Nina is having a good first day! She did very well on the ride home. When we brought her in she came out of the crate after a minute or so, and started darting around the living room and kitchen, further and further each time, then retreating back to her crate or a corner behind the chair. She did have an accident on the floor, but then calmed down soon after and spent some time relaxing back in the crate. Then before I knew it, she was up on the couch with me, getting lots of pets! She’s also found some bonding time with Ben, snuggling up in the corner with him while he was installing the pet gate.
We really appreciate you letting us borrow your martingale collar – and I can see why you found it so necessary. This afternoon we took her out, and as soon as we made it down from the deck she bolted – but the collar did its job. We will have to work more on keeping her calm when going outside. (Let me know where we can send the collar back to you, we were able to find another pet store this afternoon that had martingale collars in Nina’s size).
Things have settled back down again… Nina had her dinner a few hours ago and now we are hanging out watching the Red Sox, since we know she’s a fan 🙂
Just wanted to give you a quick recap of day 1 – will also write up a “happy tails” story later on.
Thanks for taking such great care of Nina during your time together, and for getting us off to a great start with her. We already love her a lot and are really enjoying seeing her come out of her shell little by little.
Alissa & Ben
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