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Old 03-30-2016, 12:41 PM   #1
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Default Scottie has a new baby sister, Casey :)

So Scottie's baby 5 mo old sister Casey finally came home this past long weekend. We've been waiting for months and feel so excited/nervous/anxious/happy she's finally here! Oh and she's a doll! Very different from Scottie when I first got him, but the cutest little thing ever.

I can't help to compare them, but she's
very confident (Scottie was/is super timid),
barks a lot already (Scottie was a mute for the first couple months),
stops barking relatively quickly (Scottie would bark forever at night once he started),
walks well on the leash (Scottie is a little sleigh dog ),
drinks water and pees a lot (Scottie drank/drinks significantly less).
Being a new mom to two dogs, I was super stressed out the past 4-5 days (despite reading about getting dogs to bond and the transition period being sometimes weeks or even months). But I kept worrying about Scottie and how he was backing away whenever she was around. He's super passive and just lets her be. The first two days, he wouldn't touch anything she touched and at first wouldn't let me touch him after she licked my hands. At night he ended up sleeping in the washroom, as far away from her as possible. It was kind of very depressing and I worried so much about him.

Luckily, with some training efforts, by day 4 he has finally gotten used to and accepted the fact that she's around to stay. Now, they're able to stand and sit next to each other (he was afraid to be within a couple meters earlier and would scurry away like she was a deadly animal every time she was nearby!). The past two nights, they've even started playing a few times when either of them were bored

So now comes the potty training headache. I had some trouble with crate training Scottie - he was a loud headache but he was able to hold it in with time. With the amount of water she's drinking, she's peeing so much it's not possible to crate train her effectively at this point (as I did with Scottie who was also 5 mo old when I first got him). She ends up peeing inside the crate. So I've unwillingly started to use pee pads - no choice. I really didn't want to use it because my home is really small and Scottie has already learned it's 100% not okay to potty indoors. Today is my first day back at work and I've isolated her area completely so Scottie can't see what she's doing.

Because I've been worrying so much I set up a monitoring cell phone app - it's called PresencePro in case you're wondering . Kind of makes me worry even more! I saw that she started chewing up the pee pad and I think was eating the chewed up bits. Gosh, I'm so worried she's going to get sick! I need to buy a pee pad holder asap.

Also, I've noticed that she licks a lot. Not so much herself, but everything else. I can't walk around without slippers anymore because she follows me and constantly licks my foot and my legs. When not licking me, she's licking the floor and furniture. My breeder didn't notice any excessive licking when she was in their home and their vet told them it's probably not health related. Anyone else experience this? Is it some kind of strange anxiety habit? She seems super calm and relaxed. Totally made herself at home already.

Anyway. Thanks for reading. I'm an anxious worried mom all over again! ahhh puppies...
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