Phoebe

[NoMercy]

Today's the day!!!

Our beautiful little girl, Phoebe, finally arrives at her forever home.

We're putting a chicken in the slow cooker so that the whole house smells of chicken when she arrives home. Good thinking or what? ;)

Have a happy day everyone xx

[DTCwordfan]

Good luck, NoM, hope the settling in goes well - and invest in a bottle of bittersweet apple, you may need it.

[jourdain2]

Dulcie could not manage stairs. This was in France and we lived in a sous-sol (the living accommodation was on the first floor). We had to carry her up there and down for going for walks at first. Eventually there was a family event in the UK so we looked after her for over a fortnight. I was so thrilled when, one day, I went downstairs to put some laundry in the washing-machine and found Dulcie carefully negotiating the steps to be with me. After that there was no stopping her!

[NoMercy]

So far Phoebe has been an absolute darling. Nervous, unsure, but trusting and loving.

I'm wondering if she's been house-trained to a degree. She saved up the biggest wee and then went an hour ago when she managed to scale the divide we put down between the decking and the lawn.

She's figured out that the kitchen is where all the magic happens.

[shaneystar2]

Aaaw.I 'm very jealous.I'd love to have another dog but circumstances no longer allow unfortunately.
She's a lucky girl and I hope she has a long and happy life with you .

[pastafreak]

// Question Author
Pasta, I remember the abhorrent treatment of Galgos from my days in Spain. They used to hang them from trees //

Yes...and much worse according to a link I found earlier. Apparently it's all tied in with "honour"...if the dog has not hunted well, it has shamed the hunter so must be punished. Horrific and primitive.
Enjoy your first night with Phoebe...she's a very lucky girl. X

[NoMercy]

Thanks, Shane.

So far she's been golden and OH commented that we'd got the pick of the bunch.

When the burly Romanian chap got her out of the cage and out of the van he pointed to her and said, "She is very good dog."

[windywillow]

Saw this and it made me chuckle (sorry about the caps).

DOG RULES: 1. THE DOG IS NOT ALLOWED IN THE HOUSE.
2. OK, THE DOG IS ALLOWED IN THE HOUSE, BUT ONLY IN CERTAIN ROOMS.
3. THE DOG IS ALLOWED IN ALL ROOMS, BUT HAS TO STAY OFF THE FURNITURE.
4. THE DOG CAN ONLY GET ON THE OLD FURNITURE.
5. FINE, THE DOG IS ALLOWED ON ALL THE FURNITURE, BUT IS NOT ALLOWED TO SLEEP IN BED WITH THE HUMANS.
6. OK, THE DOG IS ALLOWED ON THE BED, BUT ONLY BY INVITATION.
7. THE DOG CAN SLEEP ON THE BED WHENEVER THEY WANT, BUT NOT UNDER THE COVERS.
8. THE DOG CAN SLEEP UNDER THE COVERS BY INVITATION ONLY. 9. THE DOG CAN SLEEP UNDER THE COVERS EVERY NIGHT.
10. HUMANS MUST ASK PERMISSION TO SLEEP UNDER THE COVERS WITH THE DOG.