The First Couple Days

So I've now had Myla for two whole days. So far, it has been pretty okay. We've only had two accidents in the house, which I think is awesome for a puppy this young.

Sunny and Myla are getting along okay. She is learning that pouncing on him is not the way to get his attention. Instead, she gets really low to the ground and sideways crawls toward him, occasionally rolling over on to her back and bating at him with her front feet, trying to entice him to play with her. It is really amusing to watch! (I will try to post a video of it later on.) Her excitement has, however, overcome her a couple of times, and she got a quick correction from him, resulting in her yelping and pouting in the corner. Overall, they are doing really good together, but he has yet to show any interest in playing with her. For right now, he just tolerates her.

When I take her outside to go potty, I walk her around on a leash. Yesterday after work, I let her off her leash, just to see what she would do. She ran circle around me, pounced on leaves, and tried to eat them, which I didn't let her do. She didn't, however, try to run away. She stayed close to me, and if I thought she was too far, I would call her, and she would come running back.

As good as she has been, there is one thing that is driving us all crazy. She whines and howls....A LOT! Sometimes for no apparent reason. We have tried getting her interested in her toys, treats, picking her up...nothing works sometimes. She will even carry around her toys and whine as she is holding them. She must still miss her siblings, so hopefully in a few days the whining will stop, or at least lessen! I'm crossing my fingers!

Overall, so far so good! I love having her! Even my dad, who didn't really want another dog, will greet her when he comes home and play with her out in the yard. He even said that he liked her, and he's really not a "dog person." So, I think it is safe to say that she is a great addition to our family!

I'll try to post some pictures soon! My computer/internet wouldn't let me this time.

Sunny & Myla Meet at Last

My mom and I took Sunny, our 15 year old Shih-Tzu, to Champaign to meet Myla for the first time. We were able to take him to the foster home instead of going to the humane society to meet her, which was better for him in the long run. He would have gotten kinda nervous if he was around that many dogs, cats, and people, and my mom thought that it would remind him too much of the vet office, which he does not like to go to. We took him into the basement and brought Myla out. First thing that she did was pounce on him, which he thought was an "attack" and he went on the defensive. He never tried to bite her, just kinda growled his protest at her. So I picked her up and put her on the other side of a playpen (used as a fence in this case) and sat with her on that side. She kept whining because she wanted to play with him, but he kept his distance for awhile for fear that she would pounce on him again (He can't see very well and didn't see the fence). Finally, I got Myla calmed down, and Sunny was getting more and more curious, so I took her back to the other side of the playpen. I sat on the floor with her in my lap and didn't let her move very far away from me. Sunny kept creeping closer and closer to her, and finally laid down pretty close to her, while she was laying in my lap. My mom and I think they will be just fine together. Myla just needs to learn that she can't pounce on her new "brother" like she does with her littermates. Nothing that a little training can't fix!

Overall, the visit went great! A few more days and I can FINALLY bring my little girl home!!!

And Here She Is!

Here is my very first picture of Myla!

Introductions

This blog will be about my new puppy, Myla, who I am adopting from the Champaign County Humane Society.

I first saw her when she was only 10 days old on the Pupsispups blog, who post their foster dogs on their blog so that they can potentially be adopted without spending much time in the shelter. As soon as I saw her picture, I fell in love! I knew that I had to adopt her and contacted the shelter immediately. Within a week, I was at the shelter filling out an application for her. The next day, I got a call from the foster home asking when I wanted to visit. A week after that, I was able to visit the puppies! They were only 3 weeks old the first time I visited them, and they slept most of the time I was there. Ever since then, I've been back at the foster home every week visiting Myla and her brothers and sisters.

Her litter was named after the Charley's Angels. Her original name was Jill. Her brothers and sisters were Bosley, Charley, Kelly, and Sabrina. (I will post pictures of them all soon!) Myla's mother, Panda, is a very beautiful dog and she was a wonderful mom to her 5 little puppies. I am happy to report that as of right now, all but 2 puppies have been officially adopted!

I am very grateful to the foster home for taking such good care of my little girl, and to CCHS for all the great work that they do!

Be on the lookout for pictures of my visits!