I REALLY need help here. We FINALLY got our baby after months of looking and a very long drive to get her and bring her home (I will post photos as soon as she settles in). She is a beautiful flashy brindle show-prospect that didn't quite work out for that. She is very well trained. What a gem!
She is 11 months (we decided we wanted an instant companion and BOY did I get that!).
Since we got home she has been on us (mainly me as she is not that used to men) like white on rice. We had bought a wire crate for her and played the in and out game last night and after she seemed comfortable closed it and she slept beside our bed. She fussed once and I told her "no" when my comforting with reaching my hand down didn't work. She was good after that. Today I learned that "no" was reserved by her breeder/owner for only REALLY bad things. Well, when hubby got up to go to work he let her out and big surprise she didn't want back in the crate after. Sooooo, after much pacing and I was exhausted and wanted to sleep I let her climb in bed with me to sleep and she was great then. Now she won't go in her crate! I can get her to lunge in to grab a treat but then she comes out and looks afraid. What do I do? I need to go for work for a few hours tomorrow and this girl has major separation anxiety already! If I leave to do something in the kitchen she whines and paces like crazy. She is also very anxious and gets really shakey when something scares her, and many things do. I ignore it but it's not helping. I knew this would be really tough on her but I feel so bad and soooo incompetent right now. All my reading did not prepare me for this! To top it off she has had 2 poopie accidents in the house. I take her out but she won't do her thing. She'll pee with much coaxing. I think my timing must be off and I am missing the signs. I must be... she is very bright. Someone please help! Thanks in advance
