One of a Kind

Today on our way to work we saw Mia's twin.  For a split second it was like, "OMG THAT WOMAN STOLE OUR DOG!" but it turned out our dog was safe at daycare and we just saw her twin brother or something.  I mean, have you ever seen a dog that looks like this before??  She has so many breeds mixed in with her that its really impossible to say exactly what's going on here.  It got me thinking about what could have happened to her siblings and I know deep down that most of them are probably gone seeing as how she has a bit of a sad past, but like what if we actually saw one of her brothers strolling through the financial district of Boston?!  He was obviously really good looking, just like her:

She's been sleeping in the family room in her crate all week with no problems at all.  This surprises me a great deal but I guess at the same time when she's tired, all she wants to do is go to sleep.  She will completely ignore us if she's in the mood for a nap.  One time we almost took her to the doggie ER because she was knocked out cold and we thought she was dead.  I wish that I was kidding on that one.  We're not overly dramatic at all... we're just new at having a dog in the house and are very attached to her. - she's my little princess.

This morning she also found a way to wiggle out of her pretty purple harness so I think we'll not be using it as much anymore.  Luckily, I was on our gated deck so she didn't try to run away seeing as it was 6:30am and there's no way I'd be able to get her back.  I'd just be running around screaming her name with an empty leash and a poop bag.  I don't even know my neighbors, none of that experience would end well at all.

Tomorrow, we have a new task.  A 20 foot leash came for her, and when we put her in the car, we need to feed the 20 foot leash to the front seat and each time she barks at people or dogs walking down the street we need to man up and give her a little tug to get her attention.  When I say "little tug", I sort of mean a medium tug... one that will get her to snap out of it.  Our dog trainer this is the best way to handle  it and it shouldn't take her too long to learn.  She's gotten better on her own already, so hopefully this will also be pretty quick!