[29 weeks old, 29 pounds]

[28 weeks old, 30 pounds]

Harriet and a couple of friends: pink elephant and and purple ball.

[27 weeks old, 29 pounds]

Harriet and a specialty jack o’lantern on what would have been Pops’ 100th birthday.

Relaxing in her onesie after spay. She may have been a little groggy 🙂

[26 weeks/6 months old, 27.5 pounds]

The world’s largest dog water bowl.

Visiting with Beth (or the other way around).

[25 weeks old, 26.5 pounds]

Harriet had her second haircut & style on Friday.

Here’s the sleek poodle afterward:

[24 weeks old, 26 pounds]

This storage bin/grooming table has been too tall for Harriet to get on and off by herself … until now. It’s slightly taller than she is, but she can get there in one bound.

She loves to get vertical.

She completed her basic puppy training course on Wednesday, and we attempted photos with a mortarboard with Stephanie, the trainer.

Harriet was not as amused as the rest of us:

[23 weeks old, 25.5 pounds]

The soul of patience. No, really.

Here’s Harriet’s new sport of kong dribbling. She bounces it hard off the floor when there’s a treat stuck inside. She will repeat this over and over for quite a while …

Harriet and Madden like two peas. You OK under there, Madden?

[22 weeks old, 25 pounds]

Brennan on a quick visit Saturday; Harriet stretching tall. Fuzzy nighttime photo.

Nap time on Tuesday. She pinned me down – what could I do?

[21 weeks old, 24 pounds]

[20 weeks old, 23 pounds]

Harriet keeping an eye on the neighborhood from the windowseat.