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Post by woodysgang on Jun 2, 2009 21:11:32 GMT
Dolly ...just checking in for her update and great to see her watching what's going on. You be careful kat, sounds like you're getting the oes bug...it's hard to resist them. As you say they are beautiful natured and will put up with so much , but are just so loving and absolutely devoted ...and yes all mine have been pretty private dogs....especially toiletting, they like to go off and find a bush to hide behind and my first one I'm sure used to glare if you watched him. eggs are a firm favourite here and one of the things I used to build Ben up when he came here was scrambled eggs , he wolfs them down as a treat now . mashed potato was another good, popular one
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Post by emeraldlady on Jun 2, 2009 21:53:35 GMT
I hope you enjoy having Dolly as much as I enjoyed having Daisy.
I felt very lucky to be part of her story & found it so rewarding.
Its a good job I'd been booked up for a foster elsewhere or I'd have been fighting you for her ;D
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Post by katrina on Jun 3, 2009 2:11:41 GMT
Thank you everyone, it is lovely looking after her. There's only one aspect I am finding hard to manage and that is how she's reacting to my two. I'm finding that very difficult as I just don't know how to make it better. I ensure they don't pester her, she has her own safe space and lots more etc.....but I don't know.......All the lovely times are when she is interacting with me and Tim and resting,relaxing. She copes brilliantly with that and is growing. But my two she seems frightened of (I'm sure it is fear based but am not a behaviourist) and it makes her do things that worry my two She is very traumatised. Maybe it's just because I have a male? Maybe she would be okay with girls? I doooooooooooon't know.
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Post by katrina on Jun 3, 2009 3:00:59 GMT
You be careful kat, sounds like you're getting the oes bug...it's hard to resist them. As you say they are beautiful natured and will put up with so much , but are just so loving and absolutely devoted ...and yes all mine have been pretty private dogs....especially toiletting, they like to go off and find a bush to hide behind and my first one I'm sure used to glare if you watched him. eggs are a firm favourite here and one of the things I used to build Ben up when he came here was scrambled eggs , he wolfs them down as a treat now . mashed potato was another good, popular one Thank you for that! I have never had the privilege of looking after an oes dog before so all your information is so helpful!!!! I keep looking at your boys so I can see how a happy oes looks (and Daisy pics). I definitely think aside from her fear that she's a private girl, I have put her to bed and for the last hour or so I can hear her GROOMING a little bit, I am sure she's grooming in there. I'm sure she is...... Hopefully she'll toilet in a little while (that's why I am still up) too, I've put a pad down for her so fingers crossed. She definitely is private in that area and not comfortable enough to do it infront of me yet. Usually she does it, I'll clean up and then she sleeps. She's done so much sleeping since she arrived. I'm going to try and bath her tomorrow as she really does need it now. Adrienne- thanks for sharing that about Daisy, I didn't know she did that too. Dolly does it when I am near her or when I think she wants me to go over. I have been massaging her teats with grapeseed oil as they are very dry and a little cracked and I think it comforts her as she gives a big sigh and drifts off. She's also following my hand if I stop fussing her. Just so want her to know my two are here to help. Adrienne, how did Daisy react and interact with Tilly at first? Did you have problems?
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Post by sweetie on Jun 3, 2009 14:47:38 GMT
There's an improvement from the first photos that you took kat. I'm sure she will improve a little bit each day which is why the diary is such a good idea that you can look back and she just how far she's come.
You said that she might be a little fearful of males does she get on ok with peaches?
