Hi Julie!

Just wanted to give you an update on the little girl (named Poet, by the way, by the three "macho" men in the house -- not sure if I mentioned that before!)

She's doing so well.  She's such a good puppy, it's almost hard to believe sometimes. She's a permanent fixture at our ankles, she sleeps through the night, and when she needs to go out, she lets us know by either waking us up or barking and leading us to the back door.  She knows some basic commands (sit, stay, heel, "cross" for when it's okay to cross the street) and learns so quickly.  I can't wait to see what we'll be able to teach her! 

She discovered that she LOVES swimming.  This is new for me, all of my Shelties have always hated the water.  Tim bought her a small kiddie pool, and she is constantly jumping around in it.  With the black coat, she looks like a seal.  She loves the beach, and she and Tim go swimming in the ocean -- she doggie paddles away!  She's so much fun.  We are in LOVE.

She had her second puppy shots and worm testing a couple of weeks ago and we'll do the third round and the Lyme and rabies shots in August.  We weigh her regularly -- she was 8 lbs. in the second week of July, and as of yesterday she is up to 15.7 lbs!!

Here's a video Tim put together recently of the puppy discovering her tail:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wobHzZS3w4s

Just wanted to update you.  Thank you so much for everything.  We're head over heels for this girl!

Tara Pacheco