This lovely little girl is Lucy. Lucy is about 4 and a half months old. Part Beagle and part hound, Lucy is a great pup to have around. She's very energetic and can walk for miles with her nose going the entire time, but settles in with little fuss when it's time to go to bed in her crate. There are a few things to note...
Lucy loves talking to the cat. (Mr. B. Of course wants nothing to do with the big silly puppy). But since B wants nothing to do with her, there are several occasions when she has followed him, trying to sniff the air without getting TOO close and, frustrated with not being able to play with him... she barks. Not ALL the time, mind you, only when she gets curious.
Lucy also LOVES people. And if we stop to chat with anyone, chances are (even though we're working on staying down) she'll want to jump up to say hi. She's luckily a pretty light jumper, so no pushing anyone down, and most of the time when she's up there she'll bury her head into your chest for a good old head rub...but she IS a puppy, so little children might not be such a good idea around her right now, as she's a pretty big puppy.
Since she's a puppy she loves to pick things up. Not to eat it, but she likes to hold things in her mouth. And since at the moment she's teething into her adult doggy teeth, chew toys would be a VERY good idea. She also loves to pick up her food bowl and water bowl to carry around, which I haven't figured out yet. I have a feeling she just likes to be around her friends, and if that means carrying her food bowl into the living room...ten so be it. :-D
I've attached this video for you to see how she is out walking. We're working on that, too, along with becoming totally potty trained. Once she's in a home with a schedule the potty training will be absolutely no problem, though, as now she only makes a mistake when I don't notice her signal (wiggly puppy starts to get antsy). But you'll notice at the beginning of the video when left to her own devices on a loose leash, she loves to wander around back and forth with her nose leading the way. Shortening up the leash goes a long way to getting her to walk well and curb the back and forth. She IS a strong pup, but unless she gets excited, walks pretty well. Of course, at four months old, lots of things are exciting. But I can see her being a playful dog turning into a really cool chill older dog... :-)
