old self

This is the second week after Cartman got his new look. He seemed to be fully aware of his appearance changes initially, he didn't dive into grasses or bushes as often as before, he always walked very proudly and didn't want to lie down any more. Ok, this new-look behavior lasted, for a week. This week, he seemed to come back to his old self: straightly dived into grasses or bushes, jumped this way and that way while walking, stopped suddenly and laid down in the middle of road or lawn. And of course he resumed his intense interests to other doggies, male or female.

** puppy class, the second round (07.15.2007)
I decided to drop out from our current puppy class so to join the new round of class. Last Sunday was the second class in the new round, our first. We met: Rocky, Pepper, Tuthy, Daisy.  Rocky is a very petite sided  Shi-zhi, very cute, even cuter than my Cartman. :)
We excelled in this class, since (1) I brought a zip-bag of chicken meat, which captivated Cartman's full attention; (2) we already took the same class before. haha.

** push button
today, he made me furious. He pushed my potted plant from window stand to the floor, the plant, the pot, the soil made a big mess in the living room. He was eating the soil when he was caught. sigh... After I cleaned up everything, and he kept whining while kept in his crate as punishment. I put the plant pot to the other end of window stand which is more difficult to reach. I let him out. Five minutes later, when I looked up again, the plant was on the floor AGAIN!! Today I came home earlier because I had migraine. But, Cartman just decided to spice up my chores and headache.

I am in serious need of methods to punish him or let him know he is punished.

His whining while he is kept in crate is too much a whine.

Anyway, we fought, we yell, we disgusted by each other (he bites), at the end, I collapsed into sofa, which now is his territory as well since he could swim his body onto it easily, somehow, he ended up lying on top of my stomach. It felt great to have your dog, his warm body breathing on top of you and share a sleep, or try to do that.