milestone

Sage stood on his back legs and lunged for my phone on the writing desk yesterday. till now he wasnt able to reach it, or level. yesterday he was at eye level.

he also sat in his corner and played for an hour after the lights were out with a toy. he usually used to sleep immediately after light out. he walked up to his basket, picked out a toy all by himself.... sigh!

1 year old sienna came down from mathur uncle's (i know!) first floor house to meet Sage and pet him today. i have not seen a more eager and fearless child. Sage behaved, sat down and waited to be petted with tiny hands.

here's a baby pic of us... all cos my friend A put one of her and you on her fb profile and i am jealous i dont have a single glamour shot with you when you were small and now you are almost half grown.

Handsome!

Day three of taking you out on your walk. i have met more people, been stopped and spoken to and invited home in the past two days than i have been in my entire 7 years in this apartment. One entire family came onto their balcony to see you. they called you handsome and i was brimming over with pride.

Was also accosted by one young girl who was so besotted with you that she wouldnt let me go, or you do your business and i was beginning to get irritated. she wanted to play with you but was a little scared. she also wanted to hold you by your leash and pet you.

you are looking forward to your walks my darling. and have had accidents at home only twice, that too because i delayed taking you out. usually overnight is a nightmare. and the bedroom ends up smelling like a sulabh complex. last night, it was smelling like a daisy. you didnt even pee the customary once! am so proud of you my darling boy.

the walks are also tiring you out pleasantly. you come back home, lash at your enemy - the leash, after all attempts to maul it are futile, you drink a gallon of water and flop down at my side to sleep the next couple of hours. all the hyperactivity has ceased. touchwood.

this is you, sleeping after your latest jaunt.

Taking you outside!

Today was the first day i took you outside for a walk/ potty trip. you had no idea how to react to the leash that pulled at your neck. but being a smart boy and a quick learner, you realised pulling at it would make your neck ache and so you trotted with me. I wish i was not so paranoid about juggling the leash and the iphone along with giving you instructions! i wanted to take a million pictures to capture how excited you were to see cars, school vans and bikes whizz past. you also are at that stage where people find you incredibly cute! ask K he cant seem to get enough of you....and so a couple of strangers stopped by to ask your name and pet you and you were quite the study of a good dog. showing your excitement at meeting new people, but also knowing that unless you sat down and behaved, no one would pet you.

the biggest relief to me today has been that you realised you needed to potty on these walks. i was rewarded suitably by you!

My legs are aching from the five trips we made today my darling. but just seeing how much you love going out and watching everything, also swallowing a few stones when i wasnt looking has made me so happy.

We also made our first solo car trip. It was always K and me, with you either at my feet, or in my lap or on the dashboard. Today i had to step out and i had nowhere to leave you. I also wanted to check to see if i could manage you and the car on my own. So i leashed you, put the loop around the headrest, you jumped onto the passenger seat, then sat on the floor, tried to climb up on the dashboard but couldnt. then finally jumped back onto the seat and sat the whole 7 km drive. We went to K's parent's home for a visit. they were suitably impressed by your behaviour too! and then we came back home... here's a picture so i never forget how you slept after you chewed my hand on the gearstick.