This week’s food toy (Kong Wobbler)

I used to have a Wobbler but gave it away when I thought I was moving. To celebrate Game’s pregnancy, we got a new one!

This week’s out-of-the-city freedom trip

A little bit of this weeks at-home dog/dog play

Apart from Game and Chai playing, we also saw our dog friend Dina and two human friends, Daniel and Pabla, and Game and I tugged and played fetch at Ciudad Universitaria.

Scavenging and delicacies

A little scavenging happens on most walks, but this week, scavenged delicacies that stood out to me were:

• a big, very ripe tomato
• a stack of tortillas
  
  You’re a lucky girl, Game!

This week’s raw meal was 2 eggs:

Preparations

Our preparations are coming along:

• I got 19 cute and tiny puppy collars (they came in a bag of 19). I’m pretty sure I won’t need them all – if you’re in Mexico City, reach out if you’d like a collar for your tiny dog or cat and I will gift you one!
  

• I got cleaning supplies – among other things, 8 kitchen towel rolls. That’s because we’ve got a water shortage and there is no way of telling whether I’ll have running water to wash my usual cleaning stuff or not. Better be prepared. And yes, I know you all know what paper towels look like, but I’m in a picture-taking and sharing mood!

• Equally important, today I got a giant box of the dewormer that’s recommended to be given daily from day 40 onwards (Panacur/Fenbendazol) and that I’ll also use for the puppies.
• And finally, I’ve started re-reading Jessica Hekman‘s The Melting Pot: Genes, Environment, Personality class in my FDSA library. I’ve got a bunch of classes, webinars and videos about puppy development I want to re-ried/watch again over the next couple weeks!

Tracking fun

… and my old-fashioned hand-written tracker, just to make sure I do all of the things on this list a minimum number of times over the next couple weeks. A lot of them (and much more) would happen anyways, of course.

The “snuggle sessions” are interesting because they feel so meditative to me. I usually don’t pay quite as much attention when petting my dogs, but for the last seven days, I’ve looked into Game’s eyes, focused on her body, explored where she most likes to be massaged. Apart from stroking her ears and chest scratches – she’s always loved this – she is now making comfy-Mal sounds when I gently touch a certain part of her belly now that she’s pregnant. Of course, there are always breaks where I ask her if she wants to opt in again or has had enough.

And as you can see on my tracker, this week’s shaping project was all about playing with spins. Next week, we’ll do something else!

I’m finding it fun to do old-fashioned color pencil stuff every day – this really works for me, and it’s rainbowy!