Just Me and Nalla Now

What a week this has been.  I just started getting to know Nalla and then Grandma and Grandpa came to visit. It was fun playing with them.  I could smell another dog on them when they came.  I think it was my aunt Blizzard.  I’ve heard all about her, but I’ve never met her.  She’s a white German Shepherd and lives in Pennsylvania.  I’ve never been there.  Grandma and Grandpa are nice.  They brought us toys.  But as usual, Nalla took my toys.  I can’t tell you why, but I don’t like playing with my toys after she has had them.  Something about it bothers me.  Anyway, they left on Monday just like all the other people who come to visit me.  I hate when people leave.  It makes me sad.  But I’m getting used to it.

Nalla and I are getting along really well now that she recognizes me as the leader here.  For the first few days she was challenging me, trying to get me to submit.  Now when we play-wrestle she lays on her back to let me know I’m the Alpha.  I try to be gentle with her ’cause she’s so little.  She weighs less than 2 pounds.  I’m a big guy.  I weigh 7 pounds.  So I’m very careful not to hurt her.  Still, because I’m such a big, strong dog, they keep us separated during the day with a gate.  She has to stay in a small part of the house while I get the rest of the house.  It might also have something to do with her not knowing how to use a potty pad yet.  Sometimes she does, sometimes she doesn’t.  I’ll have to teach her to use it all the time like I do… usually.