Janis

Lily has settled in fine. She sleeps in the laundry at night & has her feed in there etc. She has taken a fancy to sleeping in my washing basket. The basket is a high one but soft & bendable & she somehow climbs in there. She is happy & contented

Your dog pics are all fantastic. I need to get my camera out more. They grow up so fast.

Yeah we are happy tryamartimmy. She is great. Kids are enjoying her being around. they are not used to dogs inside. OH is besotted. He is sooking her all the time. Men. !! lol. We start puppy pre school in 2 weeks. Looking forward to that. It will be my time out & will be good for Lily to.

Moring everyone. A update for you. Our second night went quite well I think. We moved lily into the laundry for the ngiht , She had a heater in there to keep her warm. She went to bed about 10.30 & didnt hear a peep out of her till 7am this morning. Very pleased. I know she will take a bit to settle but I think she was happier & warm in there so quite contented. It can only get better from now on. Some pics i took yesterday for you. Janis. :D

Hi pinnacle dts, Sorry but we must have wires crossed somewhere. I have taken your advice along with others & will do what we can & use advice as it suit the family. Thankyou very much It is appriciated. Our first night home & so far this girl has been to the door everytime she wants to go out to the toilet. So I have done as such. And she has been to the toilet 2 out of 3 . She hasnt gone ot bed as yet & we couldnt find a crate at such short notice so I will put her bed & food bowl in a sectioned off area and see how we go. I will leave radio on as suggested so she isnt to unhappy thoughout the night. We traveled a big day today from Warragul to Moe to Leongatha then 30km out of Geelong to pick up Lily then 3 hours home so been a long day I am nearrly off to bed myself. will update some pics tomorrow & post them. Thanks everyone.

Thanks everyone, only 2 more sleeps till we pick her up . OHHH the excitment. But i havent yet been able to find a crate. So i was thinking (please tell me if it wont work) but i have a kiddy play pen at home that i used around the old fire place I was thinking of putting her bed & food in there to keep her contained in at night. I am 4 & half hours from home & cant find a crate . Have advertised on here in wanted section. If we get time tomorrow on our travels will see if i can find one.

sorry guys but any ideas on what sort of crate i need to look at buying??never used a crate before. Do you lock them up in it at night & feed them in there etc? Sorry sound like dumb questions dont they.

Thanks Guys. Yep Russ is right. I wont be leaving this little girl outside so it will be my first time having a pup inside. She will be 12 weeks when we collect her, she has her mum & dad at the moment to sleep with inside the house. Breeder has told me about her toilet training so far & I will continue with the same routine. I just wanted her to be happy sleeping on her own pretty much. She will be introduced to the other dog when we get home. He is great with little dogs so should be fine. I also plan on taking her to puppy preschool & obedience training later on. Thanks for your help I will certainly take it all in & give it a go. I have 3 kids that will keep her very busy during the day so im sure by night she will be buggerd & will be happy to go to bed. fingers crossed anyway. :D Thanks again.

have 1 other dog at home & he was a outside dog from the start so didnt have to worry about him as he had company.

I think your OH did a fantastic Job. My Border collie would love a bigger space like that. Well done. :D

Hi, We will be pickingup our new Cavalier pup on Wed. I havent had a pup for a long time. How can we make her first night here happy & peacful for all of us including her. I have a bed etc & thought we might set up the play pen to keep her confined at night while we are all in bed. Any other useful tips & hints to make it a good night for everyone. She will be inside & no other dogs inside with her. Look forward to all replies.