Auburn Update

Auburn has been doing so good. She is going to the door and sitting when she has to go outside. The bad thing is she does it when she wants to go out and play (a.k.a. eat grass and leaves). Before, we could let her out and close the door without staying out there with her. Now we can no longer do that. She has found the small crack under the fence door that she can squeeze her tiny little body through. Doug let her out today and did not watch her. When he went to get her she was no where to be found. He went out the side door and found her munching on some mulch on the other side of our fence. Oops! We are going to get a few extra bags of rocks this weekend to fill in the gap.
The back ledge is no longer a problem for our growing girl. She jumps down or back up over it like she has been doing it for years. Although, sometimes it is hard to get her to come back inside the house. The grass and leaves are just so appealing! She is also no longer scared of the door mat. She actually likes it now that she has found it's special power to trap leaves around it.
Her imaginary walls have come down and she is not scared to go anywhere now. She hears the word "NO" a lot! She is a bit of a nipper but we are working on that. She really likes ears, noses, and toes, but she will nip at anything you give her a chance to. I have marks on my neck, check, and legs. Lets just say she does not like rolled up newspaper! Ha!
One thing that she loves and that will keep her content for at least 15 minutes is ice. She loves water and I am sure the cold ice feels good on her teething gums. She also loves to play fetch. She knows to go get the ball and bring it back to you but she can get distracted sometimes. She is still learning the word "toy" and what is and isn't a toy. We will tell her to go get her toy and sometimes she will go get one but most of the time she tries to gnaw on your arm. She loves to give you kisses. She gets excited sometimes and starts nipping but she will give you a kiss right after to tell you she is sorry. Ha! Her favorite place to lick is down your ear. I have no clue why but I swear that long tongue of hers can go all the way down your ear canal! She had not tried to eat or gnaw on any furniture yet but I am sure that day is coming.
Her sleeping habits are much better now. She is staying awake from the time I get home until it is time to go to bed. When we put her in the crate she barely whines and she usually goes to sleep right away. We no longer need an alarm clock because she will start wailing if we do not come and get her by 6:15. Poor thing can only hold it so long and by 6:15 that time is up!
She knows the words "outside", "NO", and good girl". " We are trying to teach her "down", "up", "treat", "toy", and "food". After that we are going big and doing "sit", "stay", and "lay". Wish us luck! I started working on "sit" this weekend and she seemed to pick it up pretty quickly. However, if she got distracted or wound up "sit" went out the window. Ha!