We may have a new addition to the household....

[bckrazy]

I agree with Alicia.

Puppies are rambunctious and demanding... period. Regardless of breed. It often takes WEEKS, if not months, for other dogs in the family to fully adjust to the puppy and teach her manners. It's SUPER important to give the adult dogs plenty of alone time, slow introductions, and a way to escape the puppy if they feel annoyed. It sounds like you took in a puppy who had yet to learn many dog manners, and it sounds like Anna and Rosie are not very tolerant of that, just as they should be!

It's probably a good idea that the puppy was returned. It takes a lot of time, patience, and work to integrate a new puppy, and that is difficult when people in the family feel threatened or apprehensive. But, honestly, I doubt that this has anything to do with the puppy's breed - she sounds like a typical outgoing, rude, silly little puppy. It's unfortunate that her breed is any reason to return her because, well, it seems like she would have been just as inappropriate for your family were she a Lab/Golden/Aussie/insert-high-energy-breed-here puppy. She is UBER cute, and I hope she finds a loving family! C:

[boomersooner]

We are still having trouble with Cassie and Boomer. They are together while I'm at school....he in the crate and she on her bed right beside the crate. But, I'm really afraid Boomer will hurt her by knocking her down because her back legs are getting weak (she's almost 14), and I'm afraid she will actually bite him instead of just snapping because her eyesight isn't as good as it was...So, it has been and will continue to be a slow process based solely, I think, on Boomer's maturity....he is, as someone said so well a "typical outgoing, rude silly little puppy!" We probably should have gotten another pup when Cassie was younger.

[MoonandBean]

Puppies are rambunctious and demanding...
like a typical outgoing, rude, silly little puppy.

I just loved this quote. I was just so happy to hear that Sunny isn't unique

[boomersooner]

I just love this quote because it made me see that Sunny isn't the only rambunctious, demanding, rude, silly puppy out there (from Sunny's mom)

It made me feel better, too, to know that Boomer is a very typical wild child! As he is tearing through the house with my husband's boxers in his mouth, I just have to repeat...."rambunctious, demanding, rude, silly puppy" over and over again! HA