Rehoming a Spaniel
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My apologies to Poppy - I obviously misread the OP's first post (or forgot it!). Our last pair of dogs were both b
hes, but the first one (a Border x Lakeland terrier) was top dog - in spite of being much smaller and older than the newer one - a Dally x Collie (with little sign of Collie apart from large black splodges).
Our (my) Springer loves to sit on my foot - perhaps it's a way of making sure I don't go anywhere, or don't move without her noticing! She's downstairs in front of the living room stove at the moment, so probably won't move far for a while.
I wish I could say how she became a care-dog, but it was mainly something within her that did it! Perhaps the bad start (neglected dog from RSPCA) or just the natural instinct and intelligence but, after a chaotic couple of months, she started to watch Mother like a hawk and, as the illness progressed, became more attentive - coming to me for help if there was something wrong, going to see Mother during the night and so on. She (the dog) has retired now, but it took her a while to "remember" that I don't need a carer!!
hes, but the first one (a Border x Lakeland terrier) was top dog - in spite of being much smaller and older than the newer one - a Dally x Collie (with little sign of Collie apart from large black splodges).Our (my) Springer loves to sit on my foot - perhaps it's a way of making sure I don't go anywhere, or don't move without her noticing! She's downstairs in front of the living room stove at the moment, so probably won't move far for a while.
I wish I could say how she became a care-dog, but it was mainly something within her that did it! Perhaps the bad start (neglected dog from RSPCA) or just the natural instinct and intelligence but, after a chaotic couple of months, she started to watch Mother like a hawk and, as the illness progressed, became more attentive - coming to me for help if there was something wrong, going to see Mother during the night and so on. She (the dog) has retired now, but it took her a while to "remember" that I don't need a carer!!
dbfan said:
I wish I could say how she became a care-dog, but it was mainly something within her that did it! Perhaps the bad start (neglected dog from RSPCA) or just the natural instinct and intelligence but, after a chaotic couple of months, she started to watch Mother like a hawk and, as the illness progressed, became more attentive - coming to me for help if there was something wrong, going to see Mother during the night and so on. She (the dog) has retired now, but it took her a while to "remember" that I don't need a carer!!
Well, so far so good.
She's a delightful bundle of energy. Spending 10 days in a kennel without a walk has clearly left a mark on here. She is so clearly in need of love, attention contact and reassurance.
We are just now trying to work out bed-time. Our old collie just hears the word bed and off she goes for a good 8 hours kip! There has been such a lot to take in for the little one I think she's a bit scared that when she wakes up she will be back in the kennel.
Every days a school day for the next few weeks. No issues with Poppy, which is great.
She's a delightful bundle of energy. Spending 10 days in a kennel without a walk has clearly left a mark on here. She is so clearly in need of love, attention contact and reassurance.
We are just now trying to work out bed-time. Our old collie just hears the word bed and off she goes for a good 8 hours kip! There has been such a lot to take in for the little one I think she's a bit scared that when she wakes up she will be back in the kennel.
Every days a school day for the next few weeks. No issues with Poppy, which is great.
Well she settled down after a while and was in her bed when I got up at 7:00.
In my euphoria I hadn't checked and therefore got it in the neck for not noticing she had pooped and peed on the carpet in the back room! She is very reluctant to go into the garden on her own,nor even follow poppy out there. I took them for a stroll round the block late last night and although poppy led the way by having 35 pees, Sally just looked on confused.
Putting this down to the trauma of the last few days, but I have forgotten how to house train!
In my euphoria I hadn't checked and therefore got it in the neck for not noticing she had pooped and peed on the carpet in the back room! She is very reluctant to go into the garden on her own,nor even follow poppy out there. I took them for a stroll round the block late last night and although poppy led the way by having 35 pees, Sally just looked on confused.
Putting this down to the trauma of the last few days, but I have forgotten how to house train!
I reckon the pairing will be good for both dogs as well as the family. Spaniels seem to be en Vogue at the moment in these parts - lots of young ones about, though there were only two or three when we got ours.
