Just a quick reply if that's ok - before I thoroughly think about it
Firstly, little Bubba is still very young. And it's a bit shell-shocking, especially in comparison with a 12 year old labrador.
We had a lab pre-Harry - and within days the comparisons were of course drawn. But then I really, deeply thought about when our Rosie (lab) was his age. It is
very easy to forget everything that you go through at this stage (a bit like giving birth!!
).
Rosie lab ate everything in sight - including our carpets and the kitchen door, her playpen, my driving glasses, the car seat - but
after about 1 year old, I'd forgotten about it all. It's only thinking about it recently, thinking about these threads - that it reminds me of how things sometimes were!
She learnt, she got trained - little Bubba will. Rosie did - certainly Harry has (in fact, more quickly than our lab did - which surprised me!!
). Please don't lose heart - please integrate them as soon and as much as possible - and please thoroughly enjoy your family!
Sally + Harry x