March 4: Ildi meets another Vizsla pup

Just as we were pulling into the parking lot for this week's Agility Class we spot another Vizsla pup outside the door! This doesn't happen often - that we see another Vizsla, never mind a pup so we rushed to park and get Ildi out and run over to meet the pup and her owner.
Ellie is the vizsla pup's name and she's just 2.5 weeks younger than Ildi. She looks and acts so much like Ildi - it was going back in time and we got to re-live some of Ildi's puppy looks and behaviours!
And strangely enough the two dogs instantly got along and even seem to bypass the usual smell and greet and go straight into play. Super cool to see! They played hard for 10min - interesting to see that they both play the same way.
I tried to take some pictures but it was impossible to get the two of them to stay still. So as crazy as the picture I've uploaded seems, it's exactly what we saw! I also took some video.

In other Ildi development news, her new tooth seems to have grown in already, she is shedding like mad - must be her adult coat coming in and she was once again a superstar in agility class. She hasn't gained any weight in the last week though - so still at 19.5lbs and she's now 17 weeks old.
and right she's asleep on her bed - which is a first! as usually as tired as she is, she won't fall asleep outside of her crate unless she's on a lap; so we're quite happy at this development as it can buy us (and her!) some more freedom.

March 1: another photo comparison

here's another side by side picture of Ildi and how she's growing up so fast! plus I added a photo that shows how long she's is - and she's still a lap dog!

She's had a busy couple days of socialization and lots of off-leash time. Though with the weather warming so much all the snow is melting and there are tons of fresh scents suddenly available! She's not such a good listener when she's fully engaged in hounding scents. But she's finding lots of mice dens and even flushing grouse.

on a development point, she's lost a tooth! though I would have thought she might be a bit young to loose her puppy teeth, but she seems to also be shedding suddenly. Could be the warmer weather or it could be that she's maturing early. Our vet had warned us that when pups are born in winter and not spring, the onset of spring can cause a pup to mature faster and actually go into their first heat cycle early. I wonder if this is starting happen?