Hound dog
Nana's are Beautiful
If she has not been wormed by previous owner, worm her. They can upset the digestive system and make it uncomfortable when you pick them up. Or she could just be nervous over being around strangers in a new place without momma dog.
Maggie would either yelp or growl, depending. I didn't like either response. But after the first couple of days yelping stopped (and wormer was working I'm sure)......then I had to work on the growling aspect as previous owner obviously did not handle the pups much, if at all, and she'd haul them high up in the air by the scruff of the neck. Now I know most people think Oh, this doesn't hurt & momma dog does it...........well, maybe, but momma dog isn't lifting them some 5 feet into the air either when she does it. And usually after a certain age momma dog stops using that method.
When Maggie realized she could trust Travis and I to not hold her via the scruff, but securely in our arms......she stopped even the growling part.
Now just to warn you for future reference........(I dunno if you've had multiple dogs before or not) doggie play is loud, there is much barking & later growling, snarling, baring of teeth, wrestling, tumbling, chasing..........and at times you're gonna think Broady means business and is NOT playing and gonna hurt the pup. Molly is pulling no punches with Maggie these days and omg it can sound like I've got a serious dog fight on my hands (I can just imagine what my neighbors think). I have to check on them............as in check to see if Molly's tail is up and wagging......to make certain they're playing. I think this is where a mistake was made with both our past basset Precious and then later Betsy. With Precious......well, it was right after the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and my only defense is I wasn't right in the head. I wouldn't let Molly really get down and out play with her.......and I think if affected their relationship and caused later issues. With Betsy I had no issues with it, but Precious refused to let Molly play with Betsy at all. So Betsy and Molly didn't get to play together until we rehomed Precious, by then Betsy was well over a year old. (Precious was a tad difficult child by the way) But as I've watched Molly and Maggie play.......I've watched their bond become more intense and solid. I think this explains why Rowdy and Molly are so close too, they played together like that when they were both young.
Enjoy your new lil baby girl.
Maggie would either yelp or growl, depending. I didn't like either response. But after the first couple of days yelping stopped (and wormer was working I'm sure)......then I had to work on the growling aspect as previous owner obviously did not handle the pups much, if at all, and she'd haul them high up in the air by the scruff of the neck. Now I know most people think Oh, this doesn't hurt & momma dog does it...........well, maybe, but momma dog isn't lifting them some 5 feet into the air either when she does it. And usually after a certain age momma dog stops using that method.
When Maggie realized she could trust Travis and I to not hold her via the scruff, but securely in our arms......she stopped even the growling part.
Now just to warn you for future reference........(I dunno if you've had multiple dogs before or not) doggie play is loud, there is much barking & later growling, snarling, baring of teeth, wrestling, tumbling, chasing..........and at times you're gonna think Broady means business and is NOT playing and gonna hurt the pup. Molly is pulling no punches with Maggie these days and omg it can sound like I've got a serious dog fight on my hands (I can just imagine what my neighbors think). I have to check on them............as in check to see if Molly's tail is up and wagging......to make certain they're playing. I think this is where a mistake was made with both our past basset Precious and then later Betsy. With Precious......well, it was right after the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and my only defense is I wasn't right in the head. I wouldn't let Molly really get down and out play with her.......and I think if affected their relationship and caused later issues. With Betsy I had no issues with it, but Precious refused to let Molly play with Betsy at all. So Betsy and Molly didn't get to play together until we rehomed Precious, by then Betsy was well over a year old. (Precious was a tad difficult child by the way) But as I've watched Molly and Maggie play.......I've watched their bond become more intense and solid. I think this explains why Rowdy and Molly are so close too, they played together like that when they were both young.
Enjoy your new lil baby girl.