By the time "Daddy" came home last night, Chelsea let him hold her for a little bit, which was good since I wasn't able to pick her up all day until at least 5pm.
After that, she ran around for a bit. She'll run, but we've noticed she isn't really running AWAY from us. It's more like running past us, and then she'll stop and look at us, and then come back past us. Almost like a game she is playing. Not sure what it means but we just ignore her and before we know it she is right behind me sniffing me or following me.
So dinner time came and of course Charlotte was circling the dinner table like a shark, whining for handouts and sniffing for food that she hoped may have miraculously jumped off of our plates. Chelsea stood about 5 feet from the dining room watching the whole process.
I had made some extra chicken for the girls, so after we were done eating I took a piece and gave it to Charlotte. Chelsea perked up and watched like a hawk. After a few attempts to get her to come to us to take the food, we began throwing her little pieces. I figured once she knew how good the food tasted she'd wise up and come get more. Worked like a charm. After throwing her a few pieces she joined us in the dining room and was licking Rob's plate clean while Charlotte "cleaned" mine.
After that, I washed dishes while Chelsea stood in the kitchen doorway watching my every move, and Charlotte went to lay out with Daddy for a bit since he was exhausted from work. After I finished dishes, I picked Chelsea up from the couch she had jumped up on, and took her to the bedroom and put her on the bed with Rob and me and Charlotte. She settled into "my" spot on the bed and seemed to enjoy it there.
Then, Rob and I decided to watch a movie so we moved the whole gang into the living room. Chelsea ended up on one side of the couch, next to Rob, and Charlotte on the other, next to me. And we stayed there for the rest of the evening until bedtime.
Chelsea and Charlotte
Charlotte cuddling with mommy.
Looking up at me probably thinking "when will that other dog go away mommy?"
Chelsea cuddled up behind daddy.
You can barely see Rob's arm but she was sandwiched between him and the blanket. I put my hand in front of her to see if she'd react. She just sniffed and fell back asleep. Awesome improvement!
This is the 4 of us. Charlotte completely sprawled out on top of me (that is her tail circling my arm), and Chelsea knocked out over on daddy's side (her tail is laying across his lap).
Here is Chelsea, sleeping. :)
Half awake.
Getting pets from mommy.
And a kiss from Daddy. :)
So after all that excitement, it was time for bed. But one problem, since Chelsea had been put in the bed before, she thought she was sleeping there. So when everyone was making their way into the bedroom, she climbed up on my side of the bed. So we caved in, in the hopes that it would help her adjust to us, and Charlotte too. So last night, Chelsea slept by Rob's feet, and Charlotte slept cuddled next to him. This morning, when we all woke up, Chelsea was startled by Rob's movement and came over to my side and cuddled right next to my face on the pillow. For a while we looked like an Oreo; Chels on one side of me and Charlotte on the other. And Charlotte stayed completely knocked out cold until I went to get up and Chelsea jumped up and went to cuddled with the only one left on the bed, Charlotte. Char was NOT interested in cuddling with Chelsea so she darted off to the side of the bed. That was when I snapped this photo...
Think it's time to get a king sized bed. :)
So after getting both dogs off the bed, Charlotte went out to pee on the Potty Patch we put on the balcony, and Chelsea followed soon behind. She didn't pee on the patch, but she did watch every move we both made. I ignored her of course, but the fact that instead of running away to hide or laying down, she was showing interest in where we went and what we were doing, which is a great sign.
Chelsea watching us on the balcony
(excuse the mess of dog toys, stack of mail on the floor & garbage ready to go out in the background).
When Rob left for work a few minutes ago, he gave me a kiss, then Charlotte a kiss and a pet, and then Chelsea one too. She didn't even flinch when he pet her or leaned down to kiss her on her head. She has also been letting me kiss her on her head and her cheek, so she is definitely getting used to our affection. Such a good girl and I'm more and more proud of her every day!
Now I'm sitting on the couch writing this while Charlotte sleeps cuddled into in a blanket on my left and Chelsea sleeps cuddled into a blanket on my right. My two scaredy cats are really turning into cuddle bugs! :)
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