Samantha and Lila play all. day. long. They romp, they chase, they race, they wrestle, they trip each other up, they do EVERYTHING but settle down.

I think Sam is wondering what on earth is going on right now but I'm hoping she'll adjust happily and that Lila will too.

Right now, I'm trying to convince my husband to allow us to have a pet-sitter come in twice a day to let Lila (and Sam, obviously) out, because otherwise I don't see how we can keep her. It's unfair to keep her crated all night and all day while we're at work and puppies' bladders aren't big enough to go all day. It would make for a miserable puppy which would make for miserable owners... but if he sticks to his guns and doesn't let me, I just don't see how we can keep her. My family was originally supposed to help out but they've decided to go the "You didn't think this through, this is YOUR responsibility and not ours" approach so getting them to help beyond today ain't gonna happen.