Bella the Rescue

Bella continues to amaze me with her attitude. Our first trip to Petco this afternoon with hubby. I wanted to go at a relatively quiet time in the middle of the week, just in case she freaked out, but no - she was just fine! Her body language was calm, cool, and collected. You could see a little bit of uneasiness in her eyes, but nothing physical. No shiverring, no backing away. Just looked a tad anxious and impatient to go.

Here are the links to a few photos:

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2066705675685.129427.1486107187&l=5f88316c71
 
Sounds like she is starting to settle in and in only 2 days :cool: I am betting you will be amazed how she is in a month.
 
Bella is a beautiful girl.

I glad she is fitting in so well already. I had a Beagle/JRT rescue namd Jazz who didn't bark for the first 9 months I had her. Then one day a woof pooped out of her mouth and I don't know who was more susprised her or I.:lol: She never was a big barker(weird for anything with beagle in it) and if she barked there was a good reason. Jazz didn't eat or drink for the first 24 hours I had her. She was scared of the TV and the radio and tons of other things. She had never been in a house before and it was all new to her. I just watched her and praised her for any outgoing, brave motions and ignore any timid scared ones. Over time almost all of her fears disappeared.

3weeks should be long enough to recover from a spay. Though it is possible a internal suture could be pulling. Internal sutures take 4-6 months to completely dissolve. I would have her checked out by your vet especially her hips. Could be nothing.

Congrats again on your new addition.
 
Thanks for all the encouragement! Today's big challenge has been learning to eat a carrot. She doesn't quite know what to do with it. It finally dawned on her that it was edible when I bit off a piece and ate it. It suddenly became VERY interesting.

Still no barks, still skittish, but she has learned "wait" - most of the time she'll sit and let me get hold of the end of the leash (I have been having her drag a leash around the house under supervision).

We've got a long row to hoe, but she did ask my hubby very politely last night if she could get up on the bed.

I've had lower abdominal surgery before, and it took me 6 months before I wasn't sore anymore. We'll be going to the vet next week for a "clean" checkup, so we'll have that checked out. (I'm still wincing for her every time I pick her up and she's still going OOF!)
 
not barking,

My baby beau didn't bark for five months, don't worry about it, He's probably just figuring you out and what your expectations are
 
Bela had an exciting weekend. She had to spend a few hours in the bathroom by herself (hubby had to go to the VA clinic many miles away), went to Petsmart, and went over to meet my parents.

The pacing she was doing has been toned down somewhat by restricting her access to larger spaces. She will eventually lie down after about 5 minutes. She's still none to happy on vinyl flooring - prefers carpet.

She loves my mom, but my dad she's undecided about. He kept making cat and dog noises at her so he could see her ears go up. So she's a little suspicious of this human who talks like an animal.

We are working on the green beans and carrots thing. My last Sheltie simply loved both. This little princess won't touch them. I mixed the green beans in with her kibble last night, and the little minx ate every piece of kibble and left every green bean. Just weird.

Still no barking or noise of any kind. She's really warming up to my husband and likes to lie down between me on the sofa and him in the chair while we watch tv.

I am so happy that she came to us! I am disabled with a spinal injury and live with serious chronic pain. She gives me someone to think about other than myself, and is a wonderful companion while my husband is away at work. Best of all, she likes to walk with me. I am trying to build up my strength and endurance for walking, so we have been doing twice-daily trips to the next cul-de-sac down the street. Not very far at all, but that's all I've built up to so far.

Doctors should prescribe dogs for their rehab patients! We benefit as much from them (if not more) than from any medicine or traditional physical therapy!
 
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