Happy New Year!

We were nervous about going out for New Years yesterday, since we heard that a neighbor liked to set off firecrackers at midnight.

When we went to the Manhattan Beach fireworks on December 8 , we came home to a VERY scared Jenny on top of the kitchen counter behind the toaster!!!!! We also found some poop by the Christmas tree and pee on the dog bed. She was absolutely terrified and shaking- it was so sad to come home to after such a nice night. We figured out that her fear was from one of 2 things - being able to hear the fireworks from Manhattan beach (the town next to ours) or the smoke alarm in the kitchen beeping every few minutes to tell us that we needed to change the battery. The beeping was VERY loud so we think that most likely it was that...but we found it very odd that she would choose a place to hide that was close to the noise.

When we got home from New Years celebrations (luckily we got home early at 12:15) we came home to no mess and a calm Jenny. Phhhew! I did notice that when we went for our walk that she was skittish hearing fireworks in the distance, so we will definitely be careful on the 4th this year.

Today Craig's parents came to visit.  Jenny did surprisingly well with Craig's dad! She let him pet her and she accepted treats from him. Go Jenny!
She is still super shy around new people she meets on walks, though.

Jenny and Craig's dad