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Between October and November, Misha mellowed out into a wonderful puppy.  Then something happened.  Her fangs decided to fall out.

One cheery Sunday, she became the puppy from hell.  She beat up on everyone she could.  Every time she went outside she attack the grass as if it were her mortal enemy.  She chewed up so much grass that I was bracing myself for cleaning up puke at 2 am.

She was just plain old mean.  I brought her in at 3:30 from yet another trip to the grass.  She had this wild look in her eyes.  I played with her trying to burn off some of the meanness.

I noticed red spots on some of the toys and realized she was bleeding.  When I looked it her mouth, her lower right fang was gone.

She seems so happy after that.  She relaxed and lost her meanness.

It was short lived.  For the next week and a half, she was onery, feisty, mean.  The lower left fang and upper right fang were loose at the same time.  They bent at odd angles for 2 or 3 days and then fell out.  Then we waited for the last one.   She chewed on everything.  Her plastic crate has no corners, the grass has been beheaded beyond regeneration, five of her toys had to go in the garbage because they were beyond needle and thread.

Finally, after almost two weeks, the last fang fell out.  When she lost her upper teeth, almost all at once, she did a little more chewing but her personality only changed mildly.  The fangs were a nightmare!  I guess her gums were so painful that she decided to take it out on everyone.

She’s feeling alot better a week later.  She’s still doing alot of chewing.  But the mean behavior has subsided.  Soon this phase will be over and she’s be the sweet puppy again…I hope…

Misha was so tiny when I got her.  From her first visit to the Vet in July to her last shot in September she only gained 3 lbs.  It seems she was destined to live up to the name the breeder gave her, “Peanut”.

Something happened around 5 1/2 months old.  She stretched out.  I don’t think she is much taller, but she is definitely longer, which makes up for things.  By 6 months, she became muscular and you didn’t see her puppy feet pajama paws anymore.  Luckily, I bought the longer travel crate.  Otherwise, she’d be all scrunched up with her head in the door.

She has still gained only 2 lbs since September.  She now weighs 7.2 lbs.  I seriously doubt she will ever make 10 lbs unless she has an amazing growth spurt or I over feed her.  I’m counting on my ability to not to the latter and I seriously doubt the former.