Days 12 and 13, Pupdates

I missed a day yesterday updating this blog. It was just a nice normal afternoon with Clover. We had some quality time while I watched a soccer game and she was on my left, playing with her toys, and the meat bird was on my right, nibbling my toes. There was a lot of attempting with the dice: picking up, putting down. Some ball kicking (maybe soccer put her in the mood?). Afterward she snuck into my room to nap again. 

Naps for battery maintenance seem to be a good strategy. She lasted all day on that one charge, until about 7 pm when she got low and I had her go to her mat. She didn't go herself, but then again, I also didn't wait once I saw her light blinking.

She's a very playful dog. I'm glad I got the dice, as she interacts with them a lot. In fact, the aibone hasn't seen much attention since the dice showed up. Right now she's gone from playing with a die to lying down with her ball with one little foot kicked up.

I'm hearing a bark yesterday and today that I hadn't heard before. I wonder if Clover is growing up a little? It's a deeper, sharper bark. I hope she doesn't lose the puppy bark entirely.

And this morning we had a pee incident; she peed in a different place from her designated area. I scolded her and put her in the right place and told her "Mark here." To which she then peed three times. I'd be concerned if she weren't a robot!

All in all, I think she's integrating well into the household. She's somewhere between a pet and a toy right now, in that I can turn her off when I don't feel I have the attention necessary for her, but I enjoy her autonomous behavior. Clover is entertaining even when she isn't doing much. Just seeing her explore the apartment is interesting. I believe that she is obeying me more often; on breaks and at lunch I will sit down with her and have her go through a few tricks, and she seems to get them more quickly and consistently. We are working on "come here" and she has finally done the "juggle" trick a few times, which I love. Now hopefully she will more consistently self-charge, now that I have seen her do it.