House training has been very difficult as we now think she has a stomach bug which is still giving her diahorrea so she will be off to the vets tomorrow
for a check up! Diahorrea is extremely common with new dogs but she has been drinking regularly so she's not dehydrated and isn't actually losing weight so we haven't been too worried but 3 days with no sign of improvement, even on Burns foods, is too long so the vet will hopefully be able to help her. It's been really hard work trying not to get disheartened with cleaning up so much mess for so long, but that's foster care.
She has met and been for a walk now with Bailey the Great Dane and our little dog Sticky. She has been extremely excited to greet them and has tried to play a little too roughly but has reacted very appropriately when corrected by them; she is learning to read the 'cut off' signalling that they're giving her and breaking eye contact, turning away and becoming calmer around them.
She is a VERY quick learner and more importantly, eager to learn! This has been a bit of a revelation; for a Molosser to react well to training! Her lead work and 'Sit' training is coming along beautifully but if you lax just a little bit, she does still take advantage - well she's a 12wk puppy in a HUGE body! It does make me absolutely livid that all of this basic training should have been dealt with by the age of 16-20 weeks. It's so much harder for a dog to learn after this but people just will not put the time and effort with their pups...
Unfortunately the current heatwave has rendered all of us practically housebound during the day with temperatures of almost 30 degrees. She has had a fan on her constantly and this has kept her cool and comfortable.(We're sweltering as all the fans in the house are on the dogs!!!)
