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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[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.