#Raven update

She is just about 40lb. She may not get much bigger since it already looks like she has grown into her paws. She does not look 40lb - very compact w/ lots of muscle. Also, how does a dog this small poop so much?
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She loves to chase my hand, either on the ground or in the air. This gives a good opportunity to give feedback to puppy monster. She loves to play wrestle and is starting to get that wrestle does not have to involve teeth. I can put my finger out and say, "little nibble" and she will just nibble very gently on my finger tip with her incisors. Made the mistake of doing that when she was jazzed up in play mode and I thought she was going to break my finger (human takes the hit on that one) /...

We did the second vet visit for the follow-up booster yesterday--no issues. Now I can get her to a dog park for some socialization. She was shaking when I put her in the car, so she is still bit scarred from being abandoned. New todo item-short car trips to desensitize her.

I got one of those things to fling tennis balls. Alas, having the ball is way more important than chasing it. The super indestructible dog bone was gone in ~2 hours. She does ok with raw hide strips. /...

Still little progress with Plado. He can't quite get over being terrified and she can't quite chill enough to make that happen. Still working on it. It may not be a thing until puppy brain gets replaced by dog brain.

The thing that I mentioned ravens were doing with the mastiff next door, they now do with Raven. I'll get a dozen all standing on the ground around her. It must be less play and more a thing to do with canids from sharing kills.

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If only based on probability, it's only a mater of time before she brings me a human bone. So far, sheep, rabbit and maybe cat. The sheep vertebrae is still in her toy collection.

#Raven Update (Birds and Mammals)

Took puppy monster out to the driveway for a some wrestlefest. She was rolling around on my lap for a couple minutes before I realized, there was a raven off about 30' from us - had been there the whole time without flying off (until I noticed-even them just moved off a bit) A year ago, if they were 200 yards away, they would fly off if I just thought about going outside.

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Stupid human left a gate open that allows mixing of cats and dogs. When I realized it, I hurried out out to close and found I was the third creature to realize this; Plado and Raven in a staring contest about 3' from each other. Plado was genuinely afraid, tail a fluff and all. Raven was being pretty respectful. When Paldo moved off, Raven followed w/o lunging. This was a really good sign and makes a bit less nervous about her grabbing him.
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... I wanted to take advantage of the "see Plado, how you didn't die?" and did a couple structured "let's both be in the same room" sessions. Plado now realizes there is a section of the bedroom that he is always safe in. It's not all rainbows but it is progress.