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Post by eloisecherry on Jun 3, 2009 15:40:43 GMT
Hi Kat, Daisy didn't really interact at all with Tilly when she first arrived. Tilly herself is quite a quiet dog with other dogs until she gets to know them and tends to let other dogs make the first move, so I think that helped as Daisy didn't feel badgered by her. Daisy started by joining in when we gave Tilly a quiet fuss and cuddle on the floor near her, she would watch and then come over to us, a little hesitantly at first. Once she realised how much fun cuddles were, there was no stopping her (as I think Julie and Zoe will agree! ) but as I can see you are doing, we very much let her set the Agenda with what she was comfortable with. Can't recommend wotsits and cubes of cheese enough as ice breakers - they may help! You are doing a wonderful job Kat - sure there will be more little steps of progress tomorrow! xx
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Post by katrina on Jun 3, 2009 17:01:32 GMT
Look what I just came home to
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Post by woodysgang on Jun 3, 2009 17:04:20 GMT
Gorgeous....just gorgeous.....you should bottle whatever you and Tim are doing
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Post by sweetie on Jun 3, 2009 17:17:33 GMT
that's so sweet, definitely a daddy's girl ;D
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Post by eloisecherry on Jun 3, 2009 17:28:55 GMT
Fantastic - what a huge step of progress!! ;D
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Post by katrina on Jun 3, 2009 18:17:34 GMT
that's so sweet, definitely a daddy's girl ;D She really is Jo, I think it's because Tim is sooooo calming and he knows Reki stuff too so she's just absorbing him. I must say though, I did put her there as I needed to change her top blanket but still, she definitely relaxed once there and she had a belly full. Which I'm pleased with, I was beginning to worry as she really hasn't seemed interested in food. Brought her some Applaws today and she devoured it after half an hour of plucking up the courage to eat it. The only thing that is not good is her interactions with foster and mine. But otherwise very very positive with people. I wish I had enough room to keep her in her own part of the house but unfortunately it's impossible here to keep her isolated during the daytime as our place is tiny tiny tiny.
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Post by julianne on Jun 3, 2009 22:08:26 GMT
That picture is sooo cute .
Dolly is certainly bonding with you and Tim ;D Give it some time with your dogs she needs to feel confident in you first. when she has settled enough and feels safe she will hopefully learn to interact with your dogs.
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Post by kestla on Jun 4, 2009 9:13:27 GMT
With these dogs its take it SLOWLY bless her not so long ago she had probably never been in a house with all its new noises, new dogs, new people its bewildering for her but she will be watching and taking it ALL in.
She will slowly come around and begin to enjoy her new found life, she is probably just enjoying the comforts of her new bed, bet she never had one of those. It took Eva days to stop lying on the hard floor and climb in a dog bed, she is doing SO WELL.
I will PM you as I think if you read a forum about ex breeding dogs it might just help you to read about others.
Feel free to pm me any time.
Chris
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Post by zoe on Jun 4, 2009 9:41:01 GMT
awww bless Dolly she is coming on nicely Well done
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Post by katrina on Jun 4, 2009 13:49:09 GMT
Thank you everyone for your pm's and postings on this thread. I really do appreciate you even just reading it, replying and pm'ing is a great support too so thank you Dolly is interacting with my two but not in a positive way. Though at least she has tolerated them on a couple of occasions in the same room. As I say, if I was able to do SOFT introductions over a number of weeks it wouldn't be a problem. I don't live in a big place though so it's just not possible. I do completely understand why she feels uncomfortable about this. She has scars on her ears from previous matings. So I can't imagine she has learnt anything but negative associations with other dogs. On the times she has tolerated them I can see her watching them, watching them cleaning each other, watching them play. I do feel this really will come in time for her, I do not feel it will always be a problem at all. In-fact it would be silly to judge otherwise during this time. Me managing those needs though is difficult as I don't have the set-up. We bathed her last night. I'm so pleased. She was an angel. Even though she is scared she is so gentle towards people. She now enjoys her ttouch, massages and strokes. She has even begun to follow our hands if we stop!!! Last night she enjoyed some new biscuits "Joe and Jacks" so I'm happy to say she's not not wanting to eat, she's just being a little fussy as she knows I'll keep trying with nicer and nicer things ;D CLEVER GIRL!!!! Last night, I put her to bed and she pegged it back to the living room!!!! Huzzah! That's the first time she has chosen to do something other than what I am leading her to do. She went back to the living room and settled back into her bed and looked at me to say, I'm quite comfortable here, thank you! But, I guided her back and she trotted to her kitchen bed. Also, she did a wee outside!!!! That's fantastic. That was with Tim too
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