Puppy at 15 Weeks

Lizzy is now 15 weeks old and 30.6lbs. She continues to do well and hasn’t had an accident in over a week now. Night time sleeping is going much better also. We’ve been able to put off taking her outside until 6 am now. It makes a big difference for me since there have been a few times I’ve woken up at 4 am and have not really been able to get back to sleep. I’m guessing over the next week or so we’ll be able to test out waiting until 7 am.

She continues to do well with puppy class. There wasn’t as much time for free play so she was still excited near the end of the class. I think we need to start introducing her to our friends dogs so she can get more social interaction with other dogs. It’s tough in the winter though since she really can’t be left outside for more then 10 minutes. Having a bunch of dogs running around in the house does not sound like fun.

She also conquered the stairs this past weekend. It has been tough since our side door requires going down a short set of curved stairs. It can be tricky even for me to go down them if their are a lot of shoes. Lizzy was very scared at first, but with a little pushing from behind and some motivation with treats she now goes down them with ease. It’s amazing how quickly dogs can learn and transition between things. April is very glad the puppy can now go down the stairs as she was getting too heavy for her to carry.