u/Ath_Cliath

Dorothy is five months old, and we took her to the groomer yesterday for a puppy bath and trim, just to start getting her acclimated. It went well overall, but it made me realize that going forward I'm not sure what to ask for.

It's predicted to be very rainy (SoCal El Niño) here this winter, so I don't want her to have a long skirt, that's just not going to be practical. If anyone has photos of their not-show Scottie's haircuts, I'd love to have some visual references, thanks.

Pics are Dorothy one day after her wash and baby trim.

Dorothy graduated from puppy kindergarten today! (Yes, it took three of us to get this picture, she really wanted to swipe that graduation cap off her head.)

Dorothy is almost four months old and getting a little more active, but usually a little training and/or enrichment with 15 minutes of play does the trick to wear her out. I haven't been walking her much because she gets her last Parvo shot next week and we live in a very high dog density neighborhood.

How active is your full-grown Scottie? I've only had labs and a GSD, with all of them being fairly high energy until at least age 5. I'm kind of hoping Dorothy is little more chill!

Looking for some experiences on how to travel safely in the car with our Dorothy. She's almost four months old, and any car trip over about 15 minutes has her vomiting, poor girl. I'm still hoping she might grow out of it, but also gonna ask the vet about meds.

She's the first under-50 lbs dog I've ever had, and I can't figure out what to do with her so she's safe. I'm reluctant to put her in a kennel because if she vomits she'll be a mess. Any other safe options? Thanks.

(Scottie tax -- sometimes the stairs are still a little scary!)

Dorothy loves her flirt pole (and this piece of dried grass, lol), but I'd love some other options. Any suggestions?

She’s just about 11 weeks old. Not gonna lie, if we could keep the one tipped, we would! But I know it’s gonna disappear soon. She is so cute we can’t stand it!

Dorothy (almost ten weeks) is doing well with sit, down, stay, let's go (walk next to me in a heel position), kennel up. What fun things can I add to our repertoire?

She met her Scottie friend Watson this week!

Dorothy (aka Dottie the Scottie) joined our family on Sunday. She is a delight and we are loving seeing her personality emerge. Having only raised large dogs (labs, Goldens, GSD), it's fun to have a small pup, although I keep forgetting she's not a retriever, and she can't be bothered when I roll or toss a ball, lol.

She's been to the vet, is doing really well sleeping in her crate at night, and we're working on recall and sit at the moment. She doesn't seem particularly fond of her kibble (Purina pro plan puppy, which the breeder was using), so I've already started with a topper. I'm also open to changing her food up, if anyone has any U.S. suggestions.