[Becky]

Hellooo!!!!!
Well, I have 5 days to go now until I get my Gorgeous George!!!! Soooooo excited, but Sooooo nervous!!!
I am just about ready, except I still need a couple of stair gates, though I am sure I will find some in time! And I have been talking to my current dog (Pooh Bear - a Shar Pei) loads about George so she hears his name lots before he gets here!!!!! I'm a little nervous, but can't wait all the same!!!!!
Roll on Thursday!!!!!

 

[lady amanda]

ooooo yay! and what an adorable baby he is

 

[Becky]

Awww Thanks!!!
I sooooo can't wait, but am sooooooooooooo nervous too! One of my biggest dilemas is night time. Pooh Bear has her very own double bedroom (we have no children!), she sleeps upstairs in her bedroom at night, and in the mornings when hubby gets up, she comes and curls up with me for half an hour before we get up and go out. Our stairs lead directly into the dining room, and from that is the kitchen (no door so leads straight in) and the lounge (with a door so I can shut the lounge off). I don't want to upset Pooh by making her sleep downstairs all of a sudden, but equally, I don't want George to have the run of the house, and I don't want him to be lonely and howl if I let Pooh upstairs and leave him downstairs arghhhhh! I like the idea of a crate/den, but hubby dosn't and he's so stubborn there is no way that he will let me crate train! Any suggestions for what to do at night??

I remember when we got Pooh, we had another dog, and he stayed in with us, and Pooh had a little bed next to hubbys side of the bed, it worked well and she slept through the night straight away, so I wonder whether to do this again with lil George? ooooo decisions decisions!!!

 

[Laura(L)Izzie]

I bet you can't wait to get little George home! Happy & excited for you No need to be nervous, he will settle in just fine & you'll absolutely love having him around! Infact you won't know what you did without him after a few weeks!

Infact i'm glad you've asked because we're going to have this problem in a week or so! Bringing Poppy home, because Izzie sleeps in our bedrooms at night, but Poppy will need to be in a crate from a few months for her own safety and toilet wise as well :/ We started Izzie in the kitchen in a crate, but she's one now so we let her have the run of the house...
So unfortunately can't help in that respect :/ I was wondering the same thing, worried about her sleeping in my room as it's carpeted & if she wees it will be harder to clean up, but mum has laminate floor, so we'll see what we decide, she could sleep in the crate in mums room

 

[Becky]

Hi!!!
Thanks for posting! Luckily we don't have carpet, just wooden floors upstairs so it won;t be too bad to clean,
and I think it's likely that we will have to do what we did when we got Pooh, that way, Pooh can still feel like top dog!
Poohs 7 now, and getting a bit fed up which is why we are getting George, hoping that she will mother him and that he will look up to her!! It's going to be sooo much fun, We fetch him on Thursday, and I have Thurs and Fri off work, then we get the weekend with him and hubby has Mon and Tue off work. Then both back to work for 3 days (although I can pop in and check on them), and then I'm off for a whole week yey!!!!! Also, he's already 11 wks old, we have left it a bit to get ourselves ready, so hopefully he will already be part way there and just need settling in!!!! yey!!!!!arty2:

 

[Laura(L)Izzie]

That should be better then if it's all floors, I have a carpet so that my feet don't get cold haha, but we have wooden floors in the kitchen/hall so that's why we kept Izzie down there for a while at first, but might talk mum into letting Poppy stay in her room
Then Izzie can still stay in mine I think Pooh will still have to be top dog or there might be problems I wouldn't change Pooh's sleeping pattern unless he wants to! My mum said that Izzie might want to be with the new pup, if that's the case then I don't see a problem with it
God I bet this next few days can't go quick enough! & it's nice that you both have 4 days each to bond before work again & if George is already older then like you said he might not be as much work & you've had time to get sorted which is good!
Do you have everything ready for him then?
We should be having our 6 week photo update tomorrow (She was 6 week on wednesday - so we really want to see some! Haven't seen any sinces 3 weeks).

 

[Casper]

We bring cookie home next week too! I also have an older dog who sleeps in the dinning room and has access to the kitchen, I'm planning on crate training as we have cream carpets throughout I'll be putting the crate in the kitchen and hopefully cookie will settle. just can't wait now!!

 

[Becky]

Hi Laura~! and Casper!!
Yes , sooooooooooooooo exciting, and so fun to come on here and find others who are expecting a new arrival too!!!!
I think I've just about got everything ready now, and I've been buying 2 of lots of things so that Pooh Bear has presents too!!!! With any luck she will just mother him (fingers crossed) But yes, she still needs to be top dog, and I have been telling her that!!!!
yes, 4 days off to bond, then back to work for 3 days for me, and then I have a whole week off, whooppeeeeee - lots of training that week I think!!!!!!
I can't wait to get him here, and get loads of piccies for you all!!!!!
What have you both done to prepare for your new arrivals??

 

[Laura(L)Izzie]

I know, it's nice to know others have the same problems to solve haha Will let you know how the sleeping arrangements go when she comes home Pooh will be happy getting presents Lucky you! A week off Wish I did! When did you say you should be picking up your new pup? Can't wait for the pictures
Erm tbh we've not done that much, as I said we have most things because of Izzie (crate, puppy pads etc) & we don't puppy proof the house, she can go whereevr when she's old enough & if we go out then she'll be crated until we know she will be safe to roam What have you done to prepare?

