Just wanted to share with those who are expecting to bring a puppy home in the near future the great success we had with a toy called "snuggle puppy."
The snuggle puppy has a velcro opening and an internal space that holds a battery-powered heart beat and handwarmers. The overall effect is very life like. I ordered our snuggle pup in a color that matched our puppy's littermates. I took it with us when we picked her up and rubbed it on her mom and her brothers so it had the familiar smell of home. She slept on top of it during our 3 hour car ride from PA to DC. She had no ride anxiety. Snuggle goes in her crate at night time (she has slept through the night from the very beginning) and is her most consistent play toy.
In the beginning I changed the batteries and handwarmers regularly, so it had that comforting life-like effect. I don't do that anymore and she loves snuggle pup as much as ever.
Who knows how our transition would have gone without Snuggles.... I can only say that with Snuggles her move to her new home was very comfortable.
The snuggle puppy has a velcro opening and an internal space that holds a battery-powered heart beat and handwarmers. The overall effect is very life like. I ordered our snuggle pup in a color that matched our puppy's littermates. I took it with us when we picked her up and rubbed it on her mom and her brothers so it had the familiar smell of home. She slept on top of it during our 3 hour car ride from PA to DC. She had no ride anxiety. Snuggle goes in her crate at night time (she has slept through the night from the very beginning) and is her most consistent play toy.
In the beginning I changed the batteries and handwarmers regularly, so it had that comforting life-like effect. I don't do that anymore and she loves snuggle pup as much as ever.
Who knows how our transition would have gone without Snuggles.... I can only say that with Snuggles her move to her new home was very comfortable.