[sweet_tikka]

So my little guy Pooter has been panting for the past couple days... not ALL day but every five minutes he does about a good 2-3 minutes of panting.
He is very playful, he's been wrestling with Tikka, playing fetch with her, and tugowar, running circles around home with her.

I just brought Tikka home on Sunday, and just noticed his panting yesterday... it could have started earlier. But for sure I noticed it yesterday and today. He just pants and stares at me, then when I pick him up he pretty much completely stops. He's also been fake barking at me [like little cough barks lol he does that when he wants attention], jumping up and pushing against me, doing his little "i gotta go potty dance aka the pick me up dance" which he hardly ever does.

He is a fairly independent dog, before Tikka came he would choose his kennel to rest, or under my chair. Now he is constantly wanting picked up, or on my lap, and even coming into bed as soon as my husband leaves and wanting to cuddle right by my face... which he NEVER wants to do. He would usually pick the end of the bed.

Could he just be stressed or anxious? He stops panting when he's playing or on my lap. But if I'm petting Tikka or not doing anything with either of them he pants. I called my vet, but they're closed today unless I want an emergency visit, which at this point I don't think is needed but I am keeping an eye on him. I've just been reading that when introducing a new pet sometimes dogs get anxiety/stressed/jealous and it causes panting.

Also: it was heavier today, and last night Tikka howled and whined and barked for almost 3 hours while in her kennel from midnight to almost 3am, so he didn't get a full night of sleep either like usual.