She's home! She's ...a puppy therefore a handful.
We picked her up before noon on Wed the 28th. In the 10 days since we last saw her, she'd grown quite a bit. All that was left was Rixie (Red). Christine, the breeder, kept her so Rosie has at least one of her puppies.
Rosie....omg Rosie. This beautiful dog just killed me. She walked us to our car when we went to leave. She said Goodbye to Ziva ... ugh.
Ziva..... Well She is LOVING her new home. She is loving the other dogs--however the same cannot be said for them. They're either ignoring her or running from her. Right now they want nothing to do with her. I am sure that will change...we'll have to document that.
She is a handful. Puppies...yeah... I knew there was a reason I wasn't in a hurry to get another. Trying to keep on top of her on getting her to go out. She's so much like Volos & just plain stubborn. But for the most part she cooperates 75% of the time.
She came alive yesterday after the kids came home from daycare. She really loves watching them, chasing them & following them. We have to keep a watch on how they react to her. We're allowing normal correction "barks/nips". Like she bit Lada on the tail & Lada nipped hard at her. We'll allow that. But when they do it because she's near or wants me, we're shutting that down.
Peryn is still obsessed with getting Volos to play with him and he has a willing participant right there with him... It'll take time.
Volos--- yeah. He's not a fan. He runs from her. His first instinct is to snap & we're getting on them for that, so he just avoids her.
Peryn & Volos however are trying hard to get into her pen as she has toys. Toys they do not have access to. It's funny & annoying.
Lada. This was the one we knew would have issues. Unless you've seen an ACD attached to it's owner...it's difficult to really imagine just how possessive they are. Possessive and protective. I have to keep reminding myself to pay attention to Lada as she is not handling it well.
First night home I had Ziva in bed with me a bit before I put her in the pen for the night. ALL 3 dogs left me in the room.
This NEVER EVER HAPPENS unless they are going outside. Lada NEVER abandons me in bed. Volos--is hit or miss when Rich isn't home (he wasn't). Peryn--Peryn is like Lada. The only difference is Lada sleeps on my pillow at my head. THEY LEFT ME because she was there.
We've had her now for 4 days & I just adore this puppy. She's pretty chill for the most part. Nothing like the psychos were. She's all about sleeping, cuddles, & playing.
Things of note:
She disappeared on us and it turns out she went behind the couch and ended up passing out.
She just about lets anyone hold her. She doesn't squirm or try to jump down. She's CHILL.
She was chill at the vet, when we had my Mom's family over, just pretty much chill.
Wed -Friday she slept in a pen, but she was put into a crate last night for the first time with us. She whines a bit, but for the most part settles down to sleep.
Took her to the vet on Friday. Here's the summary:
She's currently 21.6# at 9 weeks. The heart murmur that she was diagnosed with from the breeder's vet isn't as bad as originally thought. It may clear up on its own.
She has a yeast infection in both ears, so she's on meds for that. We take her back in 2 weeks for her next set of shots.
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