standard Poodle and a Miniature Poodle whose name I didn't manage to catch. At first she was afraid of them but after a little while she came out of her shell. We also bought her some real bones (Not cooked bones - never give your dog cooked bones!) for her to chew on, which she liked. And we brushed her teeth for the first time. She really likes the toothpaste so that went good.

Here's a tip: Before you feed your dog, make him/her perform a simple command such as sit. If he/she does it, he/she gets his/her food.

-Kate

11 Weeks and 1 Day Old

July 12, 2008:

Guess what? We got Pandora! I would have updated yesterday (The day we got her), but we were quite busy with her. Already she is learning to walk on a leash and letting us know when she has to get out of her crate. I'll try to take a picture of her sometime.

We took Pandora for a walk this morning. She met her first dog that was not a Miniature Schnauzer. She was scared to death of him/her. Which is to be expected, as it was a big dog and she's only about 7 inches tall.

Pandora is definitely a mischevious one. But you'd never suspect, especially if you looked at her right now. As I am typing, she is sleeping like an angel in her box (Pandora's Box. LOL).

-Kate
P.S. My brother is back home now. He got back from Japan on July 8.

9 Weeks and 4 Days Old

July 2, 2008:

Here is an update on the Ol' Roy situation: The breeder switched her dogs to Actrium. We went out and got some the other day.

Can you believe it? Only 9 days before we get Pandora! I can hardly wait!

Do you have any puppy training tips you could share with me?

-Kate

9 Weeks Old

June 27, 2008:

Pandora is now 9 weeks old. She grew so quickly!

I've decided that until Pandora gets here, I'm going to update every once in a while instead of every day. So don't worry if I don't post for a while.

I probably didn't mention this yet, but my brother, Ethan, has been planning to go on a trip to Japan for quite a while. Today Ethan left for Japan. I'm very excited for him.

We also got Pandora a crate and a Kong today. The crate has a divider so when she gets bigger we will not have to buy her a new crate. And guess what? We refer to the crate as Pandora's Box! *ROFLOL*

Here is an update on the Ol' Roy thing: The breeder switched her dogs to either Iams or Actrium. I am going to ask her which one she chose.

That's all for now!
-Kate

8 Weeks and 4 Days Old

June 24, 2008:

OMG I forgot to update again! Sorry, I've become addicted to this site called www.furry-paws.com and I've been on there an awful lot.

Look at that little face! "Who? Me? I didn't make a mess on the carpet! It was Runty! Runty did it!" Nice try, Pan. Runty's a good little pup. You, on the other hand...

I think I'm going to stop posting until Pandora actually gets here. Ooh, the wait is soo hard!

The other day we bought Pandora dishes and a 'pee post' to mark the spot where she's supposed to use the toilet. We've also bought her three toys and a dog bed. She's not even here yet and already she's spoiled.

-Kate