39 Weeks (9 Months)

39 Weeks
9 Months Old
81.5 lbs

*sigh* upped your food portions (again), against my better judgements, because your daddy started harping on (again) that you "looked skinny". Tried explaining to him that, at 5c/day, you are still well within the bag's "8-12 month" range of "4 and 1/3-5 and 1/2c/day". 5 and 1/2 c was just too much a month ago. Maybe it's not now. I conceeded an extra 1/3c/ per meal, so 5 and 2/3c/day, not quite 5 and 1/2... I still don't think you need to be eating the 12 month range of food at 9 months old. Reminded him that puppies reach their adult "size" by the age of 6 months, though their weight (mainly increased muscle) continues to fill out for another year or so... You, at 80-something lbs, have plenty of time to finish growing. You don't need to gain 100lbs all in the first year. 15-ish more lbs, put on slowly, is better, and perfectly normal.

Geez.

Walking has been ok. You're not pulling quite so much. A few more loose dog encounters and near misses. The little dog on the opposite side of the street on Tuesday gave you much cause for concern, but it was fine, though you wouldn't trust me and just keep walking and ignore it like I wanted.

The pile of black garbage bags next to one of the yards we pass often sure freaked you out, today. They weren't a group of black dogs, I promise. 

You're having fun chasing squirrels, now that the weather is cooler and they are actively preparing for winter. This also means you're having to polish your "going out the door" manners.

Nighttimes are hit or miss. We had another blissful week of you not waking up to go out at all, and we didn't even take you out at 10pm,l either, but this week, we're back to going out at least once, usually around 12 or 1 (instead of 2 or 4), and you're actually fussing to go out at 10pm...

Just go the fuck to sleep, already.

You and Airlie "had words" over a stray piece of kibble yesterday. She won, I think.