05/24/2025
Check in! We have completed our 16th week of life! Lol.
He’s 38 pounds of joy. Not a barker. He barked at me once and I calmly escorted him to his play pen and left the room for 30 seconds and let him out. Hasn’t happened since. :)
He is great on and off leash - have been training all of that since day one. Now I actually have to look to be sure he is still attached because I never feel him putting any tension on.
Greeting people with wiggles and 4 feet in the ground which is lovely and any contact with faces has been licking - no teeth or nibbles. Just reinforcing that for him.
He’s naturally on the lazy side so our activity levels keep him pretty tired but he regulates well and put himself away for a nap. So cute! 🥰
We are raising him as we did Lemon: The priorities are stress resilience, coping, and emotional regulation. When you socialize your puppy, think of it as the vehicle that helps your dog meet those three - dare I say - most important abilities. Forget sit, stay, down, come. You can train those anytime. Work with on their relationship with emotion during socialization.
