Originally Posted by
Northernhibee
Lab/pointer cross. One in Dundee, one by Auchtermuchty depending on where I am with my work for day care centres. Even if it’s just finding people you know with dogs and letting them run about together it helps. The more variety of dogs (and people) the better.
I honestly thought we were going to need to consider putting her up for adoption in those first two weeks, the lack of sleep, the constant accidents in the house and the stress were off the scale. My partner was in tears almost every night.
Also built her up to being on her own - two minutes at first, then four and so on. It’s something we rarely have to do but we also want to ensure she’s good in all scenarios.
We’ve been really lucky though, she’s a beautiful dog with a lovely temperament. She’s learned the cuter she looks the more attention she gets so if there’s a human within range she sits down, wags her tail and looks up with her puppy dog eyes until she gets clapped or just acknowledged!