Peri at 8 Months - almost perfect :)

[Allyson, Peri & Taquito]

I know a lot of us come to DK to ask questions about problems we are having with our doodles. Instead of that, here is a brag report on how our Peri is maturing into the perfect Lady at 8 months:

1. Lady P now sleeps all night on her fancy bed instead of the crate. This is a new breakthrough because she has refused to leave her crate at night and if she came out of it, she wandered around too much. On Saturday, she slept until 9 am on her bed - I woke up to her laying on her back, all 4 paws in the air, tongue hanging out :)

2. We do not have to take turns watching her while getting ready - she plays contently by herself and does not destroy anything. We used to get up so early, with DH having the first hour shift while I got ready for work, then it was my turn. Eyes had to be on her at all times. Not anymore!

3. I brought her to the office Friday afternoon and showed my coworkers her training tricks. One of my coworkers has champion show dogs who are very well trained. She was shocked at how obedient Peri was! That made me so proud.

4. No accidents in 3 months - don't even worry about that anymore.

5. We can leave her out of her crate for a few hours while we are gone - no destruction so far!

6. DH and I love her so much we cannot imagine life without her. Her kisses make us smile :) and she has the quirkiest, smartest personality. Just perfect for us.


In summary, the only complaint I have is that she has destroyed all of her toys in the past month. Only the zogoflex ones or tennis balls or antlers are intact. BUT at least she has destroyed HER toys and not ours :) I can live with that. No more plush animals for Peri.

Happy Holidays to all!

[Allyson, Peri & Taquito]

Hehehe...I should also add that I am sure the adolescent stage is coming :) But we will get through it....
Here is one complaint to not jinx myself....she is still not too good on a leash! LOL

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

It's great to hear how well Peri is doing and how she has matured...but don't jinx yourself! Add a few minor complaints to throw the "Evil Eye" off your track! :-)
Seriously, it's wonderful to hear that Lady Peri is living up to her name!

[Dan, Judi, & Timbow]

What a sweet post! Peri sounds like she is just wonderful! So glad that things are going so well!!! :-) Timbow wants to thank you for this post too because it makes his mom want a mini little brother for him even more. :-)