eliminating outside...kinda

today was a normal day. unfortunately i don't think i'll have another normal day with my homeroom class until school's out.

so i got home and decided it was time to try to get the boys to pee outside (still on their pee pad, but it's a start). so i put them on the balcony. they wouldn't go and wouldn't go even after i put water out for them to drink..they just kept playing with leaves and dead bugs..."bruno, look at this one!" "hey, does this leaf make me look fat?" and so forth, so i took them for a walk hoping maybe they'd go, but that didn't work either. although they have been doing really good off leash when there is no one else around on the back trail. we hung out in the dog park and another gal showed up with her two chihuahuas and they all got along just fine. chaco was super friendly jumping up in everyone's faces. then a little girl came by on her scooter and the chihuahuas wen nuts-o but bruno and chaco were so great they just came back to me and stuck close (no barking). yes! they made me so proud!

but no potty. so i brought them in and put them out on the balcony again. for a long time...no potty. but bruno did jump up on the small camp chair (he gets in the big one easily, but this was the first time he's gotten on the small triangular one.

i was so proud of him for getting on the chair that i let them come in...and watched them and finally they were sniffing around and i got them out on their pad just in time! woo hoo!! but it's going to take a whole lot more! but hey, they are doing some things right!

tomorrow is and wednesday are going to be long days because of this extra round of testing. not looking forward to it at all, but i know these guys are going to do well~
for the rest of the evening i have got to get things ready for the unexpected sub tomorrow!

celebrating little victories!
julie