I understand and agree with you that at 1 month isn't really all that long for Chloe to adjust and accept this new furry baby in our home. She's been spoiled and didn't have to share any of her things like toys, mommy, etc for a little over a year. I wanted her to have a sister so she wouldn't be so lonely while I'm at work.
A little background on Ariel. I bought her from a person who had her locked up in an outdoor shed isolated and neglected from human interaction and from her mommy. She was the only one for sale so I'm guessing her littermates had already been sold. She was 12 weeks when I got her and she was a mess. What I mean is emotionally and yes physically. Ariel didn't act like a typical puppy. She was acting more like a small animal left to fend for herself. She a was badly malnourished and her fur was patchy, sparse, dry, brittle and thin. She was skin and bones. She looked frazzled when he took her out of the shed top show me. I was told to wait for him to bring her out. I didn't see the conditions inside the shed b but I'm guessing there was fecal material and nothing that she needed like food and water and love. She was trying to climb on me and was scratching me trying to escape by her sheer terror of who we were. I cuddled her and held her firmly petting her so she knew I meant her no harm. It was so heartbreaking. I bought her because I couldn't leave her there. Her parents were in the house but she was locked up alone a small shed all by herself this poor little puppy.
When I brought her home she almost choked on her first meal as if she had not eaten in days. She didn't know how to play with toys, stuffed or chew type until she observed Chloe playing with them. She would not take more than a few steps away from me without running back afraid I would leave her I suppose. She had no potty training, and was just plagued by separation anxiety. The vet said she had ear mites and abundant yeast in her ears. She was malnourished too. I can't crate train her cause it creates too much anxiety.
One month later, miraculously Ariel is a new puppy! She is happy, playful, energetic, loving and affectionate. She loves to sleep on my head and face when we share nap time together on the couch. She has gained weight nicely and her fur is showing improvement. She still hates in when I leave for work but she isn't screaming and barking her butt off like before. She is 80 to 90 % potty trained to go on her pee pads. She's nipping less and not as hard now too. She sleeps through about 5 hours straight at night. She knows that she will never starve, never be neglected or abandoned ever again. She knows that she us just as entitled to her treats, toys, mommy time, walks and playtime just like her older sister Chloe. She is part of our family and is loved to pieces. It gives me so much joy to know that I could give this baby a life that is so different than how it started. That's why I just want her to have that love and bond with Chloe when I'm not home or even just their own connection for life. |