in dog years of course.
Our cute, adorable dog has now been a part of our family for a little over a year. We picked her up on November 6, 2010, after meeting her the day before. She got her first shots the morning of the 6th, and we picked her up that evening. She was so scared that first night. New environment, new people, no mom or brothers/sisters to keep her company, kept in a confined space behind our couch, etc. Michael and I actually slept out on the couches the first 2 nights so that we could keep her company, somewhat. She slept in her kennel with the door latched closed (since she was paper trained, but not house trained), and both nights, when she whined, one of us (usually Niki) would lay in front of her kennel where she could see us, until we thought she was asleep, and then would move back to the couch. Those 2 nights were rough. Luckily things got easier, partly because we had to work Monday morning, so we moved her kennel into the laundry room where we couldn't hear her whine all night, and we slept in our room on the other side of the house. As she grew, the whining decreased, and now she only whines when she needs something or wants our attention for some reason. Although we sometimes wish that we had the money that we have spent/will spend on her, we wouldn't trade her for anything! We have loved having her this past year, and watching her grow into the beautiful dog that she is. We totally lucked out and got the best dog of the litter!
Our cute, adorable dog has now been a part of our family for a little over a year. We picked her up on November 6, 2010, after meeting her the day before. She got her first shots the morning of the 6th, and we picked her up that evening. She was so scared that first night. New environment, new people, no mom or brothers/sisters to keep her company, kept in a confined space behind our couch, etc. Michael and I actually slept out on the couches the first 2 nights so that we could keep her company, somewhat. She slept in her kennel with the door latched closed (since she was paper trained, but not house trained), and both nights, when she whined, one of us (usually Niki) would lay in front of her kennel where she could see us, until we thought she was asleep, and then would move back to the couch. Those 2 nights were rough. Luckily things got easier, partly because we had to work Monday morning, so we moved her kennel into the laundry room where we couldn't hear her whine all night, and we slept in our room on the other side of the house. As she grew, the whining decreased, and now she only whines when she needs something or wants our attention for some reason. Although we sometimes wish that we had the money that we have spent/will spend on her, we wouldn't trade her for anything! We have loved having her this past year, and watching her grow into the beautiful dog that she is. We totally lucked out and got the best dog of the litter!
We find her like this somewhat often
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