Hi Meggs
I am in a very similar position. I will post my details later but in brief, we will be away for 4 days over Easter and I am wondering whether to bring our new female puppy home this weekend (8 wks) or wait until after the holiday (10 weeks, 2 days). Our puppy is one of 3. The mother poodle belongs to a friend of mine who is keeping one of the puppies (male) but giving the other female to its new owner this weekend. I have one older dog - a 9 yr old poodle, and 2 cats so have to factor in introducing the newcomer to an already chaotic family. My gut is to pick up the puppy later so it can settle in here without being moved to a small cottage which involves a long car journey two ways and very close proximity to our elder dog who probably won't take kindly to her new 'sister". Conversely if I take the new puppy this weekend, it gives us 7 days to try and acclimatise our 4 day Easter Break. Any advice please? Caro
I am in a very similar position. I will post my details later but in brief, we will be away for 4 days over Easter and I am wondering whether to bring our new female puppy home this weekend (8 wks) or wait until after the holiday (10 weeks, 2 days). Our puppy is one of 3. The mother poodle belongs to a friend of mine who is keeping one of the puppies (male) but giving the other female to its new owner this weekend. I have one older dog - a 9 yr old poodle, and 2 cats so have to factor in introducing the newcomer to an already chaotic family. My gut is to pick up the puppy later so it can settle in here without being moved to a small cottage which involves a long car journey two ways and very close proximity to our elder dog who probably won't take kindly to her new 'sister". Conversely if I take the new puppy this weekend, it gives us 7 days to try and acclimatise our 4 day Easter Break. Any advice please? Caro
