Last night we stayed with my Mother at her house, and Molly my TT who is 18 months was a pain the whole time. She wouldn't settle she leapt on everyone trying to lick them or she ranged all over the house, ending up downstairs chewing my sandals to bits!At home she is very relaxed and although she was avery lively puppy I thought she was a lot calmer. I don't want to repeat the experience but my Mum who has recently lost my Dad is keen I keep coming, how do I begin to make it an easier experience for us all?

Hi

I had this when I took Willis to stay somewhere - he would only settle at bed time, providing he got into bed with me... he's a Great Dane

The key is to stick with it - take her bed with you, take your dog lots of times so it becomes second nature to her, and she will settle eventually. Take her lots of things to keep her occupied too - a Kong for example, as this will take her mind off the different situation.

HTH a bit
Chloe :)

Hi Molly, keep taking the dog over to your mum, this will give her something to look forward to, I know, I lost my hubby 16 months ago, and its the dogs that have kept me going, the more you take the dog the better he will be as he gets used to the different house, mine are the same if I go to my daughters but they do settle down.

Hi Molly,
As the others say, the more you take her the better she'll become. My very calm 10 year-old becomes a loony in a new house - but will settle after an good hour's exploration.

When we go to my Mother's house they race around for a few minutes (well it is a 3-hour drive!) then find their familiar places. The more familiar the house becomes the less interesting it will be. ;)

Your Mum will need your visits a great deal, and will look forward to having something else to think about and plan for - I know my Mother does, and my father died many years ago. Company, and a change of routine, is just what she'll need.

Good advice above. We are not able to go to my mums at the moment until MB our youngest is a bit older. Three Labs against two minnie long haired Dashies is not a good idea so we need to have MB out of her 'teenage' stage before we try and intergrate them! My older two have met one of them as my mum came to stay last Xmas with her and the poor little thing got slobbered and chewed to death ! She looked like a gremlin by the time she left !:)

Good luck

Lucy

Hi Molly, Great advise already given, just thought I'd add my two cents worth. When we took our 7 month old Lab to stay over at a friend'slast month, we took her own bowls, bed, toys, towel etc. Things that were familiar with her. The first nite we tried to keep her in the room with us but it just didn't satisfy herand she kept the whole house up. The next nite, we brought her to bed with us for an hour or so and then let her wander into the lounge as she does at home and she settled in well. (of course we puppy proofed the lounge before bed time!) Oh and try to play Molly out in the evenings so she'll want to sleep.
Best of luck,
Nancy and Abby

Hi thanks for all the advice, I think it is stressful enough having lost a parent and then finding the remaining one very demanding,I expect Molly picked up on this as well, although my Mum stays with us a lot, every week in fact so Molly knows her, but she seems to be the sort of dog although normally placid gets very stressed in new situations even when people visit she is impossible to talk to!