Stella is BEAT. Yesterday we went to puppy class which is all clicker training and play. I loved it. Stella loved it. Life is good. Then my dad came to visit so Stella got some socializing and while she did take a few minutes to warm up she is slowly getting better. And did I mention that all this activity makes her TIRED? Which means that she sleeps and isn't nearly so crazy during the day. I'm really liking this!
Today we went to an hour of puppy play. It was 8 or 10 dogs in a big room. There was tons of wrestling and frolicking. Stella got to be in a big fenced off area with a dog who is much bigger than her, but she held her own and they ran around and played hard without too much intervention needed. Then she played with lots of the little dogs, and ran and ran and RAN. I was happy to see that while Stella can throw down with the big dogs she also isn't too rough with the little ones.
On the way home I stopped at a drive-thru window to get a sandwich and the cashier went nuts over how cute my puppy is and gave her a chicken nugget and pet her head (and Stella let her). I think Stella is a fan of Burger King.
We came home and she took a good long nap.
Then my next door neighbor came over and we sat on the floor and Stella got lots of treats and gave kisses and warmed up to her really really fast. So I think this socialization stuff is actually working! I need some light bulbs so tomorrow we're going to take a trip to Lowe's because I hear they're good about letting dogs come in.
So needless to say this pup is exhausted. She still won't sleep unless I put her in her crate, but every time I do she lays down and is out cold in about 2 minutes.
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