The Puppy Chronicles, Part 4

It's been a while since I've written about our puppy, Mia, so I thought I'd take this chance to give you an update about her.  Mia is now 10 months old and she is actually bigger than Yadi, her big brother who is now 4.

Mia has settled into her role as the annoying little sister. You know how it goes - the little sister loves to meddle in the big brother's business.  If Yadi is playing with a toy, Mia will come up and take it away from him.  Most of the time, Yadi lets her, but on occasion, he'll fight back.  In the mornings, he's the sullen, grumpy teenager and she's the perky kid sister.  She runs up to him and wants to play but he'll growl and snap at her, basically saying "Back off, kid.  I just woke up."

For the most part, they get along, often just maintaining their distance.  Sometimes, they even act like they like each other and snuggle.

But, one of our favorite things they do is fight or wrestle.  I call it the "Ultimate Shih Tzu Fighting Championships," while my son refers to it as "Doggo Wrestling." Here's an example of what I mean:

 

 

Potty training has been a challenge - lots of poop and pee accidents - but she's made good progress in the past few weeks and the accidents are now few and far between.

Mia is definitely a puppy - always excited about something and always ready to play.  It can be a little exhausting at times, but it's probably been good for Yadi, too.  He's gotten more exercise these last 6 months just by having to deal with her.

Until I have more puppy adventures to report, thanks for reading!