Thursday, June 14, 2012

Retirement is proving to be far too hectic

Unfortunately, I haven't had a chance to update my blog in a little while.  I might be retired but it doesn't seem like it.  It's so hectic around here at the moment.  Tilly is growing up at a very fast rate and requires lots of walks to dampen her excess energy.  The baby teeth are still there, but she's been mouthing a lot so I am expecting her adult teeth to start coming through any day.  She is so different in personality to our previous German Shepherd Rosie who was a dog's dog.  Rosie's happiest times were when she was running around with other dogs, or hunting down a rabbit, a lizard or even a wallaby or two.  Tilly on the other hand just loves to be around people.  When we take her to puppy school, she's in seventh heaven - and she appears to be just as happy saying hello to all the people there as she is saying hello to the other pups.  However, we do hope she will become a little more discerning.  It would be nice to feel assured that she will protect our house from intruders when we're not home, rather than welcome them with a wag of the tail and a friendly lick.

Catching a few warming rays with Mummy
About to get up to no good in the garden bed
24 hours later - Surprise, surprise.  Last night Tilly decided for the first time she didn't like the man talking to me from the other side of the fence and started barking at him to send him on his way.  And what a bark it was.  Previous barks have been high pitched puppy barks, this one was like a teenage boy on the brink of a voice change.  A little high pitched to start with, and then a much deeper voice.  Well done Tilly - you might end up a good guard dog for us after all!!