Last night Xena slept quite well, after 20 minutes of crying. This morning we were awoken at 6am- again. Took her outside and let her play with her toys. The kids practised having her stay down by standing still with their arms crossed and turning their back on her/ walking away slowly if she continued to rough play with them. I realised she is just as contented tearing around the yard with a toy hanging out her mouth as she is chasing kids around the yard... so no more of that. My children are not prey. Had I not gone to puppy class yesterday I wouldn't have realised that's how she was seeing them. She's such a beautiful looking puppy. Most people stop and say awwweeee and wow 'he' will be big.
I took Xena for a car ride. She really didn't want to leave the house and cried in the car a little. We arrived at the RSPCA as I wanted to take her toy shopping. She was good at first. Met a few people happily... seems to like males more than females, in the sense of she wagged her tail and smiled at a male vet who walked past but sat still and looked down when I woman started talking to me.
To get to the RSPCA doggy shop you have to walk past the kennels. All the dogs were barking like crazy. I was carrying Xena but she began shaking when she heard the dogs. I took her home. She jumped out of the car straight away and ran, on the leash, to our front door. Its a tough world out there for Miss Xena. I feel a little sad cuz I think she may not be a dog who will go for walks. I also would have liked her to have a couple of litters of puppies. I am reconsidering. Many years ago I had purebred bull terriers I used to show so I have the breeder mentality I guess... don't breed nervous bitches. I don't know if Xena is genetically this way or if it has been environmental. We can see how she goes. My gut instinct is that she will be an excellent dog but to have her desexed.
I took her home and put her in the laundry. I went shopping and bought her some more toys by myself. Also found her a nice sheepskin rug to lay on.
After I came home we went outside and practised her 'come,' 'sit,' and 'Xena' she did well.
Later in the day I took Xena to pick the kids up from school. I waited in the playgound. My kids had afterschool sport so there were no kids around. She loved the playground. She sniffed the large trees, ran through the white playground sand and dug a hole under the cubby house where the sand was damp underneath. She had a lot of fun. She was happy to see the kids, they played on the swings while she rolled in her hole and covered herself in dirt !
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