Bella loves her toys!

Bella at almost 20 weeks.

I've never had a dog who loves her toys as much as Bella does. I can't help but buy more and more for her too...! Especially that long legged bunny she seems to choose most often.

She received two shots today. We go back in March for more. Bella gained 2 ounces since the last visit for a total of 5.6lbs!!! On another note, Mocha, my beloved 7 yr old Chihuahua, LOST 1.2lbs!!! This is fantastic news! She is a chunky monkey and we've been working hard to get her weight down. Would love to see her lose 4 more pounds.

@ 19 Weeks

Training is going really well as far as "sit" and "watch me" commands. She listens more than 50% of the time at the "eh - eh" command, which means I do not like what she is doing.

She still loves her toys and plays well alone and with me. She's shy in puppy classes but after she warmed up she wanted to jump right in and play with the other puppies. I do hope her confidence grows.

She loves ice cubes which is good for teething and probably numbs up those gums pretty well.

She's no longer in the playpen and is crated when I cannot watch her (she's been crated at night since I got her and was in playpen when I go to work). This is taking some time for her to get used to but I am confident she will adjust soon. I still can't leave the room without her following me or crying because she can't see me. This too I hope will go away as her confidence grows.

She's paper trained and made the transition from play pen to puppy pads ok. I am taking her outside too but she's not getting that she can go potty outside. Ugh... we're working on it!