Zooka's 21st month, January 2021, was all about his new brother joining the family. Pretty much everything I had hoped to accomplish with Zooka this month got pushed by the wayside. The major activity this month revolved around helping Zooka's new brother settle in. There is a separate post introducing Zooka's new brother, so details [...]
Zooka's 20th month, December 2020, was fairly uneventful. There were no setbacks, and there was some progress. While I had hoped to get out more in public this month, as we all know, sometimes the weather and life get in the way of our plans. Getting out to dog-friendly stores can be a bit trickier [...]
Zooka's 19th month, November 2020, was focused mainly on getting out in public more (safely) and working on getting more comfortable loading up in the van to go places. His two main nemeses these days are: the van (getting in it) and slippery floors. Those were our two main agenda items this month. Zooka has [...]
Zooka turned 18 months - one-and-a-half years old! The month of October 2020 was mostly one of steady progress forward. But as you all know, progress is never completely a straight line forward. It often looks like two steps forward and one step back. Zooka has been doing very well with his at-home walks. One [...]
Zooka's 17th month, September 2020, was full of hikes, visits to the mountains, and snuggles - many of my favorite things! Your dog's adolescence is a time generally filled with great progress mixed in with some (hopefully short-term) regressions and new behaviors that crop up from time to time. One thing it never is though? [...]
