Peaches first morning,

i came down to be greeted by a waggly tail, we went out to the garden and she had a pee, unfortunetely she was sat downwhilst she did it. maybe my fault i was stroking her. i praised her anyway and then cleaned her up.


she's wandering around atm sniffing everything, i have put some food down for her but she just sniffed it. lets see what happens eh

Awww i'm so pleased for you and Peaches. She will probably take a while to settle in totally but its great that you praised her they learn much faster that way.
Did you say she was ex-breeding?
I don't have any experience of this but I do know that more often than not they don't lead a normal life indoors with a family (not normal breeders puppy mills!) so that can take a bit of time to get used to.

yeah ex breeding, she is asleep (again) on the sofa atm. she hasnt eaten and i am not sure she has had a drink. not the whole time she has been here.

Congrats Ciren and it sounds like Peaches is getting on well :rah:.

Don't worry too much about food at the moment - she will still be a bit unsettled but hopefully she will start eating for you soon.

Congrats on Peaches she sounds great.Sleep and eat are what cavs do best and snore very loudly You do realise that cavs are addictive i stated with one and now have 7 most are xpuppy farm and were all a little unsure to begin with but soon settle down.

okay maybe i am being paranoid, she has taken chicken from our hands but i don't think she has had any water, i think she licked water from the grass this morning.

Glad she has arrived and is doing well!

Some tips with new dogs: Don't feed her chicken from your hands or you will start a habit that may be very difficult to break where she will ONLY eat if hand fed. Feed her ONLY at the times you plan to regularly feed her and ONLY in her bowl, on the floor, and ONLY what you are planning to feed her -- if you are not going to give chicken every day as her meal (which of course you will not be!), then don't start off by feeding cooked chicken; give her the dog food you plan to feed. Just leave fresh water down for her -- she is very unlikely to refuse to drink for more than a day or so.

Best thing is to just let her get along as if she is no big deal in the house -- fussing over her is likely to have the effect that she will be more anxious and won;t therefore eat or drink. So try your hardest just to let her find her own way and not give her too much attention. If she has not been living inside or has been a mill dog she will really, really need you to give her this space as she adjusts. She may look happy and waggy but she will be anxious and wary as she tries to figure out this new place. Dogs do not communicate anxiety in very direct ways so usually the signals are missed by people who might think the dog is having no worries at all, but they all do as they adjust. :flwr:

In general do not ever give extra privileges or do extra things for a dog or allow it to do things you will not wish it to do in the future, simply because it is the dog's first few days. Start as you mean to go on, and gently set the rules right now or this can raise problems i the future.

If you do not have a good dog manual I recommend ordering one of Dr Ian Dunbar's books immediately.

Thanks Karlin, i don't think she is that disturbed as she just seems to wake up move room then sleep again

i will try to reign in my paranoia, she's my first dog and i just want her to be happy and well.

which reminds me i need to ring the vets to book her in for her second jab and to have her spay stiches out.

Most people don't think their new dogs or puppies are anxious but trust me, she will be. That is why she isn't eating and drinking normally, for a start. :flwr:

ah good point, well before people get any more wound up i am off to post her first pictures

HOOGE sigh of relief i just saw her drinking

Hi Amy, I went through the water thing when Dylan came here. He did look worried and he knew me very well, I'd seen him regularly for whole days from 10 days old.

I met a lovely lady in the park who told me she has only ever had rescue dogs. She said don't fuss them at all for a week, give them space.

Now...I'm off to the gallery to look for Peaches' pics.

Ive just been having a look at her on your other post......she's perfect, I'm so happy for you both

Amy, I'm delighted to hear that Peaches has had a drink. Hopefully this is a sign that she's feeling a little more secure in your home.

drink yes eat no (unless its chicken) but i will be firm i will resist those adorable brown eye...... oh dear this isnt going to be easy.