1st BIRTHDAY

I can't believe it, but she really has made it relatively unscathed to her first birthday; it's a miracle. LOL HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY, SKYE!

Getting there with being alone

Last week, I recorded the dogs during two of the days and I was pleased with what I heard - or didn't hear rather. There was hardly any noise from Skye at all, Flash did some barking, but only around 20 minutes on one of th days and around 12 minutes on the other. That's not bad for a 10-hour day! I think the new visiting rota of 1 hour at lunch is working well.

I am also making sure that I have about 10 minutes relaxing time before leaving in the morning so Skye has time to calm down. Emily does the same when she leaves after her visit.

Today, I took Skye to the country park to meet P with her new rescue dog Gipsey. They had a great time and did a lot of running. It was lovely to see.

New routine

Since yesterday, we have switched back to 1 visit a day for Emily, but she is staying for an hour to entertain Skye for a bit. I hope this will work well.

I am not sure how quiet Skye is during the day, I need to tape her again. When I go out for a few hours on a Saturday for example I have taped her and it was perfectly quiet.

However Skye does entertain herself during the day by shredding the memory foam bed or other things in the sitting room. Everything she can't have is moved out of the way, so it's not a problem.

She will be 1 years old this month, but she still has some growing up to do as she is still a real airhead. LOL