Thanks everyone for sharing experience and advice. The little one stays in her crate when we are not home and we put her in the x-pen when we can't watch her or we think the Biggie Smalls (the older dog) needs a break. She can always see us from her x-pen.
The little one is making a tiny bit of progress. This morning while she was in her x-pen she did not make a sound. This was the first she has ever looked comfortable in there. When I went home to let her out a little bit ago she surprisingly did not cry when I walked in the door. She still cries much more than our Biggie Smalls did as a pup but she is making progress even if it is slow. I have tried my best to remind myself as she is whaling away that she is a baby who is still adjusting to her new life and than all will improve in a matter of weeks.
My Biggie Smalls still wants nothing to do with her. He is not aggressive towards but he ignores her and he walk away when she is near. I hope soon they will be best buds and when she is older they can stay at home together cuddling while I am gone. |