I posted a few weeks ago that we were looking for a second dog to join our family... well we've got him!
He's 4 and a half months roughly and is an absolute sweetheart. We got him from a family who lived in a flat and didn't have the time for him. We got him almost 2 weeks ago and just had to take him home, he's been quite a lot of work but i'm loving it. We were told he was "almost fully trained" but in reality he peed and pood in the house and was shy to do so outside, is scared and barks at men when he first meets them (my poor boyfriend got a bit of a shock!), barks at any dog he sees from a distance, pulls on lead, knows not even the most basic commands, is worried about traveling in the car, has no manners when we're eating and chews EVERYTHING!!!! Fortunately he's a very sweet and gentle dog at heart who wants to please but didn't know how. He's doing really well, he's getting better with house training (take him out often and keep him in his crate if we cant) , he walks nicely on lead when there are no distractions, he's now used to my boyfriend, he's learning his commands quickly, we're taking him on lots of short car journeys to the park so he realises its something fun and with a toy or treat as distraction he barks less at other dogs. He still is very chewy (we're using "anti chew spray" but it doesn't last long) but that is helped when we give him something we want him to chew and it is partly his age. Our first dog Storm isn't great with kids so I try to avoid them on walks but when I was just taking Cooper (the new dog) because Storm had a sore paw, a little child toddled up (looked younger than 2) and before I could say anything Cooper just lay down at his feet, gentle as a lamb and licked him! The toddler was of course delighted and so was I, he truly has a remarkably gentle nature with the elderly as well and I think when he's older he could be a PAT dog!
Best of all... Him and Storm get on GREAT!!! They are already best friends and look for one another when in different rooms! They play fight ALL the time haha but are learning not to get too rough! He does try to hump her sometimes but she wont have any of it, she is Neutered and he will be soon too so it's not a huge problem.
Would love to know is anyone has any advice, on anything we have or might yet come across! Thanks!!!
PS in the pics, Cooper is the pure BC with more black and Storm is the cross that has a pattern a bit like a Frisian cow!
Topic: We got a second dog! :D (Read 1720 times)
