As promised, here are a few pics. And of course, now that Bailey is in the house we have a few questions.
1) Crate stuff. So far she's ventured in, but not stayed in the crate. We tried closing the door once and all she did was cry (we left her there for about 10 min). What are our options for the first couple nights? Put her in and put up with it until she settles down?
We did add blankets, toys, and a few bites of food.
2) When might our 6 yr old Golden understand that Bailey is part of our home now? Not just a visitor? Basically, how long will it take for her to be nice and share us with the pup and/or put up with the pup nipping and such?
It's not that she's mean towards her, she just puts a lot of distance between herself and the pup.
3) Feeding? We've read that we shouldn't leave the food out for more that 15 min. What are we to assume when little of the food ends up eaten? Should we offer her food again after a "break"?
Thanks for all the support I know is out there. As a long time dog owner, but first time pup owner a lot of this is unkown to me.
1) Crate stuff. So far she's ventured in, but not stayed in the crate. We tried closing the door once and all she did was cry (we left her there for about 10 min). What are our options for the first couple nights? Put her in and put up with it until she settles down?
We did add blankets, toys, and a few bites of food.
2) When might our 6 yr old Golden understand that Bailey is part of our home now? Not just a visitor? Basically, how long will it take for her to be nice and share us with the pup and/or put up with the pup nipping and such?
It's not that she's mean towards her, she just puts a lot of distance between herself and the pup.
3) Feeding? We've read that we shouldn't leave the food out for more that 15 min. What are we to assume when little of the food ends up eaten? Should we offer her food again after a "break"?
Thanks for all the support I know is out there. As a long time dog owner, but first time pup owner a lot of this is unkown to me.
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