I suspect house training will be remembered by both you and the pup before very long! Most dogs have a few mistakes when new homes means changing their feed and feeding routines, different surroundings and "sniffs" to discover and different people to learn how to understand (that's poor English, but you get the drift!).
There'll be a certain amount of "tog dog" coming in as well: until she learns her place and what she is allowed to do, she will be cautious not to do the wrong thing. Top Dog has the authority to pee where the junior dog has peed (so masking the smell a little), not "going" will probably be a way of saying "I am not allowed to pee on Tog Dog's mark".
Try letting her out by herself after she's had food, giving her plenty of praise when she performs. Then you have the problem that I have - the dog always wants to go out after its meal! A treat when she has performed helps - but that gets stuck in their minds too - Sasha is eating her Bonio at the moment (she gets up at ten!).
Thinking of top dog reminds me of one day when the last "pair" were in the garden one day. Milly (the Dally cross) did a pee, Rags (the terrier) covered the mark. Milly moved forwards and did a second pee. Rags just about marked that - and Milly moved on again. The agonised look on Rags's face while she tried to produce something was well worth watching!!
Milly was a "fluffy bunny" sort of dog. When she was young, she would run with rabbits under her brisket and could easily have caught them but chose not to. Sasha (the springer cross) was more like Elmer Fudd - "I'm going to catch a wabbit". She has as little success as he did too: she used to run along the top gutters on the marsh with her nose down ("hunting") and rabbits would pop up out of the gutter after she'd gone past!
I suspect house training will be remembered by both you and the pup before very long! Most dogs have a few mistakes when new homes means changing their feed and feeding routines, different surroundings and "sniffs" to discover and different people to learn how to understand (that's poor English, but you get the drift!).
There'll be a certain amount of "tog dog" coming in as well: until she learns her place and what she is allowed to do, she will be cautious not to do the wrong thing. Top Dog has the authority to pee where the junior dog has peed (so masking the smell a little), not "going" will probably be a way of saying "I am not allowed to pee on Tog Dog's mark".
Try letting her out by herself after she's had food, giving her plenty of praise when she performs. Then you have the problem that I have - the dog always wants to go out after its meal! A treat when she has performed helps - but that gets stuck in their minds too - Sasha is eating her Bonio at the moment (she gets up at ten!).
Thinking of top dog reminds me of one day when the last "pair" were in the garden one day. Milly (the Dally cross) did a pee, Rags (the terrier) covered the mark. Milly moved forwards and did a second pee. Rags just about marked that - and Milly moved on again. The agonised look on Rags's face while she tried to produce something was well worth watching!!
Milly was a "fluffy bunny" sort of dog. When she was young, she would run with rabbits under her brisket and could easily have caught them but chose not to. Sasha (the springer cross) was more like Elmer Fudd - "I'm going to catch a wabbit". She has as little success as he did too: she used to run along the top gutters on the marsh with her nose down ("hunting") and rabbits would pop up out of the gutter after she'd gone past!
Sally reminds me vaguely of Odie - and I suspect she will probably be as daft!
I wish I could have got our old lady to go in a car when she was younger. She is slightly better now - she doesn't pee when she sees the car door open and hears the engine running!
I agree with the previous post - a fine pair of girls, though I wonder if the "amused" expression is really a long suffering one that's saying "this dog is mad"!
I wish I could have got our old lady to go in a car when she was younger. She is slightly better now - she doesn't pee when she sees the car door open and hears the engine running!
I agree with the previous post - a fine pair of girls, though I wonder if the "amused" expression is really a long suffering one that's saying "this dog is mad"!
Sh'e certainly pleased about everything! Every single thing she comes across seems to be the most interesting and smelly thing she has seen, since the last thing! I have been walking them in the forest and golf course and keep her on a long paracord connected to her harness just in case.
She doesn't seem to wander off to the limit of that for the most part but there is the occasional thing that seems to catch her eye far away and then, woosh, she's off before being brought up short.
I want to very quickly sort that out with the usual obedience training but I'm not sure how best to do that. She will sit, but that's about it and when told shes a good girl, gets up! Any advice or recommendations on how to go about that?
