I posted about our new dog about a week ago.
The first thing my daughter did was start telling the new dog all about our dog who died a little over a year ago. It was very touching.
Then she was doing such a good job being gentle and quiet to avoid scaring the new dog, who was extremely timid for the first couple of days. Clearly, she wanted to be loud and wild and play, but the dog wasn't ready, so she very gently told the dog about how she gets scared sometimes and listed off some of the things she gets scared of and explained that she'd help the dog not be scared. What a kid!
The next thing to work on is getting them both to sleep in her room. The bed's getting a bit crowded.
I feel ya with the sleeping in their own bed thing. My spot in the bed in often occupied by the 6 year old and the dog. Hard knock life for me.
Glad the little one and the pooch are doing well.
When my kids were younger, they all used to love to crowd onto our bed and sleep with us. I was left with maybe about 1 foot of room on the to sleep on many nights. Eventually, I got pissed off and sent them all back to their bedrooms. Life became much better ever since, haha.
Looking forward to the aftermath of my inevitable outburst
She's eager to have a slumber party with the dog (as are we), but the one attempt so far was a spectacular fail. She just couldn't calm down and the dog was terrified being trapped in a room with a wild five year old.
I am sure they will both adapt.
Your daughter is considerate and kind; that is great!
Thanks
Wow! That's one mature, compassionate daughter
Thanks. We were very impressed.
I know what it's like to have a full bed in a situation like that. Now with a new friend she can be safer sleeping in her own room. What breed?
That's exactly our thinking. She's a Jack Russel #914356.