We brought the little guy home yesterday. About 30 seconds after pulling away from our breeder (thank you, Jasmine!) he started whining and progressed slowly to a yipping and then a yodelling. He didn't seem that disturbed, so it might have been the natural "I'm lost" response. He settled down quickly and rested in his new kennel after I put his blanket inside.
We stopped for a few minutes outside the Mall, by the grass and trees. We played with pine cones and he enjoyed the puddle of water there.
On the way home we stopped by a 4H Achievement day and he got to see COWS! It was pretty hot, though, so we took him home after a short visit. As soon as we got home we took him to the run and... he didn't pee.
So, we kenneled him for 15 minutes and took him out. And...
He didn't pee. Repeat. Nope. Again. Nope. Back into the kennel and he fell asleep for two hours (it was an exciting day). Finally after those two hours, he woke up and we took him outside and... he didn't pee. But he did poop, and that was good enough for us to bring him into the home and walk around freely and meet Dune.
Dune, that horrible, terrible terror of canine nightmares! Dune, that vicious attack dog with near super-canine speed and agility!
Well, he is big and drooly!
We had them meet out in the dog run and G'Kar rolled over like a French army in World War 2. Dune sniffed at him for a while and then lost interest. We went inside (where the a/c was much appreciated) and they sniffed again. G'Kar moved forward and Dune "played" with him, or made a big, open-mouthed move to do so, and G'Kar yowled, backed up fast and jumped into Leah's arms, head turned away from Dune, trembling.
So much for the fearless pup!
A few more introductions later, and some very controlled sniffing and now they're laying together, tolerating each other. G'Kar is still very wary of that big body, but he's even jumped at Dune's tail once or twice now. They'll be under strict supervision, of course, but I think they're going to be fine.
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