Small Improvements

We'd been having a really hard time with Mia's behavior since we got her Labor Day weekend, but this week it seems like so many things have improved.

• She let Abe mow the lawn last Sunday without running around the house barking at him
• Yesterday, she let me plant bulbs around the yard without running around the house barking at me
• She's had conjunctivitis for almost a week now, which meant me applying ointment to her eyeballs twice a day for the past 6 days... and really who likes that?  But she got over it.
• Yesterday, she also got her very first bath in the house and didn't freak out (too much)
• The past two nights we've let her sleep in her crate with her door open. She actually stays in there all night anyway, which is great.

It's almost like she knew that the dog trainer was coming for a little visit later today.  We do still have a lot to work on, but she is moving in the right direction.  Yeah, dog trainer - coming at 5pm for a little talk about how to best work on her issues.

She's not quite as interested in watching the Chicago Marathon as I am.  She'd rather jump all over me.