Perfect Manners Puppy comes with a price.Going out to Potty: 11 times. (and three #2s too!)
Must watch Emily's every twitch, and predict when she needs to go.
- including three times in the rain. She always picks the most disgusting part of the yard. Once I peeled an earthworm off her leg. She always steps back on her puddle of #1, and stepped on #2 once too. Must wipe her bum, clean her paws, and praise her with cuddling and warming, while picking up her messes, and cleaning up the yard with hot water and broom.
Meals: 4, soaked in warm water, and hand fed one kibble at a time, while practicing "come!" and "sit."
Averting Cujo Hours: 4 times, around 1 hour each of careful interaction and ignoring the bratty behavior, cutting short barking and tantrums before they escalate, and taking away the wrong toys and giving her calming chew toys.
Then, there's the other 7 post-nap playing that must not become Cujo Hours.
Include 30 minute cuddle-walk, greeting strangers for socialization, and you have Emily's 24 hours.
Result: One Perfect Day.
Puppy Parents: Exhausted.
[ETA] That was Sunday. Monday morning, Emily has forgotten everything. Oi.
