Hi Everyone!
I hope you all had a good Easter. Lots has been happening in our household. You all always give such wonderful advice and encouragement so I figured I should post a little bit since I do need some help!
Oscar Update!
Oscar is transforming from a bashful beagle to a super fun very lovey playful little boy. He loves his toys and his bones. We gets so happy and excited when we get home from being out. He's brave enough to jump off the bed now and play on the floor. It's wonderful!
Advice!
We've been toying with the idea of getting another dog for the last few months. We check our local humane society website daily waiting for another Beagle to show up. They had an adorable pup recently but our landlord requires dogs 1 year or older. Last night I checked before bed and there wasn't any new dogs. This morning I got home from class and checked again, and I see a very cute beagle face staring at me on the screen. She's an 8 year old beagle that was found stray a week or so ago. She has an old fracture on her leg and is going in for surgery tomorrow. She is absolutely beautiful. Her face and eyes made our hearts melt. So we rushed to the humane society in between work and class to see her. Bringing Oscar with us. We was in love. The picture on the website didn't do her justice. They both sniffed and wagged and played a little but were fairly independent. She was jumping all over us and wagging and licking despite the big splint on her leg. We started filling out the paperwork, and if her surgery goes well she'll be ours!
My questions are:
What is the best way to introduce the dogs again in our home?
If there are territory issues between the two how do we best deal with it? (i.e. taking one away from the situation, scolding the growling dog)
If you've had experience bringing a new dog into a single dog home ... how long did it take until the dogs were happy around each other and wanted to sleep together and be friends?
Prayers!
Please say some prayers for our future beagle! She's going in for surgery tomorrow morning at 9:30. They are hoping they can fix the leg with a few pins, but there is a chance they may have to amputate. We'll love her just as much with three or four legs.
I hope you all had a good Easter. Lots has been happening in our household. You all always give such wonderful advice and encouragement so I figured I should post a little bit since I do need some help!
Oscar Update!
Oscar is transforming from a bashful beagle to a super fun very lovey playful little boy. He loves his toys and his bones. We gets so happy and excited when we get home from being out. He's brave enough to jump off the bed now and play on the floor. It's wonderful!
Advice!
We've been toying with the idea of getting another dog for the last few months. We check our local humane society website daily waiting for another Beagle to show up. They had an adorable pup recently but our landlord requires dogs 1 year or older. Last night I checked before bed and there wasn't any new dogs. This morning I got home from class and checked again, and I see a very cute beagle face staring at me on the screen. She's an 8 year old beagle that was found stray a week or so ago. She has an old fracture on her leg and is going in for surgery tomorrow. She is absolutely beautiful. Her face and eyes made our hearts melt. So we rushed to the humane society in between work and class to see her. Bringing Oscar with us. We was in love. The picture on the website didn't do her justice. They both sniffed and wagged and played a little but were fairly independent. She was jumping all over us and wagging and licking despite the big splint on her leg. We started filling out the paperwork, and if her surgery goes well she'll be ours!
My questions are:
What is the best way to introduce the dogs again in our home?
If there are territory issues between the two how do we best deal with it? (i.e. taking one away from the situation, scolding the growling dog)
If you've had experience bringing a new dog into a single dog home ... how long did it take until the dogs were happy around each other and wanted to sleep together and be friends?
Prayers!
Please say some prayers for our future beagle! She's going in for surgery tomorrow morning at 9:30. They are hoping they can fix the leg with a few pins, but there is a chance they may have to amputate. We'll love her just as much with three or four legs.