She doesn't seem to wander off to the limit of that for the most part but there is the occasional thing that seems to catch her eye far away and then, woosh, she's off before being brought up short.
I want to very quickly sort that out with the usual obedience training but I'm not sure how best to do that. She will sit, but that's about it and when told shes a good girl, gets up! Any advice or recommendations on how to go about that?
Well. Today is 2 weeks in and it's just fantastic with 2 dogs. Sally, as the Spaniel is officially known as came into season so we have not been out much, but as the Mrs is on half term and kids are around from Uni, work etc there has been a lot to help integrate her.
Concerns over our old slightly possessive Collie Cross have proven unfounded with Sally accepting her as top dog. Even meal times have been ok with no snarling or flying fur.
The both ended up on the sofa yesterday during one of my coffee breaks (naps) with legs all intertwined.
We keep trying to paint pictures of her previous life. Very mysterious indeed. The lovely dog warden from Barking (yes, really) has given us a voucher to get her spayed soon and next Saturday she is having a check up, jabs, microchip etc.
We love our Collie to bits, we have all fallen in love with our boss eyed Spaniel, but the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
Concerns over our old slightly possessive Collie Cross have proven unfounded with Sally accepting her as top dog. Even meal times have been ok with no snarling or flying fur.
The both ended up on the sofa yesterday during one of my coffee breaks (naps) with legs all intertwined.
We keep trying to paint pictures of her previous life. Very mysterious indeed. The lovely dog warden from Barking (yes, really) has given us a voucher to get her spayed soon and next Saturday she is having a check up, jabs, microchip etc.
We love our Collie to bits, we have all fallen in love with our boss eyed Spaniel, but the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
Great stuff, they have obviously made friends and not just sharing a home.
Beware about spaying - make sure it's nicely between "heats" as they can get "locked" in whatever state they are in. In our old dear's case, it must have been just as she was coming onto her first heat - she is a tart of the highest order! She used to have a quick look under another dog, check it (he) had the necessary bit and then it was tail to one side and into reverse!
I fear that she is now in her last weeks - possibly even days - now. She couldn't get up to go out last night. Mind you, she appeared at the bathroom door about quarter of an hour later, so she is having good and bad "moments". It's too early in the morning to say if she is OK at the moment - though she has gone from beside my bed to the spare room (the sunshine pours into the spare room) - but she doesn't like to get up much before ten!
Beware about spaying - make sure it's nicely between "heats" as they can get "locked" in whatever state they are in. In our old dear's case, it must have been just as she was coming onto her first heat - she is a tart of the highest order! She used to have a quick look under another dog, check it (he) had the necessary bit and then it was tail to one side and into reverse!
I fear that she is now in her last weeks - possibly even days - now. She couldn't get up to go out last night. Mind you, she appeared at the bathroom door about quarter of an hour later, so she is having good and bad "moments". It's too early in the morning to say if she is OK at the moment - though she has gone from beside my bed to the spare room (the sunshine pours into the spare room) - but she doesn't like to get up much before ten!
Well just over 3 weeks now and loving it.
She is settling in nicely, her and Poppy are indeed great friends now. We walk them up Epping Forest and keep Sally on. 15m line for the moment. This evening we were just letting her drag it and run between my daughter and I. She likes that game but I'm certain if distracted she would be off like an Exocet.
She was checked out by the dogquack, vaccinated, microchipped and we have stuff for cleaning her ears and she has a little eye infection. Vet reckons she is about 14 months old.
She gets so tired in the evenings and is a dream at bedtime.
Very tired but terrified of missing something.
She is settling in nicely, her and Poppy are indeed great friends now. We walk them up Epping Forest and keep Sally on. 15m line for the moment. This evening we were just letting her drag it and run between my daughter and I. She likes that game but I'm certain if distracted she would be off like an Exocet.
She was checked out by the dogquack, vaccinated, microchipped and we have stuff for cleaning her ears and she has a little eye infection. Vet reckons she is about 14 months old.
She gets so tired in the evenings and is a dream at bedtime.
Very tired but terrified of missing something.
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