{"id":288,"date":"2012-12-19T23:15:58","date_gmt":"2012-12-20T05:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alidawinternheimer.com\/servicedog\/?p=288"},"modified":"2012-12-19T23:15:58","modified_gmt":"2012-12-20T05:15:58","slug":"the-adolescent-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/alidawinternheimer.com\/servicedog\/the-adolescent-update\/","title":{"rendered":"The Adolescent Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Seva is no longer a baby. She has entered adolescence. That&#8217;s right, we have four teenagers in the house. Heaven help us!<\/p>\n<p>In a puppy, this means we now have 1 part toddler combined with 1 part teenager. She is as energetic as ever. She still bites and chews, even going Dingo on us from time to time&#8211;the molars haven&#8217;t set in yet. She is just as social and distracted as ever. And there&#8217;s no indication of her indiscriminate eating becoming more discriminate. As for the teenager, add to the above the inclination to challenge authority and an obstinate streak that rivals my own!<\/p>\n<p>Being a puppy still, she needs a lot of exercise. With the snow, ice, and mud these days it&#8217;s challenging to get enough outdoor running time&#8211;we were doing great until she started digging muddy holes all over the yard. So how do we tire out an adolescent puppy?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tire Out the Dog\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LCHG3l04Ccc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And, another very short video to make you smile.<\/p>\n<p>Like all dogs, Seva needs a bath. Unlike all dogs, Seva, the Wonder Dog, dries herself after each bath.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"bath\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IDZ4nxbaCpE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>And no, she&#8217;s not trained to dry herself. 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