 

[Becky]

I know, it's nice to know others have the same problems to solve haha Will let you know how the sleeping arrangements go when she comes home Pooh will be happy getting presents Lucky you! A week off Wish I did! When did you say you should be picking up your new pup? Can't wait for the pictures
Erm tbh we've not done that much, as I said we have most things because of Izzie (crate, puppy pads etc) & we don't puppy proof the house, she can go whereevr when she's old enough & if we go out then she'll be crated until we know she will be safe to roam What have you done to prepare?

Hi!! We are picking George up on Thursday morning, so only 4 more sleeps to go whoop!!! I already had 3 dog beds, 2 of them are the big plastic type, so I have washed both of those out today, and Pooh and I sorted through all of her cuddly toys and reduced them from a dog bed full to just two - her favourite which is called BearBear and her big dog - both of which are currently undergoing a hot wash and dry along with some bedding!!! Both the plastic beds will go in the dining room, and Pooh will keep her current soft cosy bed in the lounge. I also bought puppy food and training pads, a grooming kit, a couple of fleecy blankets, and some toys in Tesco (they were on sale cheap!!) along with two small ceramic feeding bowls. We picked up a stair gate today from a friend, and other than that I will just be making sure that there is nothing out that he can chew on, so the next few days after work I will be doing lots of cleaning, washing, and general tidying up!!!! Also, we have been plastering the dining room so I have been scrubbing all the plaster off the floor in there, but its looking good now phew!!!!

Next job will be to charge the camera ready and ring the vets to book him in for his first check up yey!!!!!

Just sooooooooooooooooo exciting, have you done much to prepare?

 

[Laura(L)Izzie]

Hi!! We are picking George up on Thursday morning, so only 4 more sleeps to go whoop!!! I already had 3 dog beds, 2 of them are the big plastic type, so I have washed both of those out today, and Pooh and I sorted through all of her cuddly toys and reduced them from a dog bed full to just two - her favourite which is called BearBear and her big dog - both of which are currently undergoing a hot wash and dry along with some bedding!!! Both the plastic beds will go in the dining room, and Pooh will keep her current soft cosy bed in the lounge. I also bought puppy food and training pads, a grooming kit, a couple of fleecy blankets, and some toys in Tesco (they were on sale cheap!!) along with two small ceramic feeding bowls. We picked up a stair gate today from a friend, and other than that I will just be making sure that there is nothing out that he can chew on, so the next few days after work I will be doing lots of cleaning, washing, and general tidying up!!!! Also, we have been plastering the dining room so I have been scrubbing all the plaster off the floor in there, but its looking good now phew!!!!

Next job will be to charge the camera ready and ring the vets to book him in for his first check up yey!!!!!

Just sooooooooooooooooo exciting, have you done much to prepare?

Wow you've done a lot! Haha, we have things for Poppy to eat out of while she's a pup (from having Izzie) but we will buy her some proper big girl bowls when she's older
I might have to attend a grooming course some time in the near future if I can find one close enough by, then will have more grooming things to buy, but not atm...
& we need to buy a new bed for them both to share when Poppy is a bit older Camera will be at the ready But not got a vet appointment yet lol.
Hopefully we'll be able to bring Poppy home friday (not got confirmation just yet) but fingers crossed! Only a day after you if it goes to plan

 

[Becky]

oooo, yey!!!!! It's so exciting that you might be bringing Poppy home on Friday!!!! I can't wait to swap 'first few night' stories!!!!!

 

[Laura(L)Izzie]

oooo, yey!!!!! It's so exciting that you might be bringing Poppy home on Friday!!!! I can't wait to swap 'first few night' stories!!!!!

I know! Very excited about it, I hope it is that early, but Anthony knows how impatient we are so fingers crossed
& of course we can swap our stories They'll be growing up the same age so will be nice to have comparisons

 

[Mogdog]

George really is gorgeous ... not long to go now ... how exciting!

 

[Becky]

Oooooo Yey!!!! Only 2 more sleeps now and 1 day left at work before 'George'!!!! Whoop!!!!! Confirmed today with the breeder that we definatley fetch him on Thursday! She says he is doing great and is a 'right nutter' lol!!!!! Excited - Very Nervous - Very!!!!!!!

 

[Laura(L)Izzie]

How exciting for you Becky! We don't have confirmation still! Were supposed to have it by today :/ Bet you're really excited You'll love it! No need to be nervous

 

[Becky]

OMG!!!!! In less than 24hrs George will be here!!! eeeeek!!!!! Tonight I have fitted one stairgate and have one to go now!!!! I'm sure Bear knows something is going on! She put her BIG soft dog on the big dog mat in the dining room yesterday and then tonight moved into the front room!! And then she promptly fetched my boots, slippers and a pair of shoes along with two other toys (all one by one) and put them by my husbands feet - sooooo funny!!!!
I'm nervous and excited all at once, after what seemed like an age of waiting its come round soooo quick!!! Looking forward to uploading lots of pics tomorrow!!!!!

 

[Jedicrazy]

Good luck Becky, hope the collection goes well. Enjoy those new puppy cuddles.

 

[JoJo]

cant wait for your puppy update tomorrow Becky .. enjoy tomorrow xxx

 

[Laura(L)Izzie]

Lucky you! Enjoy your pup We have to wait until wednesday