13/08/2024
So Nova is doing much better. She's been on her antibiotics and is no longer making noise congestion wise, and her nasty rash she had is completely cleared. Having done all I could really do, breeder reporting wise, I have not much other choice besides moving on basically. It's a very touchy subject all around for everyone I'm sure.
Anyway, looking forward, I had mentioned what drew me to her, was her looks. Below is a photo, on the top left is a picture of Kyle when he was 8 weeks old. Under that is him as an adult, doing what he always did, smile. On the right is little Nova. She's of no relation, and yet she looks just as he did as a baby, and was conceived when Kyle left us. I won't make this about religion or spiritual, but fate, and maybe even Kyle, sent me this puppy. She's got oddly the same mannerisms that he did at her age, and the same weird quirks and charms. A little spitfire with a smile. I hadn't even been looking or wanting a puppy but I got what I didn't even know I needed. She's wrapped herself around all my family's heart, and most the crew, Corgi wise, has already accepted she's a member. So far her favorite toy is a silly empty water bottle, and she absolutely hates her bubblegum smelling medicine. She's been good at not going potty in her kennel, and not too bad about potty training inside the house (have I mentioned I HATE carpet with dogs...). She definitely hasn't been worked with on bite inhibition, so we are working heavily on that. She also hasn't been used to a lot of the "in house" sounds, cause there's a fair amount that overly scare her. Not to mention the collar was literally a torture device apparently, as she literally curled into a ball, face in the corner of the wall, and refuses to move as she cried once I put the collar on her. Weirdest response I've ever seen from an 8 week old puppy, but I assume she's never had any type of collar on. Overall we're doing great here, and will update more maybe this weekend with more pictures. She's given me a chance to hit some topics coming up in relation to all that this experience has been.