Before we brought in Darwin and then Mabel, my daughter and I sat down and talked about each of our responsibilities. She makes sure that there is water and food in their bowl before she goes to school. She walks them on the weekends; first two walks of the day. During the week day she walks them once after school if she doesn't have gymnastics. She's only 9 and she remembers fairly well and complains only daily
. She does a much better job then I do of putting in Mabel's top knot and she seems to really enjoy this part and will often ask if she could do it. It's really nice to share the yorkies with her. She is taking over the kitty litter duty - this will be a paid job of $30 a month if she does it regularly - she is saving up for something big so she has incentive!
