I’m thankful today my pre-op appointment went well. I’m all cleared for surgery, but even better, I liked the nurse practitioner I saw. She was really personable and helpful. I ended up adding her as my primary care physician.

I’m also thankful that Barley is warming up a little bit more every day to Cooper. We aren’t forcing it, but he seems a little more curious about him. And he’s not going the opposite direction every time Cooper walks towards him.

And Cooper is getting acclimated. He’s slightly better at listening and stopping when we say no to things. And he makes no fuss at going into his cage at bedtime or when we have to leave the house briefly. We need to work on the puppy stuff like jumping on people or grabbing everything he sees, especially if it’s fuzzy or moving. My feet seem especially interesting. Since he’s 6 months old, I know that won’t last a lot longer, so we just need to take it a day at a time.