Andrea’s Weblog

Last week is a blur. A blur of poo, pee, overturned water bowls and
slobber. Finley’s first week here coincided with Elizabeth cutting her
canine teeth. Well, they actually haven’t appeared yet, but her gums
are all swollen. Between that and housebreaking Finley, there were
times I wanted to pull my hair out.

The good news is that Elizabeth and Finley are getting along great.
They’re learning to share their toys and even their drinks. Yes,
Elizabeth has taken a liking to overturning and playing in his water
bowl, and Finley’s favorite chew toy is a sippy cup. Trying to explain
to Elizabeth that Finley’s water is yucky doesn’t seem to be working
any better than telling her not to eat his food. She thinks it’s pretty
handy that mom has started leaving her finger-sized snacks she can
reach. Now that she knows she gets in trouble, she’ll crawl over there
and shove as many kibbles in her mouth as possible before I catch her.
Why does she eat dog food but refuse to eat carrots?

I’m at a loss on how to explain the difference between dog germs and
people germs. Frank sums it up by saying “Elizabeth, Finley licks his
balls.” This hasn’t stopped her from giving Finley kisses though. She
bends over and licks his nose. I guess they do have a special
relationship since she’s never given her parents any of these kisses!