Friday, February 22, 2008

Rhonda is settling in nicely

So Big Rhonda seems to be finding her place in our family. She was restless the first couple of days, not seeming to know where to be, especially at night. She would come upstairs, but then go back down. We have dog beds all over the house and it was up to her to figure out where she was most comfortable. Well, the bedroom seems to be the place. As soon as I tell her its bedtime, off she goes.
Rhonda is also starting to take her direction from Sashka. This isn't always a good thing. Sash has plenty of pretty bad habits and Rhonda (I'm assuming) figures thats how we act in this family. Case in point. Sashka is pretty reactive on leash. If she sees another dog, she can charge and bark and act like an idiot. Well, yesterday Rhonda decided thats how we do things and became an idiot like Sash. As soon as she saw the neighbours dog, she started barking and growling.
Poor Rhonda. LOL. She is so eager to please that when she is corrected she looks at you like you have broken her old heart. But this isn't who she is and I have to nip this in the bud right away. Perhaps I will have to walk the dogs separately for the next little while.
And tomorrow will be another big day for Rhonda. First thing in the morning we are off to see Dr. Harris at Trenant Park Pet Clinic for a checkup and some blood work. Then Rhonda has to help me do a homevisit for another rescue, and finally we are going to meet some new wonderful people. By the time she gets home in the evening, she will be one tired old puppy.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Rhonda is a doll. What a sweet, sweet, old gal. Pretty much perfect doggie manners with the other dogs today. And impeccable with the people.

And she has "can I lean on you just a little" down to a fine art.

Wishing all the best for Rhonda!! Thanks for the opportunity to meet her. Keep us posted!

Sharon