09/08/2026
Piper's second month home. She's grown a lot since then. Highlights include finally being able to go for proper walks, getting better at crate naps, starting to visit cafes and hikes. Lows include constant biting, so much barking, and my interrupted sleep. Since she can't be in the pens anymore z at night she free sleeps in my room (her bed, the floor, wherever), but she has gotten big enough now that she can easily get onto the couch and climb onto my bed when she is motivated. She's simultaneously looking for more closeness, but has to bite/chew. At first she was climbing up around 3 or 4 or 5am and trying to snuggle, but then she'd start biting within a couple minutes... Some nights i got like 3-4 hrs of sleep, multiple nights in a row. She's improving now with her daytime training (lay in your bed, regular lay down, impulse control, and generally much more comfortable in her crate). So, now she listens and when she jumps against the bed, she listens when I say to go lay down or go to her bed. No more needle teeth snuggles.
