300 miles and Trixie is in her forever home

Today I drove Trixie the puppy, almost 300 miles home and what a good girl she was in the car. In fact she has got the nicest temperament I could wish for. She really is a sweet little puppy and intelligent too. She's already starting to learn her name. Proud mummy moment!


When I heard last week that she might be the puppy for me I was really worried. I was worried it was too soon after MollyCollie. I was worried that I wouldn't bond with her. I was worried that I would compare her to MollyCollie. I was worried that I would never, ever be able to love a dog as much as I'd loved MollyCollie. I was worried that she was too young. I was worried that it was too much commitment. And even though I knew I definitely wanted another dog I was worried that the timing wasn't right.

Having said all that; she certainly sounded like the perfect pooch and the photos of her were adorable. However I was trying to keep an open mind about it and knew that I had the option to say 'no' if I felt that she wasn't for me. I really didn't want to take her if I had even the teeniest little doubt in my mind. But do you know what?............. the minute I saw her, I just knew she was the dog for me.


I will never, ever have the same bond with her that I had with MollyCollie. MollyCollie was my first dog and came from a very troubled background. It took a long long time to turn MollyCollie into a perfect pooch. And by perfect pooch I mean perfect for me. It was 13 years before she decided to stop embarrassing me by going ballistic at every bus she saw?! And that was only because by then she was going a bit blind and deaf!


Trixie, also hasn't had the easiest start in life, but she's still young. However, puppies do most of their learning and socialisation in the first four months of their life, so I reckon I've got a lot of intensive training to do with her in the next month or so
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#I like a challenge.


First thing tomorrow morning I'm going to register her with the local vet and I think it's probably about time I registered myself with the local doctor too! find out when she can have her second vaccination and when I can take her outside.


However not to be deterred.................................. I have a plan.......................... I have ordered a 'puppy stroller' online which should be with me by the weekend. I initially looked at these when MollyCollie was struggling with the hills in St Ives, but decided against it as I thought wheeling a dog around in a buggy was a bit stupid and also I wouldn't have had the strength to push a fully grown collie up a hill in a buggy.

Trixie only weighs about 6kg at the moment and as she's not going to be allowed out for at least a month, I thought I could stick her in a stroller and wheel her all over town. I don't care if people think I'm a 'pampering pooch owner'. The younger she gets used to the sights and sounds of the city the more adapted she will be. Well that's the theory anyway. I really don't understand how puppies can do all their socialising in the first four months if they're not allowed out? 

Oh and I have been very sensible re her stroller. I've just bought a cheap one (£34.99 – I could spend that much on wine in a night and I won't be going out for a couple of months. Lol!) because she'll only need it for a month. And I was going to buy her a pink one, but decided to get a green one because if I want to re-sell it then it will suit either sex. Yes I know even saying something like that is not a very PC thing to say!!!


Also if any of you Edinburgh Blippers (or any other Blippers for that matter) would like to pop in for a cup of tea/coffee & a bacon roll or a glass of Prosecco and nibbles crisps. Or in fact would just like to meet Trixie, please let me know. The more people she can meet in the next month or so, the better socialised she will become. Well that's the theory anyway.


And I'm rambling a bit now....................................…


Just one last thing............................. I'm thinking of changing my journal name to; 'The Adventures of Trixie the Collie' and the user name to 'TrixieTheCollie' (unless anyone else already has that name) and writing it from Trixie's point of view. When I first joined Blip I never set out to write/photo things from MollyCollie's point of view. It somehow just emerged like that and I enjoyed doing it. In the last month I've struggled to find things to Blip who cares what I have for tea?


If you've managed to read to the end of this, please let me know your thoughts.


And now it's time for Trixie's dinner. 60g of food, 3 times a day.

………………….And I'm making lasagne I've bought a dine in for two meal from Tesco for a friend who is coming round to meet my gorgeous little fur baby.

More photos of Trixie tomorrow!