Dorg!

[mousme]

Sergeant (well, Sergent, but I think for the purposes of this LJ I'll stick to the English spelling) is now at home with me.



He's settling in pretty well. The cats are furious: Pan-Pan is hiding in the highest place he was able to find, Smudge has disappeared, and George is hissing sporadically at the proceedings from inside the recycling bin. Yeah, I don't know either.

Unfortunately, the poor guy is still waiting at the door for his Mommy and Daddy to come back. I'm going to take him for a walk in an hour or so in the hopes that this will cheer him up. His Mommy cried when she left, poor thing. I think this separation is going to be hard on all of them, but I have promised to email regular updates to them, and they live close enough that they can come visit if they want.

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[catsarah.livejournal.com]

And also, he looks a bit like a husky/collie cross I had when I was young. We had Ruff from when I was about 4 or 5 til I was 14. Ruff was very loyal and hated when anyone cried. To demonstrate this to people we'd cover our face and pretend to cry. He'd leap on the cryer and force his muzzle between their hands so he could lick their faces like mad. It was a lovely endearing quality and I still miss him 30 years later.

And the cats will adjust. Once they discover the dog is not interested in them, or outright ignores him, they will get miffed and see if they can catch his interest again. I've seen this before. Hope it goes well. You might try Bach flower rescue remedy in their water though until you all settle. You too. It helps.

[mousme.livejournal.com]

Heh. The dog is mesmerised by the cats and determined to make friends. Thus far about a dozen attempts at friendship have failed miserably, resulting in hissing, spitting, growling, and in one instance a determined attempt on Pan-Pan's part to eat the dog's face. The dog remains undeterred. The cats will cope, eventually.

Sergent is a sweet-natured dog, but he's having a lot of trouble adjusting to the fact that his mummy and daddy aren't coming back for him, so he spends a lot of time waiting by the front door for them.

[serenitylioness.livejournal.com]

My heart goes out to him, missing his family like that. I hope that, in time, he'll learn that they loved him enough to find him a loving human that is you. You might want to join a rescue-dog support forum online ... for asking questions about such transitions.

Acclimating

[ankhorite.livejournal.com]

Actually, I want to recommend a shortcut: take him running.

Take him running a lot.

It will be good for all concerned, in terms of shifting his allegiance and easing his home-sickness.

*sigh*

[mousme.livejournal.com]

We've been going to the dog park every day and playing a lot. I'm not in good enough shape to actually run with him yet, but we're going for walks as long as I can manage given the weather, and we frolic in the park together. :)

He seems to be slowly getting less homesick, too, so I'm cautiously optimistic.