This week is full of excitement and appointments.
Monday was all digging at the beach (I’ve already talked about that adventure).
Tuesday started out very lazy, because my Mama had a bad migraine so Papa had to work from home to keep an eye on me and take care of Mama. But the evening turned out to be very interesting. I stated Puppy 2 at “A Dog’s Life”. Except for Esme the Springer Spaniel Puppy, I don’t know anybody yet in my new class. Loads and loads of new friends to be. Wohoo! Even my teacher is brand new. At least to me. Tee-hee.
Nancy seems nice and she has a lot of yummy treats too, just like Peggy used to have.
So I guess I’ll do my very best to please her to get as many treats as possible. I don’t know why Mama and Papa told her that I seem to have forgotten almost all we’ve learned so far. Let me tell ya’ll I haven’t forgotten about it at all. I’m just testing if Mama and Papa are still insisting that I’ll do “sit”, “down”, “stay”, “don’t jump on people”… you get the picture 
Wednesday was just horrible, but I managed to get through it very bravely.
I had to go to the vet again. More vaccinations and I needed to get my right ear cleaned. Wow, that was unpleasant. The ear cleaning thing, not the vaccination.
I really really don’t like the ear cleaning! Nope! NOT AT ALL AND NOT IN A MILLION YEARS!
Guess Mama is as relieved as I am, that we don’t have to repeat that at home any time soon. Just horrible!
After the vet visit I was so exhausted and the vaccine was taking its toll, so that I didn’t even cared for my dinner. That hasn’t happened before. But Mama and Papa were extra lovely to me and I got lots of cuddles.
And the next day, everything was back to normal. And I even got a little big bigger breakfast than usual.
I guess Mama and Papa felt a little bit guilty for causing me so much trouble with the vet visits. Tee-hee. Don’t tell them, but I actually like my vet even though I hate the procedures.
Thursday was a bit mixed.
I got to see my former Trainer Peggy again. Wohoo! I like her soooo much. And she even came to my house for a visit. I was so excited that I could stop myself from jumping at her and greeting her over and over again. Even when she sat down with Mama and Papa to have a “serious talk about Pepper”. What? You’re talking about me? How come? I’m the sweetest thing in the world!!!!
I overheard them talking about how I’m behaving when being left home alone. Apparently I’m barking too much and that I’m causing a “problem” for Mama, Papa and our neighbors.
WHAT? I’M BARKING TOO MUCH? I’M NOT SETTLING DOWN? ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
My solution to that: don’t leave me home alone! Not even for 5 minutes! I don’t like it and that’s why I’m barking.
But as far as I can tell from the talk Mama, Papa and Peggy had, that’s not an option 
Although I don’t have a so called “separation anxiety” (which I think is good, right?) I have to learn to stay home alone WITHOUT barking. Hmmmm, not sure about this.
We now have to practice every day beginning by 1 – 2 minutes until I’ve learned to stay quiet when being left home alone, according to Peggy. Why? Why do I have to learn that? Anybody out there who can explain that concept to me? I just don’t get it! I love my Mama and Papa soooo much that I want to spend every second of my life with them.
Mama and Papa reassured me though, that they want to spend every second of their lives with me too, but that there are sometimes things, where I can’t come with them, like doing grocery shopping (I wouldn’t mind), doctors appointments, some restaurants… etc.
Seems I have no choice. What about all my doggy friends? Are you staying home alone quietly? How did you manage to calm yourself down and “enjoy” the alone-time? Hints, tips and tricks are very welcome.
With all that going on in the last week, we’ll have a “quiet” day today. But the weekend seems to be interesting especially Sunday. I’ll tell more about it, next week. I promise. 
snoopy@snoopysdogblog says:
Hey there Pepper,
Wow, you have had a busy week, sounds like you were very brave at the vets!
Barking, yep, for some reason the humans are a little sensitive to that?!
I used to bark when they left me at home in that crate thing, well, of course I did!
When they left me in the garden I was fine and after a while they realised they could leave me at home inside out of the crate and I was always on my best behaviour – I knew it was a test!
Seriously, if Mum’s around I’ll find things I’m not allowed in order to get her attention, but at night and when they go out I’m like the perfect Dog, no barking and no messing with STUFF!
It sure paid off, that crate is now in the garage, I’m hoping never to see it again….
Good luck buddy,
Your pal Snoopy
Pepper says:
Wow Snoopy! How did you manage to calm yourself down? We tried the crate which I seriously hate. Now they put me in the kitchen. Which isn’t too bad, because this is the place I get my breakfast, lunch and dinner but still, I don’t like being left here. Once Mama didn’t lock me in the kitchen, but I guess I failed that test
Still, I can’t get over Mama leaving me alone…Hope one day I’ll be as brave as you and be able to stay home alone without being so anxious.