We've had Gracie living with us for 10 days now.  It seems like a lot longer; it feels like she's been here forever.

She's done remarkably well in the week and a half.  She's learned that outside is the appropriate place to go potty, and if she can't make it outside then she should use the housebreaking mats we have.  Her aim could be a little better and I wish that she'd stay still when she poops, but...she's got the idea, and I'm cool with that.

She's learned to sit on command.  I'm very surprised that she's learned that this early, and I've wondered if it wasn't a fluke...but she keeps doing it consistently, so I guess I'm wrong and she really does have the hang of it.

She's grown accustomed to her crate.  I crate her whenever I can't be in the same room as her; when I take a shower or I have to leave for the store or an appointment.  She didn't care for it much as first, but she's figured that I will always come back to let her out so she's happier to be in it now.

She's learned that we will NOT tolerate a dog that bites or snaps at people, period.  She got wound up playing with Henry and she snapped at Shea's face over the weekend.  That earned her a scolding and a timeout from us - we're her pack, see.  In the wild, dogs will shun or exclude a member who breaks the rules of the pack, so that's what we did for her.  It was only for a few minutes, and she's apparently learned her lesson because she hasn't done it again.

She's also sleeping through the night.  She sleeps at the end of our bed, and I think that may have somehting to do with it...but she goes to bed around 9 at night and doesn't stir until Dave gets up at 5 to go to the gym.  Before he leaves he takes her outside, and then he puts her back in bed with me.  She goes back to sleep for another hour, then I get up and take her out again and we start our day. 

She plays with Dave in the evenings.  He gets down on the floor with her, and they play tug-of-war with her rope toy.  He pretends to pounce on her and she barks her little puppy bark at him as she pounces right back at him.

She's an awesome dog so far.  Truly awesome.