How about some pyschological mumbo jumbo that you learned that Toby needs to spend at least 7-8 weeks inside your house by himself to establish territorial bonds and boundaries before the new puppy arrives, in order for his acceptance of the new puppy to be as smooth as possible. Otherwise it will much harder, and he may hate the new puppy and it would be your fault...yada yada yada. The weirder you make yourself sound the less they'll suspect that they are the problem, and just roll their eyes and accept that there you go being 'odd' and babying your little dog, yet again.
We know that 7-8 weeks thing is crap, but, hey, it sounds good....
__________________ lorelei,
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