Yesterday was my first day back at work. My wife looked after Leia who had a step backwards in toilet control. On getting back of all the members of the family who were glad to see me, Leia was the one who was the happiest. My wife loves it when she licks my face with happiness. She does not allow this to happen and I am going to have to consider following her lead on this.
I did get to start watching The Mandalorian with him only to find that during it, Leia had done a wee and a poo on the floor before retiring to her crate to get some sleep. While disappointed that she has relieved herself in the floor, I was so proud to see that she has decided the crate is where she sleeps. Sadly we did not get to continue the tale of the evil little green man, but I am hoping to watch it with him tomorrow.
Today was flu clinic. Due to COVID-19, it was as socially distanced as we could manage. Patients had appointment times and there was a one way system through the surgery. It went on a lot longer and needless to say, it was exhausting. Ideally l social distancing should limit the spread of influenza as was seen six months ago in the Southern Hemisphere but as seen with the rise in numbers of those affected by COVID, this may not happen.
Leia was happy to see me. The family took her to have her vaccinations while I was vaccinating others. When on one of her garden walks with me she had eaten a slug, for which I have been told off. One way of stopping her eating all in the garden is to get her to carry a flower pot. She appears so proud to do so. This evening before putting her to bed on her last toilet walk she decided to put a smaller one in a bigger one. I was amazed that she was able to comprehend this, though she did get frustrated later when trying to repeat the feat. I know that Cockapoo’s are smarter than the average dog thanks to their poodle heritage, but I was surprised to see this. I did not expect to see attempts at problem solving and it will be interesting in the next few days to see if this was a fluke, or something that will continue.
