Sunday morning 10am and all 4 of us (myself, hubby and two boys) arrived at 'Tora' to collect our Ozzy..Couldnt believe how excited we were! Ozzy was just as gorgeous as we remembered.. Car journey home was uneventful in respect of no sickness, pee's or poo's
but Ozzy was quite distressed for the full hour on my knee. Once home, we took him straight out to our garden and he did his 'business'. Brought him into the kitchen where his crate was all set up for him and door lying open. After 15 minutes of playing with my 2 boys on the kitchen floor, Ozzy took himself off into his crate and had a little lie down. No coaxing with treats required
. From that moment on, Ozzy has popped in and out of his crate at his leisure. 6 days later, it is clear that he LOVES his crate. He has now taken to collecting all his toys and carrying them into his crate where he snuggles into them and his blanket. The only time we ever close the door is when we go out or go to our beds. He has never done the toilet in his crate yet 
The first night, he cried for approx 10mins (no more) then settled down. We have left the radio on low and the light dimmed. First night I got up at 5am, and took him out where he did his 'thing' within a couple of minutes. Tucked him back into his crate and went back to my bed for an hour (I really wanted to stay up with him and play on the kitchen floor, but I wanted him to get used to popping back into sleep after an early rise). He literally stopped crying by the time I reached the top of the stairs!
Now, he goes out to the toilet at 11pm and that's him through to 6-7am. We have had maybe half a dozen little accidents on the kitchen floor over the last 6 days but was our fault as we missed the 'signs'.
We have had LOTS (
) of visitors (young and old) and I can honestly say that OZzy has taken it all in his stride. He is very gentle (at the moment 
) and extremely affectionate. Today we reached another milestone and now he will 'sit' for a tiny treat. It's hilarious as he follows me around and just 'sits' expecting to get a treat every time Getting Ozzy has been the BEST decision we have made as a family. Our boys are wonderful with him and you can already see the bond between the 3 of them. We all love him to bits!!
I have no doubt things will probably go 'pear shaped' at some point but the love we have for him already will make the 'difficult' moments easier (fingers crossed).
Thanks again to everyone who gave me tones of good advice. I felt calm and well prepared by the time Ozzy joined our family
and he has been an absolute joy so far.
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I am so glad it is going so well for you all, it looks as though Ozzy is settling in for a great life
I was really nervous and worried. Took him out to pee at 9am and then he toddled into his crate. Closed the door and gave him a teeny weeny treat. Left the radio on and went to work. Came home at lunch time (1pm) and he was sound asleep in his crate. No poo's or pee's. Took him straight out the back and he did his 'thing'. Played with him for an hour then went back to work at 2pm. My mum came over at 3pm until I got in form work at 6pm. My heart flipped with his welcome home i got 
