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Day 74 – Morning Accomplishments

Posted on December 6, 2018 by Galen

Well, it happened. About 5:45 this morning, I had taken Aurora out for her housetraining. She told me several times that she was fine and didn’t need to go out. A couple times she turned away from the backyard and … Continue reading →

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Day 73 — Four Steps at a Time

Posted on December 5, 2018 by Galen

The big development of the day occurred late, out of the range of any camera. Aurora made it up four steps from the backyard to the landing tonight! True, she made her way up the steps to end the tedious … Continue reading →

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Day 72 — Late Play is Better than No Play

Posted on December 4, 2018 by Galen

Aurora was kept from her mid-day play routine today because I had to go to a 12:30 meeting. She made do, though. When I got home the sun had already gone past her backyard, but the far outback was still … Continue reading →

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Day 71 — Turning Off the Irrigation

Posted on December 3, 2018 by Galen

Today Aurora reminded us of another home feature we used to have but which proved incompatible with puppies: a sprinkler system. Aurora has consistently (so far) focused on chewing plants and their roots. She’s left the plastic bits of sprinklers … Continue reading →

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Day 70 — Continuing Traditional Gardening

Posted on December 2, 2018 by Galen

Our backyard planter boxes arrived when our first pack was getting elderly. We were able to grow some flowers and tomatoes without fighting over them with the canines. However, in 2008 SeQueL arrived, and the planters quickly became a favorite … Continue reading →

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