08/05/2026
Today marks 1 month with my Piper. She's grown, but still, she's about 1/4-1/3 of her final size. It hasn't been all cuteness, fun and games - she has 2 modes: angel and chaos monster. I'm covered in bite marks, scratches and bruises. Raising a puppy is dangerous. In addition to training efforts, I have to arm myself by wearing hiking boots at home. But, she's making progress in her training, learning to have slightly more patience, impulse control, bite disengaging, and emotional regulation. Separation is still very hard for her and getting out of bed in the morning/using the bathroom is improving, but still somewhat chaotic. She does enjoy her sling rides, her travel carrier, her coffee wood stick, plastic yogurt containers, her snuffle mat, kibble toss, tug and fetch.