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Our little teeny, adorable puppy, is gettin’ all grown up. Miso von Chompers turned one whole year old today. I know you’re just dying for an update.

Who is Miso?
That is a really good question, a question that I am just beginning to be able to answer. Miso is very soft, very sweet, and wants to please people and other dogs more than anything in the whole world. She’s a creature of habit, and thrives in a consistent environment with the same rules in every situation. She’s a quick learner, as long as things are done exactly the same way every time. Miso still uses her teeth to communicate, although she doesn’t bite down like she used to, which is nice. Sometimes when she is scolded, she’ll have a mini freak-out, and run around the house in maniacal circles until we get down on the ground with her and coo her until she feels okay again.

Miso’s favorite activities
There are a number of things that Miso enjoys doing, not the least of which is going to the park. She loves to play with other dogs and is also developing a healthy appetite for playing ball. One of her only bad habits we still haven’t trained out of her is also one of her favorite things to do, which is to find a mud puddle somewhere in the park and roll around in it. She has very thick fur and she’s very hot, I say to my very frustrated girlfriend when this happens. That doesn’t seem to help the situation.

Miso and I have been trying a new form of exercising that is working out very well. Miso is still a puppy and has a lot of energy. My goal is to spend the least amount of time and energy making her tired, because she is especially cute when she is tired, and the most cute when she is sleeping. I attach her to her collar and leash and take her out on my bmx bicycle. I ride as fast as I can and Miso runs her heart out, around and around the block, as many times as we can until one of us is just too tired to continue. She’s panting and exhausted by the time we’re finished. She’ll flop down on the cool wood floor and look up at us with those really really adorable puppy eyes she has when she’s pooped. I usually have to take her on a ride a couple of times a day, cause the tired only lasts so long.

Miso really likes to be petted. Her favorite spot to be petted is under her chin and down her neck. She’ll stretch her head up as far as it will go so that you can pet her just the way she likes it. Miso also likes to chew on her hard plastic toys. I’m trying really hard to teach her that it’s bad to chew her toys on people, even though she likes this very much and I hate to take away the things and activities she enjoys the most. She’ll chew her toy on your foot or on your leg but mostly she wants to get the toy between your legs, which embarasses some of our house guests.

Miso will gladly lick your toes or your denim pants, but we’re training her to only do these things on command. She doesn’t particularly enjoy doing tricks, but she does appreciate a cookie.