Potty training - take 1.

Well the relaxing four day weekend Brian and I had planned was anything but relaxing. We were on the go from the second we got home. From Thanksgiving celebrations, catching up with old friends and bringing home a puppy our weeked was pure chaos. Oh, you caught that part, did you? Thought I could just slip it in there – yes, you read that correctly… a puppy.

Picture this: Standing around a bon fire, heated cornhole game in progress, the smell of roasting pig… here she comes, a puppy – starving, filthy and skittish towards men. We scooped her up and got her some food which she scarfed down in what seemed like no more than 3 seconds flat. As I began to make phone calls to find this sweet girl a home my husband asks me to talk about it first…. Here we go. Some discussion, training, and patience later – and without further adieu, meet Anchor.

We are still in the search of her owner, in case they are good people and not the monsters I’ve depicted them to be in my head. We are getting her checked for a microchip and scanned today and I believe Brian and I are both slightly hoping she is not microchiped – we have grown pretty fond of this sweet girl. She is playful, and cuddly, and a very fast learner. In the matter of 24 hours we have learned “sit”, “paw”, “come” and her name. Going up/down steps were a feat but with a few treats and lots of cheering (like we were watching our child learn to walk) she has mastered those bad boys. I am almost certain there will be a time we wish she hadn’t but until then, GO ANCHOR GO!

Potty training will be a work in progress but we are both happy to say she pooped and peed outside this morning! She seemed very skittish after going so we are assuming she was disciplined when she would potty inside rather than trained with positive reinforcement. She is slowly learning to trust us and in return is much more eager to let her little puppy guard down.

We think she is a mix of: Border collie or Australian Shepard, lab and boxer.

I don’t think we were quite ready for her, but she was ready for us – that’s for sure.

Wish us luck!