And it's only $5! Woo!

It may look silly, but this here is the best toy because it is all Ada’s favorite toys in one.  It is a tug rope, a tennis ball, and a rattle*.  She plays tug with it; she plays fetch with it; and she plays shake-the-living-daylights-out-of-it.

* Technically ours doesn’t have a rattle anymore because Ada tore open the head and ripped it out (earning her the nickname Zombie Dog).  But it’s a much quieter toy now so we’re not really upset about it.

Here’s a video from when we got back from Dim Sum at the weekend:

Much bouncing ensued.

Ada is ridiculously curious and it can be really fun trying to see the world through her eyes.

Here she watches Dan set up this shot; moments later scampering over to investigate properly.

And here is an endearing little “sniff, sniff” of the camera from earlier that day.

Sigh. I miss my puppy. Just one more sleep until we pick her up!

Since we’ll be away for about a week more (and thus no new Ada footage), here’s a rescued video of a crazy Ada greeting (pre-haircut).

We haven’t seen Ada play with other dogs like this.

Ada’s breeders were at this week’s Havanese meetup. They brought Dexter, Ada’s brother, and Peanut, who was born 3-days before from a different mother. Dexter wasn’t very sociable, but Ada and Peanut got on like a house-on-fire.

We’re leaving for England on Thursday and Ada’s staying with the breeders. After seeing Ada and Peanut play, Tessa’s feeling much more comfortable with leaving her little pup.