Well, things are going pretty well with the new dog. Gypsy is fitting in really well with our family. Even the cats seem to like her (well at least they put up with her).
It definitely adds a little time to getting out of the house. It is like getting another kid ready to go. She is really good about it though. The only issue is that she seems to have some separation anxiety.
As a result, she likes to escape her kennels. She has totally wrecked one and is working on another. We are doing all the things that you should do to get her trained for the crate. And it is going slowly but I think that we are working it out.
The big upside here is that she has chosen us to be hers. She wants us to be around so that she can keep and eye on us. The girls are especially important to her. She likes to sleep with them (and that includes going to bed at the same time 8 pm). When I go and get her to take her out one more time before bed, she goes straight back to "her" room. When she gets there, she checks on Caroline, climbs onto the bed with Grace, checks on her, then she can lay down and go back to sleep.
We are feeling good about this. But it makes us feel even better to see that she feels good about us too.
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