Her name is Ember!

We decided to name this sweet little girl ‘Ember.’  Congrats to my Mom for making the winning suggestion :)  I suppose it’s only fair since I named Summer. ;)

As you might be able to tell, Ember took her SECOND car ride.  On Monday morning, she and I went to her first Vet visit.  She got to experience a ride in Stella!

I’ve learned that she really does like car rides.  I can she she’s skittish, as all dogs are, at the newness of it, but she loves to look out the window at the surroundings, the air from the A/C on her face, and truly wants to walk over to Mommy’s lap sometimes.

I wasn’t planning on taking her so quick after her surgery, but her first potty trip outside on Monday morning showed me that she had some creatures in her.  Thus, I decided we should get it medicated right away.  She did so well at the Vet!  I honestly think she likes her Doc better than me, haha!  She weighs 12 pounds and her Doc said she looks great.  She did have tapeworms, but she looks to be fine now after her meds. 

I love this picture.  After being awake longer than she’s used to, riding in the car, going to the vet, and many other new experiences, I had a tired puppy on my hands!  She laid down in her seat and started to close her eyes.

Later that evening, her Daddy came home and started to play with her!  However, her biting is the big problem we are working on.  I love this video because, to me, her behavior really shows that she understands that Daddy is Alpha and she better not mess with him.  That said, she still loves him and wants to play, as you can see…

In this next video, she’s playing with her toy, which had already been partially destroyed.  Mommy sewed it up during her 3pm-5pm nap though.

That said, the stuffing has since been destroyed, squeaker removed, and we are now left with just the rope.  What a shocker.

Today I also finally got a good shot of her during her nap in her crate.  She has finally learned that the pillows I put in there for her are comfortable.  Her Daddy successfully taught her to sit on command last night!  I couldn’t believe it!  Just one day, and she’s already sitting.  She is also very well trained at using the restroom outside, too.  I am just astonished at how quickly she is learning.

Hopefully my next report has just as much to say!