Post #10 Mushy Gushy

After having Maggie for the past four weeks, I have realized that the name of my blog doesn't fit quite right. "The Best FURiend in the Making" is cute for my blog, but not accurate. She already is a best friend, but she definitely considered family now. In the past four weeks, my family has had so many laughs and memories because of Maggie. We all care about her so much and she cares for us. For example, when she was chasing, my brother, Zac, around the yard, he fell and scraped his knee. Maggie, instead of jumping all over him (as you would expect a puppy to do), she went and licked his face and then snuggled him. You could tell she felt bad and it was so crazy to watch how much she already cares for him. I'm starting to get really sad because I am going to have to leave for Washburn soon. I'm excited to go back, but I am going to miss Maggie and my family so much. When I see her next, it will be christmas break and she will be all grown up. It's bittersweet, but I know she is more than we could have asked for and we are incredibly blessed to have her as a part of our family.

Post #9 Practice makes...progress?

We have been training Maggie for the past few days and lets just say it's going to take a lot of work! Right now, we are working on teaching her how to sit, fetch, drop, roll over, and that the bathroom is outside (she is having trouble with that one especially). Although it would be cool to teach her how to go in the toilet, thats a little past my expertise in dog training. She actually already has "sit" mastered! The video below is proof. Anyways, we haven't used any treats or anything like that, just belly rubs which is plenty incentive for her! We think she will have "fetch" and "drop" perfected within the next couple of days!