Took Cocosette to the vet for a puppy check-in.  She was mostly calm about the entire affair-- the weighing, nail clipping, temp taking (Ay!) and the doc's exam.  Her only objections were to the shot and, oddly enough, the dose of de-wormer.  I've only had her for a week, but she's already growing like a weed; added another pound since her last weigh-in.  The vet had lovely, soft hands manipulating Cocosette and gave me some…

We finally got our potato home yesterday after much anticipation.  We picked her out three weeks ago and were surprised that she hadn't grown much.  Our last dog, Laika, was a samoyed who seemed to grow an inch in every direction every day.  No matter, Cocosette is absolutely…