Today, Nova has reached 13 weeks of age. She has gained 440g since last week, though I get the impression that her weight gain has leveled off a bit.
She is a very long, lanky little girl with lots of energy. Unfortunately, she doesn’t sleep for long stretches during the day—though at night, she goes to bed around 11:00 PM and has started sleeping through until about 7:30 AM.
Around 8:00 AM, she has her first meal, after a quick trip to the garden to take care of business. Once she’s eaten, it’s playtime—and our legs and trousers often get a bit of attention! We quickly redirect her with toys, which she then zooms around with. Today, she had a major case of the “zoomies”—running in circles, acting just like a lamb newly turned out to pasture.
Some days she’s a bit more “demanding” with her biting, while other days she’s much calmer—but that’s just life in the puppy world. Nova has no patience when she has her outbursts – at those times, she can often be out of reach.
She has become more settled when we go outside the garden gate, though we keep our walks to about 15 minutes—which is more than enough for a puppy her age.
We spend a lot of time introducing her to new experiences, talking to her in a calm, gentle voice about what she’s seeing. She is very attentive and focused when encountering new things.
Today, however, Nova decided it was time for a nap; she was tucked into her bed just past 9:00 AM. Later, she moved to the bed inside the large crate in the living room.
