Aw, Annabelle, sweetie, everyone is trying to do something NICE for you!

Kim, did it comes with any instructions for acclimating the dog to it?

I just have 2 thoughts. First, she needs time to adapt to it. She spent a year (?) in the room with Gretta. When I adopted Cuddles, she had been at the city pound, in the little cage, for 18 months. It took her 3 weeks to come out of a cat carrier into a bedroom, it was just so different.

Second, can you put it on her and go about your business for 5 minutes, rather than sitting looking at her? Both inside and outdoors. If you are doing casual things and moving about, does she follow you? Poke about herself, or just stand and wait? If she just waits, I wonder if you just keep doing whatever until she gets bored of the "pity me, pick me up" routine and starts doing doggie things poking about a bit But I don't know if that is what is recommended.

They do pick up on our emotions, so if you are carefree about it, maybe that will help a little bit as well?

Maybe just have her out with Gretta and take things slowly.