If you remember, I have 2 young pups, Apollo age 5 months, and Hope, age 4 months. I'm in the process of housetraining them, so they've been sleeping in crates, which, they voice their objection when at bedtime. The first night, Apollo must've screamed for about an hour, not really screamed, but, moaned, and cried and carried on. Hope, on the other hand, was quite good, and still is--what else would I expect? It's always the boys who are hardheaded! Apollo got me up that first night about 1 a.m., and upon going back to bed, he continued voicing his displeasure of the situation. Well, Hope decided at that time, she wasn't happy either.
The other night went much better. They slept until about 5 a.m. I let them out to potty, and let them back in, but, rather than putting them back in their crates, I thought I would leave them out, since we would be getting up in a few hours anyway.
Well, Apollo thought it was playtime, and hopped on the bed, where he began the olympics, and Mona laid him down, grabbed him by the neck, and softly growled at him. When she let him go, he just laid there on the bed and went to sleep. It was if Mona was telling the juvenile, "This is not an olympic arena, this is a bed where we sleep. Now, settle down!!"
You gotta love these older kids, they help with the discipline.
I'm so glad I have a king size bed, as 4 kids currently sleep with me, and when the youngsters are at the point that I can trust them through the night, I am sure they will join us on the bed, making it 6 Sibes, and me, on the bed. And the kids usually get to their spots, and I have to find a space between them. Can hardly wait for Apollo and Hope to join us. I may have to get another bed---for myself.
On another note, I took Apollo and Hope to Petco the other day for another socialization trip. Unbeknownst to me, the local shelter was having an adoption day there. Which was good, because the 2 youngsters have not seen any other dogs besides siberians. We walked into the store, and the adoption was at the entrance, not really the best spot, but, that was their decision. Well, Hope was taken aback, and did not want to go in, Apollo, on the other hand, thought he would let everyone know he had arrived, and barked at the strange looking Siberians. And barked. And barked, and barked some more.
We continue walking around the store, and Apollo had his nose EVERYWHERE. Hope was just walking right along. When it came time to leave. Hope did not want to go by those strange dogs. Apollo was quiet leaving, which was good.
It is apparent, that these 2 need more socialization around other dogs. And that's what I told them as well. If they were to be showdogs, they needed to get used to other dogs.
So, I see more trips to Petco in our future.
