Mike ordered a smaller pet carrier because he wanted one that would take up less room. The new carrier was here when we arrived at the town house on Tuesday. Some assembly was required and he got right to it. He put the carrier in the pen for little Bess, but she snuggles into the dogloo with Nellie, and that seems to be the one place Nellie tolerates her.
Yesterday it rained all day and we were mostly confined to the house -- us humans and the dogs.It's tough to keep the frisky young pup from upstaging and disrupting the sedate Nellie. Sometimes it feels like we're choreographing a dance. Nellie eats the puppy food; Bess eats the senior food. Give each dog her food in turn and she won't touch it, so the other dog eats it. Nellie won't stand up to the pup and just dejectedly gets to her feet and moves when the pup comes near.
Early this morning Mike took both dogs for a walk to the top of Cassell Hill (a mile and a half), and Bess walked all the way. On the way back she had some leash training, and I guess that went well. I wasn't there. I slept in a bit.
And then Mike decided to bring the new carrier into the house, and that was an inspired idea. Being able to confine Bess from time to time is good and gives Nellie a break. (Me, too!)
Mike and I agree that at Day 6 Bess is showing increased mobility. She can already access the field on the hill behind our house and feels free to do so. We think she's making a good adjustment. Mike devotes a good bit of time to her training, and she recognizes that she's his dog.KW
3 comments:
As cute as that puppy is, I sure feel bad for Nellie dog. Maybe someone needs to get down on his/her hands and knees and show Nellie how she can be the boss of the puppy. Nellie thinks she's people after all.
Hard to reason with a dog. Right now Nellie is sleeping at my feet and the pup is in the dogloo. Time will tell . . .
Puppies grow up way too fast. Maybe that's why people buy small dogs?? But it's definitely not the same.
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