Zoe is doing really well with my work times - she’s able to just nap on the floor beside me while I’m on the computer during the day. Of course I take breaks to spend time with her, take her outside, but at least I don’t have to worry about her getting into things (much). Zeeke unfortunately has never quite learned the trick of waiting quietly while mommy works, so he has to spend the day in his crate. Zoe would too, if she didn’t behave. I’m trying to get all of us into some sort of routine, to prepare for when I have paying jobs.

We need to figure something out for when I’m in the office - I’m missing her “need to go out” signals and we’re getting accidents again. I don’t really want to shut her in here - since all of us are in and out of this room all day long - but I will if I have to. It’s not really during the day that’s the problem, it’s the evening when Den’s home and Zeeke’s out and the dogs are playing. Much harder to keep track of things.

In terms of learning commands - Zoe’s got sit pretty well, and now I’m teaching her “down.” She sits when I ask her and then I say “down” and take her paws and gently place her into a down position. The look on her face was priceless, staring at my hands like “What ARE you doing?!” We’ve only done it a few times thus far, we’ll see how quickly she picks it up.