ok i go into my room and get somthing real quick and i come out and here they are chasing each other!

There will be chasing. The chasing gives you important insight into where they are in their bonding: was there a fighting start at any point during the chase?

no they just ran around for about 15 seconds and stopped and did there own thing. the only sine of aggression this session is lulu biting mochas but to try to get him to groom her.

i ended it cuz we have to go some were. but don't you think that was a good session?

all together it was 2 hours.

it was an excellent session. If this continues you can start cementing soon, as in next week.

for cementing do you have to be there 24/7?

For the first 48 hours definitely, after that, no.

ok just so i can plan to be home.

yes, you need a plan for bonding!

2 session in the hallway.

i am doing a session right now in the hallway and it is going pretty good. at first they just hopped around and did there own thing. then lulu groomed mocha for about 5-10 minutes but then mocha got a little humpy. He humped about three times so far. and after he humps he will chase her around a little. but no humping for lulu! yay!
here are some videos that i took. these videos show the worst of what happened so far, if you want videos of them just hopping around just let me know.

You have made it to the larger space! If these videos are showing the "worst" of what happend today, you might want to try them out in the space you have planned for cementing (in your basement).

like in a pen in the basement or in the cage they will be in?

I am leaning toward a pen but why don't you try them out in that crate you mentioned yesterday? Have they ever been in such a small space together?

yes they ware in a puppy carrier on the way home from my grandparents.

I am thinking you could make a session in your largest dog crate in your basement as a test run.

should i scrub it with vinegar first?

have you used it before for either of them?

yes.

that is what they stayed in when we went to my grandparents

did they stay in that carrier together, or was one of them in there separately?

one was in one kennle and one was in the other. i have 2.

 

i can take pics of theem if you want so you can see what they look like

I think to just try a small pen in the basement and do a couple of day-long sessions if you able to (if you are at home).
Yes, show me pictures of those kennels, please.

there are pics above.

oh, wow, those are good to use too! It is your call, crate or pen. Defintely wash down with vinegar before though. Make a video of them during the basement pre-cementing session

should i start today?

and then do it till i go to bed tonight? like around 10pm put them back in there cages?

Posted By mocha200 on 05/12/2010 12:50 PM
should i start today?

 

...why don't you... just don't take your eyes off of them

i am almost in tears right now. ( happy tears) mocha, for his first time ever, is grooming LULU!!!!!!!!!! he has been doing it for the last 3 minutes.