It was a semi-productive day but I won’t claim any prizes for trying to overdo it. The seven hours of teaching would have been longer but several students were out.

Deeds continues to get the “awws” when students see him for the first time.

I love watching him immerse himself in the routines of The Haasienda.

So much, at this point, is trying to keep up with the older four and imitating them. Deeds demonstrates a good deal of intelligence and learns quickly. Pott-training was started by ReBecca and Shane and that has cut out a good chunk for me. There are one or two accidents a day, but that is so much less than it was for Chief, Navi, Bailey, and Harrigan who were not raised in a house until they arrived here.

Deeds retains things, almost instantaneously. ReBecca had mastered “sit” and I’ve added on “come,” “no chew,” and “stop.” This evening, in two minutes, I taught Erma to “give five” and she promptly picked it up. The other seniors just kind of look at us with indifference.

I am off to bed with several documentaries I hope to watch before falling asleep. Deeds loves to join me on the bed, even if I am only tying my shoes. With myself and three dogs snuggled together, it is comfortable; however, depending on Deeds’ future growth, we may need to make adjustments!