That’s Edie and I trying to take a photobooth picture on my MacBook and me making a face trying to get away from her. She likes trying to bite my hair. Edie in action and Jamie cringing.

Later today, I am driving to Petsmart and signing pupperoo up for puppy kindergarten. She definitely needs some formal training. I’ve been working really hard with her on the biting and nipping thing. I know a lot of it is just her being a puppy, but I want to break her out of it. My hands and arms can’t take it anymore!

Edie has two different kinds of nips. One is the superexcitedplayyippiehooray! nip and the other is the, what I call “niiiice” nip. The second is when she takes my finger and is very gentle, it’s kind of like she is lightly chewing and then tries to lick me at the same time. I let her do that, because she really understands that she is being gentle and “niiice”. The first nip is the one that hurts and tears up my hands. I’ve tried a sharp “NO!”,  I’ve tried redirecting her to one of her many toys, I’ve tried holding her (kind of like a headlock, but not) until she calms down or even hold her muzzle and tell her “no!”. I never hit her or tap her on the nose or anything like that. Sometimes she gets it and will stop. Sometimes she just has bad days where it’s all she wants to do.

I know I can’t expect her to learn everything super fast. She is only 12 weeks old, but this seems like something that shouldn’t take this long. I’m hoping puppy kindergarten will help with not only that, but socialize her and help me work with her on other behaviors. I’ve had dogs all my life, I have just never had one as a puppy this young so it is definitely a learning experience for us both.

Monday, Edie had her second visit to the vet. Everyone at the vet had never seen a Corgi puppy before and they would all grab her and love on her. I’m surprised they let me leave with her! Anyway, the first was a puppy wellness check, to make sure she is healthy. Monday she got her distemper vaccine. I was a little worried because yesterday when I left for work, she wasn’t her normal self and my sister told me she wasn’t really all day. She was very sluggish, slept a lot and very cuddly. Normally with Edie it is always GO! GO! GO! until she wears herself out and collapses for a nap a few times a day. I’m hoping she is better today or I am going to call the vet. Maybe it is a side effect of the shot? I’m trying not to worry though.

There is my Edie update! I love my little pup, puppy bites and all.