Well the 2.5 hour car journey home with a new collie pup wasn't too bad. She stayed in her great portable soft dog crate for the first hour and then transferred to sitting on the back seat ! She was sick a couple of times but it didnt cause her too much distress and after that she pretty much slept all the way. We had a quick stop at Pets at Home to buy some more puppy pads and then got home for 5 oclock.
(This bit added two weeks later - I should add that the breeder gave us the most laid back puppy of the litter as we are not experienced collie owners. We have experience of dogs from our childhood but this is the first time a puppy has been our sole responsibility so wish us luck ! The two boy puppies were apparently more of a handful. So in the light of our experiences even two weeks later with her showing her "true colours" then I have to say I hope the other owners are getting on fine with taking on the challenge of a puppy !)
She is very laid back and has taken everything in her stride so far - including listening to a violin practise ! However she does have some taste and turned away when X-Factor was on ! (during a channel change !)
So we will see how the first night goes. We are trying to follow the advice in the dog books so avoiding chasing games and we will try and not let her bite and if she does try that she will be told "No". However so far she doesnt seem to have a tendency to bite and is very calm.
So Welcome Home Tika !
