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Originally Posted by Shicks  Hi guys it's Ruger from your IG family. So with your babies did you separate them to their safe places when you left the house? Ruger may get a little brother in March, Ruger will be 2 January. I don't know anything about having 2 babies in the house. Help! |
Hi Ruger and fam!! I definitely confined Casie to a smaller space when I first brought her home. And very very very gradually let her have more exposure to Scottie. It was a super slow transition because I could see that Scottie was very jealous. Puppies, I think, have a certain smell that most adult dogs don't like. So it took some time for Scottie to adjust.
With Casie, her potty training took forever (completely different way of potty training than I had with Scottie, which I quickly realized was silly for me to assume that the process would be exactly the same; I totally had to re-think on the spot to find a solution for her potty training so I wouldn't die of frustration, but that's a whole other story).
I potty trained both Scottie and Casie by crate training. By the time Casie joined us, Scottie was already 100% outdoor potty trained and was free to roam when I wasn't home. So, during the day I kept Casie in the crate and Scottie was free to chill as usual.
It wasn't until the past couple weeks actually that I've finally cut the cord and have allowed Casie free roaming rights while I'm away at work. It took this long because she was
that difficult to potty train. I should note that I'm super strict though - my goal for both was to train until 100% reliably potty trained before they got free roaming rights. I feel it's worth it for me to persevere until they're accidents-free for the long run. The timing worked out well, because by now the two of them are comfortable with each other.
I'm SOOO excited for Ruger! If he's 2 yrs old now, it's the perfect timing to get him a sibling! And wow, January - that's coming up really soon. Yay!! I'm excited to hear about how the two get along. Definitely message me if you have questions. Hope you're lucky enough to get a brotherly love-at-first-sight relationship!
