Cuba stayed with Becky on Sunday night and then I picked her up Monday just before noon. Not only did Cuba get to stay with Becky that night, she got to go to work with her the next day (for a half day at least:)! So she's already getting some good exposure to different settings and people. We went to my house after I picked her up, and there she got to meet my crew (Ringo, Lola, Gracie, Cat, and Bridget). She's not that interested in the cats, although if Ringo starts to chase one, she'll jump in on the action (but without really paying attention to what she's supposed to do when they catch up with the cat). And meeting our pups didn't seem too overwhelming for her.
I followed her alot throughout the day, and she did seem pretty curious/interested in things, but I never saw her try to take anything or even put her mouth on things. I can see though where she got labeled as a counter-surfer:) She followed me quite a bit at first, but really settled in not too long after we got home. She'd had quite a bit of new things going on in the past 24 hours and I think that caught up to her. My chair must have been whispering to her.....
For her 3 meals with me so far, I've fed her in the crate we set up for her and she hasn't seemed to have much of an issue being in it (to eat at least). I've left the room while she was eating (which she's NOT hesitant about at all) but didn't stay gone long. I haven't made her stay in it much past when she's done either.
I feed our 3 dogs out front and let her sit beside me while we watch them eat, and as soon as they're done, everyone gets to lick bowls clean.
One thing I noticed early on last night and again tonight - when she gets pretty excited (particularly when the other dogs are riled up too), she has grabbed my leg and started to HUMP. I had a hard time prying her off tonight - can someone explain to me why dogs hump???? We hadn't heard anything about this behavior (or action) but I can see where that is a less than pleasing trait to have:) I'm thinking what she really needs is some regular time outside getting to run and play fetch. Ringo brought me a tennis ball tonight and just 2 nights into being in our house, Cuba wanted to PLAY too. Our house isn't big but I tossed the ball down the hallway and she went after it with the other pups. And she had that look in her eye that said THROW IT!!!!
Oops, almost forgot to mention, I've been keeping her on a leash every time we go out. Her nose is straight to the ground when we go out, and while her prey drive hasn't been there with the cats (I wonder if it would be different outside though) or the little dogs she used to live with, she pulls on the leash quite a bit when outside, and I'm not sure about her recall yet. I think she's better on the leash when we're actually walking (on a mission forward), versus just putzing around waiting for everyone to do their business. Took all the dogs a few times so far (her on a leash) for a walk (about a mile roundtrip) in the field behind us and she wasn't too bad on the leash. I'd like to try her on an actual walking trail or sidewalk.
Nope, I still suck at being organized with these reports. I had some errands to run today and, since we're not wanting to leave her alone just yet, took her back to Becky's work while I did my stuff. She was a little anxious after I left and never really took a good nap, but did settle down in various spots throughout the day. Her stools were a little runny this morning, but are firming up again (to be expected). She seemed happy to see me when I came to pick her up.
And back to last night (before I forget to confess) - as soon as hubby was home, she followed him around the house just as much as she did me. When we went to bed last night, she hopped right up on our bed (Queen size - just to throw that out there) and when I asked the hubs what his thoughts were on the issue, he said "she sure settles down well." I did wake up when she decided to do a 180 in the middle of the night, otherwise, she stayed pretty still and right between us all night. I was okay with it since she hadn't shown any signs of protecting the bed once she was up there. Ringo jumped up this morning (after the hubs got up - that's too much dog with everyone up there!) and she seemed okay with it. We'll see if this is a regular occurrence or a once in awhile thing. She seems pretty content for now in my chair again, as I'm sitting at my computer desk writing this.....
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