Hanna girl sees a squirrel...

Well, time flew and here we are, almost two months into Hanna's relocation. She took a while to warm up to the city - the first month had me worried she would never adjust as she was so very skittish. Then she took some baby steps...
3 weeks ago we took her on a home visit to meet a family with a greyhound. While we were there she jumped and played and ran around like crazy - something we'd never seen her do. A week after that, she sat watching the world from her favorite perch at the back open door. A huge squirrel decided to jump on the top of the fence and when Tucker took off after him, Hanna could not contain herself. The two chased the squirrel up and down the length of the fence three times before he took a leap to the other side. Tucker was barking the whole time as he trailed the very fast and agile Hanna down the fence line. We never heard a peep from her but she did bounce up the fence a few times to try to get a closer look. I'm so impressed by this girl's athleticism!

That moment seemed to be a turning point for Miss Hanna, as she started freely venturing out into the backyard without any of her people. Tucker is slowly learning not to wrestle her quite so enthusiastically, but she has discovered that she can quickly outrun him and has found a few places where he cant fit even if he did catch up to her. She's also started to wrestle him just a little bit, some tug-o-war and good hearted neck nibbling. Its also been a big help that Champ (the world's best dog walker) has been taking Hanna and Tucker on play dates with two of Tucker's Labrador buddies.

Hanna still pulls towards home if a large truck or noisy motorcycle passes too close on a walk, but she is really becoming a different dog. Her greetings are the absolute best - I'll try to get one on video. A Hannah hello makes you feel like the most important human in the whole wide world. :)

A few more notes about Hanna...she is potty trained, has very good recall, loves her sleep - do not expect her to wake early - and she does need guidance if expected to stay out of her family's beds. :)

We are working on teaching her "sit" - she is very food motivated so I don't think its going to be hard. Really love this little girl!!