Our Miniature Schnauzer Puppy - 8 weeks

We finally brought our new White Miniature Schnauzer home yesterday!  Here's introducing 'Music Makers Coco Chanel'.

We picked Coco up from the airport yesterday and she seemed to have had a very comfortable trip.  She had left her breeders at 12:00 pm with her lovely lady companion.  She had the royal treatment as she was transported to the airplane in a little shoulder bag.   On the airplane, Coco got to sleep on her companions lap....all the way from Houston to Washington, DC.  She arrived at 4.:30 pm our time and was brought out of the airplane and straight to our arms!  (that was easy!) 

When we got home, I put her in the confinement area that I had set up for her  in our computer/office room.   Just a crate bed that opened to her puppy potty.  No other room to roam...so no chance for a potty mishap.
 

Coco immediately recognized the pee pad that was on the UGODOG and relieved herself right away. Excellent beginning.  I cut the pee pad in half, and put the peed side underneath the grate of the UGODOG, while leaving the fresh half over top on half of the Ugodog..  (Step 1 of Potty training well underway!)

Poor thing, Coco did seem a little out of sorts.  She ate very little and drank just a little water.  At times she was a bit shaky.  But she made no noise.   I right away put a Heat Pack inside of her Snuggle Puppy toy, and turned her heating pad (under her blanket) to low.  One by one the family members took turns holding her and she in turn gave us kisses.  I tried to limit her commotion.

It was already past dinner time at this point, and she needed to adjust to her new bed before we all went to sleep.  She seemed to be OK as the evening went on.  Soon she was settling down in her bed. I put a ticking clock next to her crate.   Dixie settled down on her bed in the same room.  By the time we were turning out the lights, Coco was already fast asleep.

I had a great night sleep too.  Never heard a peep from the pup.  It was awesome.   Day 1 of  puppy rearing a big success!