Four weeks today since Deedee came to stay with us.  She is settling down really well.  Still like a little hurricane at times, but when she is not having her mad half hours she is more settled.  She is still chewing everything and anything she can find, so needs a lot of supervision.

Unfortunately we have had to buy a crate for Deedee.  We have never crate trained a puppy before, I have never felt the need.  However she can be quite destructive if left to her own means, and I was not happy leaving her in the house unattended.  Luckily enough she has taken to the crate straight away, it is in the living room and she will happily go and lie in it, and if "told off" will go and lie in it herself, so I think she feel's it is her safe place already.  I have only left her for an hour at a time so far, and put her into her crate if I need to do something. But it is still early days yet.

Deedee is still a little hit and miss with my older dogs.  Kimmy the border collie who is Deedee's companion dog when let off the lead (their harnesses are joined together, Kimmy is very obedient off the lead and will come back immediately upon request and fetches Deedee with her).  Kim is most tolerant of being jumped on and bit at by Deedee and will occasionally play with her, however Tilly being a smaller and more nervous dog will still show her teeth if Deedee tries to play with her, but will happily cuddle up with her on the couch.

The one member of the family that seems to have no bother with Deedee at all is our cat.  Deedee had one smack across the nose from her when she first came and learnt her lesson straight away.  The cat is so used to dogs that she has no fear of them, and so far although Deedee will sometimes chase her, she has not done her any harm therefore the cat is very comfortable in her company.