Thursday, June 26, 2014

Great Puppy

OK It's been over 24 hours and I'm really amazed at how great this puppy is. I had left her in the kennel while I picked up the boys from the groomer. They wanted to look their best when they met her for the first time. When we got home Joy already had her on the leash and in the backyard. Joy's first words were, "I'm already in love." When she saw Radar the first time she tried to run away and barked and really seemed bothered but within 5 minutes she was sniffing his butt. She met Ziggy and Paco and there was not reaction. We took everybody for a walk and when we got home Aunt Sidney was here. We hung out on the front porch and she just laid around with the boys like she has been here forever.
The only real issue is house training. She didn't eat yesterday and she didn't poop and barely peed, so it was no surprise when she was crying in her crate at 4AM. I took her out but she had already peed in the crate. She went back to sleep and came down at 6 when we fed the boys. She still would not eat. As soon as the boys finished eating she ran upstairs and I was 10 steps behind but she was already pooping on the oriental rug when I got there.
I took her to Pharr Road Animal Hospital for her first check-up and she peed and threw up in my car on the way. She road in the floor on the way back. But she got a clean bill of health and has all of her shots.
I worked with her on the leash and with just a couple of minor corrections she was walking a heel around the neighborhood. We saw a cat and she didn't react at all. She is not bothered by the street traffic or noise. I worked on recall, getting to respond to "Come". We also worked on door manners and sit. She seems very smart and picks up on things very quickly.
Now she is sleeping at my feet with the boys. I've kenneled her a couple of times today for about two hours but she is so good that as long as I'm home I think she will be good with us in the office.


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