Holly is 20 months old. For this milestone she got a new dolly – a stuffless golden retriever. And thus far, it remains fully intact! Could it be she is moving past her puppyhood and starting to mature? There are moments when I think so, then there are the moments when I come from the garage to see Holly doing zoomies around the yard with geraniums dangling from her mouth. Holly’s not interested in rushing time to go by – something I’m embracing now as well!
Dog School has started again, this time on Tuesday evenings starting from 8:30 -9:15. Given this household is often settled in for the night by 8:00, this is going to be a transition for both Holly & I. The instructor made comment last week on how ‘mellow’ Holly has gotten. I felt compelled to explain her subdued mood was because it is the end of another full day and school is overlapping with her nightime routine. She would be a whole new dog if class was at 8:30 a.m. instead of 8:30 p.m.! With that line of thinking, since maturity is still in development, I am fine with ‘mellow’ and will find a way to adjust the Tuesday routine to keep attending school in the evening hours. If you don’t want to rush time, you may need to stretch the day out longer.
Wiped Out
