[jmwolff]

So we got the two new dogs on Wed. I expected that they may not be themselves right away. At first they only ate when we hand fed them the food. They were spending alot of the day in the crates (doors open, they just retreated there). More so the Female (Pencil) then the Male (Bopper).

We've seen Bopper eat and drink, but not like I am used to..but at least he was eating and drinking.

After a day or so I figured out that Pencil would eat if I put food in the crate with her. So I started doing that, but I still wasn't noticing her drinking. So today she has been sleeping all day, and it dawned on me to move the water in there...so I wet her nose..she licked it...then drank the entire bowl! And then an hour or so later another bowl.

I feel so bad! The water bowl is out in the kitchen, and I have taken her to it a bunch of times. Could they be so conditioned to eating/drinking in a crate they won't eat/drink in open air?

 

[jmwolff]

Thanks! Her new water intake has now led to back to back accidents including one while in her crate (this was overnight so the door was closed). So she definitely is not knowing or understanding how to ask to go out.

No new name...I have 10 kids on the block who are all calling her Pencil, so I think we are stuck with it now lol.

 

[jmwolff]

I am starting to think she is either not so bright, or extremely lazy...again today she was curled up, looking like she had no energy....bowl of water in front of her while she ate (in the crate) didn't drink a drop.

Now I wet her nose again and moved the bowl in front of her and she drank the entire bowl