M & M morning 7.5.2015 - one week anniversary in our house!

I was pretty busy yesterday and missed posting anything. The girls spent a few hours in their crates shortly after breakfast so I could run some errands in town. Back home and fed them for lunch and then they spent a few more hours in their crates (our pups were right beside them) while Jim and I did some yardwork and neither one of us could watch everyone (mowing, weedeating, etc..). Then everyone got to come out with us and they spent the next few hours watching me till/weed the garden and do just some general housekeeping around the yard. For the most part, the girls will follow me around everywhere. Every once in awhile both girls would just start to walk off (not on the scent of anything, just walking away) - called for them each time and they readily came back. This was another one of the reasons we think they would do best separated BUT with other dogs in the household (they have each other and don't need to stay with the rest of the pack). We think it makes sense.

Mindy continues to improve in health, seen by less frequent coughing and snot (although first thing in the morning is still pretty hacky), and also by her activity levels outside. Yesterday morning both girls followed Lola around the yard as she performed her "first round of the morning" sprint (you know, get the kinks out from laying down all night). That was the first prolonged sprint I've seen her do since she got here. And she wasn't even coughing after she stopped (yah!). I'll try and get some more videos of the girls - Maya is playing more with our pups (she was doing the "mouthing" game with Ringo the other morning - where they both sit with mouths open, making little noises, and acting like they're trying to figure out the perfect bite to get in on each other (video would help explain). Mindy hasn't played with them as much but is way more tolerant of their antics (she doesn't get up to police them every time they're playing.....which is most of the time).

Both girls are putting on weight. You can still see their backbones, but their ribs are way less prominent. They also have a way smaller structure than our Gracie (and Gracie is overweight).

I give up on being more organized in reporting with these gals (gggrrrr)- Maya looked like she had some discharge in her right eye the other morning - our guys get this at times (eye boogies) and so I put some eye rinse in this eye and it seemed to help. This morning though, it looks like both eyes have discharge and her left eye looks really irritated. Again, my vet has said that dust and crap and all sorts of things can contribute to this so I'll continue rinsing her eyes out and let the vet know when we see her Wednesday. Mindy's eyes are pretty cleared up (they were runny with her sickness).

The girls have only been using their crates for meals and when I leave the house. The meal time is working out really well in the crates (they jump in for their food) but Maya is pretty stubborn about going in there when she's not being fed. I'm getting the impression she's being super stubborn about it, but with a twinge of acting fearful about it? Once she's in she's really well behaved though. Will continue to work on it.

Mindy is doing sit more frequently on command - yah!!!! I'd like to start with down/lay on a more one on one basis.

Someone did have a #1 accident in the living room last night - since in previous nights we've been woken up by the pup that needed out, I'm going to say that someone DID try to wake someone up and noone got up to help. Jim and I were both pretty tired after working in the yard all day yesterday.

A few pics - they do so well together and also curl up apart from each other.