megaholic

yesterday mega and i met up with zeus and his owner amanda. zeus and amanda are to credit with putting me in touch with betsy, the cav breeder, and zeus and mega are half-brother and sister, sharing the same father. he's about four months older than mega and though they just met; they were fast friends. or rather, family.

i wondered if they could tell how much alike they look or that they were the same breed or from the same family. i wondered if there was any instinctive tie between them or it was just their puppy natures that bound them together so easily.

my weekend has been consumed with puppy-love in fact. yesterday she visited her (new) vet for the first time and was given a perfect bill of health. every genetic checkpoint she passed with flying colors. (thank you betsy!)

and we've been taking lots and lots of walks where she's totally mastered the leash now. no pulling, no crossing, no dallying. it's a dream. today we practiced heeling off-leash. and of course, sit, stay and down. she's a prodigy i tell you, a prodigy.

yesterday her registration papers came and she even got a laminated card that looks like a driver's license - complete with a photo. she's licensed to...umm...

i've been reading cesar millan's book (the dog whisperer guy) and i'm mindful to keep her in line as a dog and all that; so i never expected that i'd be as ridiculously attached to her as i am. today when i went to the farmer's market and left her at home for a couple of hours i missed her. really, i did. (i know - she's not a person, i know. but still.)

tonight, while i was cooking dinner and grilling she ventured off to other parts of the house and then the yard, independently. and i texted to haley that i felt like an empty-nester. how can it be? she's only been home for two weeks?! no, she can't leave yet!

so, i'm admitting it. my codependency has reached a new height, now encompassing my sweet, sweet mega. luckily for me, it seems to be mutual and she's securely placed under my left arm sound asleep.

d: the boys to learn their pack leader roles this week.
b: a prodigy i tell you - a prodigy!
g: very, very healthy puppy!