Day 2

Last night when I went upstairs, Gloria panicked a bit and went pacing, whining, scratching at the stair gate. In the end I went downstairs and settled on the recliner, slept for a few hours and she settled on the couch (funny how setters always find the chairs and couches more comfortable than any doggy pillow!!). I went upstairs for the second time and slept like a baby for six hours, no more disturbances.

Thankfully, I'll be able to work at home all the time for the first week or two, this gives me time to practice leaving them alone (shopping, etc) and giving enough attention at first so she knows me well.

I have started training right away, nothing comes for free. I feed her every bite she eats, by hand. (Sam too, there is no food envy at all from either animal, thank goodness!) Every bite she gets, she has to do something for me. Sit, mostly, and also training her to come on command. The latter still needs some work. Hell, the sit as well!!

The promising start with the outside animals was an illusion, she's a hunting dog to the marrow and proved that by going after the rabbit (jumping over the fence). Shortly after that she realised that chickens are food as well.... After some yelling and heavy duty yanking and pulling at the leash, we came to an understanding: she WILL rush them and try to break into their enclosure, and I will have to find some other solution to this. I will train this out of her, but for now those animals' lives are in grave danger if I don't pay close attention. Sam, is oblivious and trundles in the back as he always does. Gloria will for now enter and leave the house via the front door, not the back.

Diet: she things Smuldier is disgusting and won't touch it.
I started her with chicken necks and after first play-bowing the thing, she accidentally crunched it. That was all she needed to figure it out, half hour later a kilo of chicken necks had disappeared down her and Sam's gullets. Later, I fed her the chicken soup bits I usually feed to Sam (with bits of organ meat still attached) and those were crunched with great gusto. Later in the evening another bag went south. I think she's fully over to BARF now, no more kibble (perhaps that will help remove the disgusting tartar build-up on her teeth)

With a full belly she is more peaceful and has been sleeping a lot. Sam sleeps near her (creeping closer every time), except for when I'm not here - then he goes in the bench. I'll need lots more time before I consider their relationship fire-proof.

I found and removed a few fat ticks and sent the stichting a message, asking if they had put the tick stuff on her. If not, I'll put some on myself. If they did, I might do so anyhow because it obviously didn't work all that well.

I'm considering the name Rosie for her - with a wink to her red coat, and to fit with Sam(wise).
Ah, who knows. She doesn't really seem to respond to Gloria, so it matters little if I give her a new name.