Lexi & Maya Papaya=BFFs

These two boobs are always up for some fun. Who is their main source of entertainment? Me of course! :-) ... They are always waiting!

Maya loves to lie in the sunshine during the cold winter months... She also sleeps under the blankets. She pats you on the head with her paw so you can lift the covers for her. Then she crawls out once it gets too warm, and so on, alllll night long.

They share the sunshine too...

Lexi is ALWAYS on squirrel patrol, she gets a good view from the stairs

Don't be fooled, she's still on guard

Meanwhile, Maya busies herself in the tub. This day, she jumped in and left with a foam letter, one at a time. She only tore one apart. She put the rest on the bedroom floor.

 She loves jumping in the tub even if its empty. She also enjoys taking baths.  

She is very sweet. Since she came home, she has come a long way. She was very scared and shivered a lot the first few days, and slowly her confidence increased. Now she's a princess and full of beans! 

I must admit that its been hard raising a puppy in the deep freeze of a Canadian winter. In terms of house training, it's been decent because she doesn't want to spend much time outside. So its a good way for her to associate outside with pee pee time and not play time. 

In terms of walking on a leash outside, and becoming used to cars and loud noises...its been hard because her feet can't stand the cold ground, they start lifting, she's shivering and not wanting to walk despite being properly dressed. 

My biggest concern in this, is getting her accustomed to walking without a leash. This is very important to me, and makes long walks really pleasurable for both. So the other day, we got a really nice break, it was only zero! I found a path on Hydro Qc's property and we practiced recall and walking together. 

It was like she got to use her running legs for the first time! She did really well! She ran like lightning and kept going pretty far, which made me nervous, then suddenly she tripped and started rolling like a little snow ball. She ran all the way back to me for some tlc.

It's definitely scary to practice recall in an open area for the first little while but I know that she'll get better with time and lots of rewards! 

Next will be distractions! 

After a long day of playing, the two bff's love to snuggle. 

Thank god for Lexi, she has really helped keep Maya in line. When I say no, Lexi will come up and reinforce what I say by biting her back leg, or by bringing her a toy to distract her from whatever she has gotten into. She's been amazing!

xox