Jen & Ember's Blog (5)

Well, what a day for little Ember! 

Ember is now nearly 6 months (on Christmas Eve!) and is growing, growing, growing. She's about 32lbs and is just the happiest, sweetest, loveliest puppy I have ever met (yes, I suppose I am biased). She graduated from Puppy II last week and is a master at basic commands of 'sit' and 'down', and is about 95% on coming when called now. She also can 'gimme five' to the delight of everyone who meets her. 

So today, Ember went off to…

Hard to believe that Ember has been home with me now for over a month. I cannot imagine life without her, she is SUCH a joy. She's also growing like a weed and is 20lbs+ per the last vet visit. 

Here's a little about what Miss Em has been up to...

(Flinging toys over the top, "rearranging" the ex-pen, maybe it's more feng-shui this…

Wow, she sure settled in quickly. Ember is an absolute delight to me and everyone who meets her (and she knows it!). 

After our first week with some weird digestion issues, all has cleared up and she is happy as can be. All looks good at the vet and she also got her 2nd set of shots. She was such a trooper while I managed to contain my anxiety at the sight of the needles. 

Highlights:

- We started a puppy class at a local doggie daycare/boarding…

It's been a week since dear Ember has been home!  I am just so excited that she is here. 

There have been lots of good things:

- usually sleeping well during the night without whining (most nights have been asleep by 11 and waking up at 6:30 am with no get-ups...except the past two nights)

- meeting the other dogs in my…

Yesterday I received an excited call from my breeder, letting me know that the temperament testing had been completed and she and the tester believe they had the perfect pup for me.  It would be one of the females who has a beautiful red coat -- would I be okay with that? Ummm, yes!!

So, today I got to meet my puppy in person... and she is honestly the sweetest little thing. So curious, playful, and loving. She ran around (in what I can only imagine is what I hear lovingly…