Breaking in the dog.
Nothing like breaking the new family member into our life right from the beginning than with a Road Trip. The day after she arrived we took her to go meet *Grandma*. A 2 hour trip normally turned into a 5 hour trip with the newbie! WOE!!! She returned her breakfast and was just miserable the whole way down. Poor thing! By the 5th stop to walk her she was adamantly protesting getting back into the car!!!We finally made it to Grandmas and she was glad to be out of the car!!! She was warmly greeted by Grandma and Aunt N but Grandmas dog (a cocker with dachshund legs) had other ideas! Puppy was sad not to make a new friend! She is a very friendly overgrown puppy! In fact we realized she had had a fur friend at her foster parents house and we're wondering if we might have to get her a playmate. We'll try without and see how she adjusts.
After consulting Grandmas vet book I made a trip to Walgreens. FYI - Walgreens (if in your area)fills pet prescriptions and the pharmacist is very helpful & knowledgeable. 1 hour before we left we gave her a spiked treat and the return trip was uneventful! Whew!!!
Today she was left to her own devices, albeit convined to the basement, and she did just great! She was very happy to see her new *little* owners when they got home as they were her.
We also had to exchange her crate for a larger one but the new crate seems to fit her much better. She is a BIG girl!!! She really only uses it at bedtime (for now) and at our meal time. Rather than crate her when we have to go out we have a room in the basement that she can be in unrestricted. The floor down there is concrete and she even has her own window.
She's a good girl and will fit in just fine I believe! Oh, BTW, our cat is having a blast tormenting the new resident! Nothing mean just staying a few feet out of reach and making sure puppy knows it! ; )
posted by Hawaiianatheart @ 7:24 PM
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