I was just thinking today how things have changed in this house... When I bought Odie home, mom had the idea that he was going to live in the backyard. Of course, he was a week old puppy, and we couldn't put him out right away, so she agreed to have him in the house for a while. I used to keep him in a 10g tank (lol, just like my rodents...), and when I was around, I would put him on the floor on a towel. The first time mom saw him there she told me "you are getting him used to be on the floor". My sister and I joked so much about this! "Odie is going to have to levitate instead of walking". Well, when he hit the 6 weeks of age, I started classes, so I moved to my apartment, and took him. Of course, there he was inside the house all the time, and got used to it, so I used the excuse to keep him in even though mom didn't wanted to. I came home only on weekend anyway, so we weren't much time here... Well, when we were here, he was confined to my room, since mom didn't wanted him anywere in the house. My sis did liked him, though, so she told me to let him into her room when we were around. To my mom's dislike, Odie started sleeping with me in my bed at 6 months old. Since then, Odie's been allowed to other parts of the house as long as he's suppervised, so now he pretty much follows me or my sis around the house (except the kitchen, where he's not allowed). He thought that he could get on my sister's bed too, but my sis didn't wanted him there. One day, I walk into my sis room to find them both asleep together. So much for the "not in my bed" rule. A couple of months ago, my sis got a new bed. She swore that Odie wasn't going to be allowed in the new bed.... Guess what? Odie was invited to watch tv on the bed before I was. I still locked him in my room during the night, so he wouldn't mess anything in my sis' room. Last week I went away for 2 days cause I had to take a class on a city that was 2 hours from here... well, my sis took care of Odie and she let him have full run of both rooms. There's no barrier since then, Odie was a very well behaved doggie and my sis told me not to lock him anymore. Last night, Odie abandoned me to sleep with my sis. Things sure have changed around here...
