We are within our second week since Banshee's arrival. It's been hard work, trying to stay on top of everything, with a little puppy running around your feet everywhere and all the time. Odin and Banshee are most active in the mornings, while they wait for their breakfasts. Ater breakfast I have to take Odin into the garden and keep a close eye on Banshee, making sure she uses the newspaper sheets for her toilet training. It's going quite well, but we still have little accidents. You can't imagine how many times I had to wash the doggy blankets this week...well, all part of the fun I suppose. Right now, I am relaxing with a glass of wine...well deserved I believe. It's been quite a week. Just uploaded todays batch of photos. I took most of them in the garden this afternoon. It's all a bit bare still, but at this time of the year it would be. Can't wait for the first flowers of spring to sprout.....

Banshee's house-training is going very well. We've had a fair few little accidents but that was to be expected. On the whole she is very good in choosing her spots on the newspaper sheets, which I have placed in several different areas. I will move the newspaper towards the back door as time goes on and hopefully she will choose just the one spot soon. Banshe has learned to climb the stairs. I was quite surprised when she paid me a visit in the upstairs study today. Going down is still a bit dodgy, she tends to slip and skip a few steps. Odin is always at hand, looking out for her constantly. He has been just wonderful, just like a big brother.