Caitey is putting on 1 lb a day on average

We weighed Caitey last night and again was shocked to see that she is 35 lbs already! If she keeps going like this, pretty soon I would not be able to lift her up any more.

It is like you blink and her puppy days are over.

Meantime she has become proficient in stealing.

One day after bringing in grocery bags from outside, I heard her excited panting which is usually a sign that she has discovered a treat or a toy. I turned around and saw her running with my bag of wholewheat bread, needless to say that she was really disappointed when I ordered her to drop it.

Another day she stole Caitlin's birth toy Ducky from the shelf and got her sister really mad.

Now she has grown so big that she can easily put her front paws on the counter, and if I am not careful I could lose my food in a snap.

However, just to be fair, she is a good girl and would stop doing things when told not to -- if you can catch her early that is.

She has learnt commands like sit, up, down (flat on the floor), come, wait/stay, off, take it, leave it, watch me, and paw (putting her front paw up to shake hands with you like a friend).

Claire, her professional trainer, is going to teach her to do roll over and high five. I will put the video of her tricks on when she is done.