Orion gained a pound!

Which is a lot when you've weighed 9.7lbs the last two times we went to the vet. Now he weighs 10.8 and feels very healthy and strong to me. Must be muscling up from agility and playing with his sister all the time! Also, our yard is now fenced in and he's decided the most important place to hang out is right near our fieldstone foundation searching for chipmunks. Silly pup! And although Orion started out super reactive at our agility class yesterday because we had two new dogs and a third that had only been there a week, when we did our sequences he was fantastic and on the first one which had a rear-cross in it that i had messed up previously, i didnt even screw up, so hooray for that. We might try for his CGC on 7/6, we'll see!

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Right now Orion is lying next to me multi-tasking -- he's licking is left front leg and itching his right ear with his right rear leg. Silly pup!

We've been doing better!

Tara and Orion have been getting along much better the past couple of days. There haven't been any random snapping at the puppy for no reason incidents, so hopefully things will stay this way. Right now they are sleeping side by side on a bed together. I wish I had my camera at times like these! Lots and lots of play lately though, they are both getting pooped. We also went for multiple walks yesterday and Orion was very good as he was today, lots of attention. :) good puppy.

I think he knows

that Tara isn't going anywhere, and I don't think he's thrilled. But he is still playing with her alot its just that a few times since last night he has really snapped at her for no reason, like flying off the couch to really yell at her. He really got angry with her near his bully stick last night too, and made her cry and run away. Of course he doesn't even touch her, but he makes a big stink! I do have to say he works better for me for the most part when she is around, i think because of the competition and he's actually been somewhat better about pulling on walks that we are taking just the two of us too, so hopefully im not imagining these improvements, and hopefully they are lasting improvements! It's been hard to not get frustrated with him for being a bossy jerk but I guess I've been lucky it's been so peaceful for so long. We also are seriously considering belly banding him as he is still intermittently marking in the house. Today it was our bed -- not fun at all. Oh well, he still gets plenty of happy time privately with us and if anything he gets more training time now that what he was because I want to make sure that I'm working with them equally, and I've been working with her alot. He also sleeps in the bedroom with us and she sleeps downstairs and that's the way it will stay. He'll adjust. He's mostly! a good boy still. lol. c ya