My first months of the puppy blues taught me the virtue of patience as a first time dog mom.

*Photocredit: DH

After consistent training by a professional (meaning both me and Stella) and some clever adaptations, the puppy blues have since long been gone. On September 10, 2006, Stella graduated from her puppy training program which focused on good puppy etiquette and was deemed to have the “makings of a good canine citizen.”