Janey's Journey to Becoming a MFW

Goldiegirl

Can't wait to see the new doggie pictures.

Hopefully he'll settle soon

slowlyfading

Oooh yay :j :j I'm hoping you'll post pics but oops to the laptop charger :eek:

No advice re: training I'm afraid - we have cats so wouldn't know. But, my mum and dad's dog sleeps on the landing, rather than being shut in. Could you do that?

ljaneyr

Thanks for popping in everyone! It's lovely to see you all :wave:

This is probably my last post before the battery dies and then I will have to figure out how to use OH's laptop with the silly new version of windows on it :eek:

New charger lead should arrive tomorrow and only cost £9.99 :T Yes Hbbb, it is the same laptop as last time

I will write more later but need to be quick now. Last night was fantastic! We walked 4 miles yesterday, met lost of people and dogs and he was a star! We spent a load of money in the large green pet shop and bought new cushions for their crates, a massive water bowl and two Kong toys.

He got in his crate of his own accord in the evening and slept there while we watched TV. At bed time we filled the toys with peanut butter and kibble, popped them in their crates and hey presto - a silent night!

Hope the pic works!



Back soon x

Cinny91

Oh he is absolutely gorgeous, Ljaneyr! How the people before you could turn him down is beyond me Was just about to suggest crates and kongs for a silent night (they were miracles for Ryder when he was a puppy!) Glad he's settling in so well.

Hope the laptop charger turns up tomorrow like expected! Windows 8 isn't too bad... but I personally just click the "desktop" app to make all the swishy boxes go away

Habibiboo

:wave:

Love him, love him! What a star, and so happy looking!

So glad you had a peaceful night and all's going well (apart from doomed lappy)!

Of course you won't want to leave him to go to work now ... I know I wouldn't.

Big hugs to you all x

ljaneyr

Cinny91 wrote: »

Oh he is absolutely gorgeous, Ljaneyr! How the people before you could turn him down is beyond me Was just about to suggest crates and kongs for a silent night (they were miracles for Ryder when he was a puppy!) Glad he's settling in so well.

Hope the laptop charger turns up tomorrow like expected! Windows 8 isn't too bad... but I personally just click the "desktop" app to make all the swishy boxes go away

Thanks for stopping by Cinny! OH obviously has that app too as the desktop is looking normal, unlike the last time I tried to use it :eek:

Habibiboo wrote: »

:wave:

Love him, love him! What a star, and so happy looking!

So glad you had a peaceful night and all's going well (apart from doomed lappy)!

Of course you won't want to leave him to go to work now ... I know I wouldn't.

Big hugs to you all x

He's totally forgiven for the charger, he was so distressed it was quite upsetting. When we got up in the morning he was frantically trying to be as close as possible to us.

Luckily he's a different dog today!

I was going to say earlier before i ran out of battery that I totally know what you mean about crates being negative for some dogs if used in the wrong way. When we got the first dog I was living at my mum's house so we had two puppies at the same time and it was chaos. Luckily they loved the crates and have loved them ever since. We stopped using it when we moved in here but when I put we set it up on Saturday she hopped straight in and is now ignoring her usual bed!

I would love them to sleep on the landing but unfortunately ours is probably less than a metre square! I also need to know that the little one is safe while the big one settles in if you know what I mean? She is a bit fearful of OTT dogs and has been known to start the odd scrap :eek: At the moment she is tolerating him more than most dogs she meets but she appears to be thinking 'When is he going Mum?' We're confident they'll be a pack soon though as he's so soppy and easy going :smileyhea

I went to the drs earlier and they were perfectly happy in their crates with their kongs when I left and I couldn't hear anything when I got home so hopefully he will be ok when we go out. He's already stopped looking worried if I leave the room or shut a door between any of us

x

BookWorm

Just wanted to say hi and also welcome to the new furry member of the family.

slowlyfading

Oooh he's gorgeous :j

gallygirl

Nice doggie

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS

What a handsome chap

How lovely for him to have such a fab new home. I know just how you mean about the looks from your other dog.

Best wishes Tilly x