Poppy

Poppy is doing great and seems to have adjusted to her new life pretty well! She has been good with all people we come in contact with. She is hesitant with dogs but seems like she is just curious and excited, we did have a successful doggy play date yesterday! The only time she is bad, which is very loosely used, is when she gets bored/excited and wants to play (barking/mouthing), or barking at anyone walking past the window (she is slowly learning “quiet”, kind of lol). She loves going for walks and running, and gets super excited when I ask if she wants to go “outside”. She likes fetching her tennis ball indoors, but her favorite game is tug of war and will play as long as I let her. She does pretty well with “drop it” but does not like that command after a good game of tug of war, but will listen with a little help opening her mouth lol. I take her to the park area but there are too many smells to explore so she doesn’t play with me yet, but she had a blast on her play date chasing the ball around and wrestling a bit. During the week I come home at lunch time. My two absolute favorite times with her are when I first come home, she gets super excited to see me! And weekend nap time is a second favorite since she doesn’t know we can sleep in a little on weekends. She has been velcro for sure and loves curling up next to me, or on me. At bedtime she usually falls asleep at the foot of my bed but I wake up to her snuggling with me. I have not had her in formal training yet, but will be contacting a trainer. I work with her several times a day indoors, and outdoor on leash training too. She has been great! She knows “sit”, “down”, “shake” as in handshake, “off”, “leave it”, “come”, and has been picking up “stay” very well too, even with putting her treat on the floor and having her wait. On leash she knows “stop” and will sit after I give a little push on her butt. She pulled a little on leash, mainly just when she saw other dogs, so I got the gentle walk harness and she has been doing great with that too! She politely sits before eating and before going outside. Everything has been amazing and I couldn’t have asked for a better pup! Pics attached. If you have any questions or would like more pics or videos just let me know!