Yesterday was a long day for Maggie. We weren't home much so she was stuck in her crate. We were only home for a bit after work to walk her and get her out of her crate for about an hour. A while back (pre-Maggie) we bought tickets to see Chris Rock at the Rosemont Theatre. The show went much later than we thought (we hadn't counted on the hour long hip hop intro to the show along with an intermission) so it was nearly midnight by the time we got home. The poor girl!

She was extra difficult going outside. This is one of Maggie's favorite poses when she doesn't want to move. She spreads her claws like a cat, locks her legs, and just won't move. On the hardwoods, this means her legs just slide out and she stands there frozen. We got this shot late last night trying to go out. This isn't an action shot, she stayed this way for a while...

Maggie got her first postal packages today! Maggie's friends Pendelton & Daphne sent her the yellow ducky (with squeaky eggs and treats) that go in it's posterior and her friend

(and namesake) Maggie sent her the pink rabbit and some treats. Pendelton & Daphne are our
friend's Steve & Dawn's dogs, and Maggie is my aunt & uncle Sue & Tom's dog. We debated the name Maggie because we didn't want to be copycats, but it fit so we just had to explain to the Original Maggie that imitation was the finest form of flattery.

Maggie went on another walk around the block today and was just as well behaved as last time. She seems like a totally different dog when we're out walking than when she's in the house. She's inquisitive and seems full of energy. The only time she got nervous on the walk was when someone was approaching us on the sidewalk. She stopped and wouldn't walk any further until the person got past us. She didn't make any aggressive moves or try to run away, but stood still and looked away until the person passed us.

In the house she still never moves from whatever spot she settles into until we lift her up to move. She still won't go to the food and water either. If it's out of reach, she just doesn't eat or drink. Ultimately we'll have to break her of this habit, but for now we just want her to eat and drink a lot to be healthy. We'll worry about training soon. She also seems generally disinterested in treats. She won't take treats from us out of our hands, but if we put it on the ground in front of her she'll eat it.

One sign of progress is that while she's lying down, she's stretched out on her side and seems comfortable. The first few days she was here, she would lay down and curl up in the tightest ball she could manage.

We bought Maggie a real bed today so we'll see how that goes tonight. We made a bed the last two nights out of towels. She took to it no problem. She stayed on the towels all night through. In fact, she behaved the same way in the morning as she did in her crate - she absolutely refused to budge so we had to pick her up and move her out of the bed.

Tomorrow we go to get these monster nails clipped. We just had our hardwoods refinished and the cat-like stance isn't kind to the floors.

And we can start the countdown... 5 more days until we can give her a bath! We had to wait 10 days since she was spayed. She's one stinky dog at the moment, so we're looking forward to this big day.