Ciara is now 4 months old and 40 pounds! We have had her for about 2.5 months and in that time she has learned to 1) sit on command, 2) lay down on command, 3) stay in either position until “released”, 4) shake with one paw, then the other, 5) jump on the couch (yes, we taught her that…), 6) jump on the bed (we taught her that, too), 7) come when called (usually), 8 ) walk calmly on a leash, 9) stop barking when instructed (usually), and 10) become fully house-trained. Miraculously, she has not chewed anything she wasn’t supposed to–except the sprinkler system–and her adult teeth are almost all the way in! The pictures below are supposed to show how much she has grown in 2 short months, though it is difficult to see the real difference. Suffice it to say that her weight has increased by 25 pounds and she outgrew her first collar.

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