A great result: Evie is clear on all by Embark tested genetic diseases. So that is great news. And she has a COI (Coefficient of Inbreeding) of 21% which for a purebred White Shepherd that's awesome. We now also know that she's going to be a big girl and that she is 100% short coat. I am very very pleased with these results!!!

Jessie is doing great. In her first trimester she seemed to be more clinging and tired. But her energy went up again, her belly is showing a little and she loves food these days. She even drools when she knows there is a treat. This is for her totally out of the ordinary. So there must be something growing in her:-)

Today she came with us for groceries and a Home Depot stop. She loves to go with us, but we can see she is a little bit uncomfortable sitting in front with us with her growing belly in the way.

I made an appointment for a puppy count on Friday March 8. Hopefully we know then how many puppies there will be.

Send Evies DNA for health testing right after we arrived her in the US. So exiting to see what the results will be. Especially her Coefficient of Inbreeding (COI).

Evie is settling in at The Sunnyside Sisters Bed and Breakfast. Walks on leash are mostly together with Jessie, basics like sit, up, look, find (treats) she already does well. This week we start with loose leash walks, down and stay. She has seldom accidents in the house, but I walk her 6-7 times a day. She sleeps through the night. We offer her plenty of rest and structure because she was over-stimulated big time.

She still jumps a lot, so that is something we work on all the time. We basically let her know by ignoring, stopping with what we are doing, having her sit down, etc that jumping up is getting her nowhere.

Hand biting, especially during leashing her, she learns that that is not ok. Basically I redirect her attention by offering treats and meanwhile leash her. This way she learns to associate leashing with something good, the treats. We also try to move our hands very slow around her. And I pet her very gentle as much as I can. And it works. She is biting or grabbing less and less (in) our hands.

You see with a puppy there is never a
dull moment:-))