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My Inaugural Blog Post: Sookie the Genius Dog
Hi! I'm Adria. My husband is Dan. We both use this account, so apologies if we confuse you.
Dan and I just got our first dog, Sookie, an F1B apricot and cream labradoodle. We have been married for two years and live in Portland, Oregon. Sookie is named after Sookie Stackhouse, the main character of Charlaine Harris' Southern Vampire Mysteries. I am going to try to use this blog to chronicle our life starting with this 7 week old pile of cuteness, because I'm pretty sure my Facebook friends are getting sick of hearing about her.
We picked Sookie up at the breeders on Saturday morning. Our breeder is great and has been letting us visit her every Sunday since she was 2 weeks old. She didn't like the car ride at ALL but settled right in at home! We have two adult cats. Sookie really really wants to be friends, but they aren't so sure. However, they aren't hiding, so I'm taking that as a good sign.
Potty training has been going pretty well. She's already heading towards the door when she feels the urge, and as long as we're paying attention, it works like a charm! Night time has been a little rough -- we're crate training, so getting up every two hours leaves us pretty sleepy, but she's really good about taking care of business right away.
Sookie LOVES her Skinnneeez skunk and this crazy elephant toy I found at Ross. She is squeaking at a 4th grade level. We're very proud. Clearly brilliant.
Tonight we tried a little bit of obedience training, just to see what would happen. Lo and behold, she learned to sit in two tries, and now does it every time. Genius. I'm downloading her application for puppy MENSA right now.
Tomorrow she'll have her first alone time in the house, as I have to leave for an appointment while Dan is at work. I sort of think she won't even know we're gone while she snoozes in her crate, but it's making me nervous anyway.
It's so much fun to watch her learn things: climbing stairs, pottying outside, how to make the toy squeak, ice cubes are delicious, etc. Every time she gets a little quicker at it, and it's amazing to watch her little brain work.
Here's a little photo montage of Sookie from 2 weeks to now at 7 weeks.
2wks
3 wks
4 wks
5 wks
6 wks
7 wks (yesterday)
I'll try to add a new photo every week!
Dan and I just got our first dog, Sookie, an F1B apricot and cream labradoodle. We have been married for two years and live in Portland, Oregon. Sookie is named after Sookie Stackhouse, the main character of Charlaine Harris' Southern Vampire Mysteries. I am going to try to use this blog to chronicle our life starting with this 7 week old pile of cuteness, because I'm pretty sure my Facebook friends are getting sick of hearing about her.
We picked Sookie up at the breeders on Saturday morning. Our breeder is great and has been letting us visit her every Sunday since she was 2 weeks old. She didn't like the car ride at ALL but settled right in at home! We have two adult cats. Sookie really really wants to be friends, but they aren't so sure. However, they aren't hiding, so I'm taking that as a good sign.
Potty training has been going pretty well. She's already heading towards the door when she feels the urge, and as long as we're paying attention, it works like a charm! Night time has been a little rough -- we're crate training, so getting up every two hours leaves us pretty sleepy, but she's really good about taking care of business right away.
Sookie LOVES her Skinnneeez skunk and this crazy elephant toy I found at Ross. She is squeaking at a 4th grade level. We're very proud. Clearly brilliant.
Tonight we tried a little bit of obedience training, just to see what would happen. Lo and behold, she learned to sit in two tries, and now does it every time. Genius. I'm downloading her application for puppy MENSA right now.
Tomorrow she'll have her first alone time in the house, as I have to leave for an appointment while Dan is at work. I sort of think she won't even know we're gone while she snoozes in her crate, but it's making me nervous anyway.
It's so much fun to watch her learn things: climbing stairs, pottying outside, how to make the toy squeak, ice cubes are delicious, etc. Every time she gets a little quicker at it, and it's amazing to watch her little brain work.
Here's a little photo montage of Sookie from 2 weeks to now at 7 weeks.
2wks
3 wks
4 wks
5 wks
6 wks
7 wks (yesterday)
I'll try to add a new photo every week!
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Comment by Lori on September 10, 2009 at 1:52am
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Love it - she's squeeking at a 4th grade level!
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Comment by Mona & Lilly's Page on September 9, 2009 at 2:16pm
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Two thumbs way, way up!
By the way, you're kind of making me feel like a bad doggy mommy with her sister... I can't keep up with you!
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Comment by Allyson, Peri & Taquito on September 9, 2009 at 1:04pm
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You have one cute pup! Beautiful!
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Comment by Kevin Poole, Penny & Ozzy on September 9, 2009 at 12:21pm
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Welcome Adria, Dan and Sookie. As Michele said below, I live just a few miles north of you and have blogged every week about our Goldendoodle Penny for the past 12 weeks. It's good to share your experiences with everyone here! Have fun with your waaay cute puppy!
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Comment by Kevin Lackey on September 9, 2009 at 5:08am
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hee-hee-hee..... look at that face. I love the pic of her on the deck. I'll bet she's a good snuggler.
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Comment by Rose on September 8, 2009 at 3:46pm
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She's beautiful! Congratulations!
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Comment by HANNAH 8/2/07 & HONEY 7/2/08 on September 8, 2009 at 1:51pm
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What a cute little bundle of joy, love to see pics of them growing up and reading the stories about them....
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Comment by Veronica Lackey on September 8, 2009 at 7:10am
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I can picture the Halloween costume now.. Wings and a halo! She's a little angel!!!
........She's adorable.. Congratulations on your new addition.
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Comment by Jane, Guinness and Murphy on September 8, 2009 at 4:55am
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Wow, she's doing great for only 7 weeks. In just a couple more weeks she'll be able to go much longer at night. Our puppy went all night (8+ hrs) at 11 weeks.
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Comment by Deena Womack on September 8, 2009 at 2:58am
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So adorable and she looks so cuddly!!
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