But I wouldn't dare to put it together now with Suzi around :p

Sounds familiar. Those puzzles we were doing with my nieces... we were doing it on the floor as they are huge and then the three of us sit around for hours during weeks and select and search... but they have a dog (the black long-haired one and a cat) Sometimes pieces went missing as they got stuck in the doggie's hair and the cat was playing with the pieces 😂. Those are additional challenges to face hahaha

You could do it just when Suzi is sleeping... or having a distraction, like chewing cacti flowers 😂