[nagymom]

One part of your problem Karen may be the poor dog is feeling misplaced. She no doubt misses her former family. Animals have feelings too and they love their family just like we do!
My middle dd got a Jack Russell Terrier (given to her). She is a wonderful dog but came with a history as we soon found out. The people who gave her to her said she's house broken. Well she is but not to the extent they claimed. Come to find out, she was at a fair recently and ran into the family who gave her to the other family. They in turn had gotten Jackie from a neighbor who neglected her. Poor Jackie! No wonder she acted like she was afraid to settle in. My daughter finished fencing her yard so that Jackie could roam instead of being tethered to a line when outsdide and that nearly did the poor dog in. Apparently she thought "Mom" was going to make her stay outdoors all the time the way a couple of other owners had. NO WAY> Dd put in a dog door and shoved her through a few times. Jackie was a lot happier then. Happy as she was though, she would still have "accidents" but ONLY on the days that my dd was late getting home in the mornings. (She works nights so Jackie was alone at night). Someone she works with told her that Jack Russells need companionship soooooo she got another dog. :p This time she was given a full blood co-ck-er spaniel. (She really walks into deals. LOL I actually saw the ad for Coby in the paper.) Coby is a male and will be fixed on Oct 1. He doesn't know this. He and Jackie hit it off immediately and are great buds now. Jackie is happy and doesn't have accidents anymore and Coby as it turns out is a wonderful watch dog. We figured he would be, had a spaniel for years who was very protective of the family until she died.

My point it, you will need patience and time to see if she'll settle in. The poor thing lost her "old" family and needs time to adjust to the new family and surroundings. In the meantime I feel certain that Jeannie can offer tips on how to cope and change the behavior.

Good luck!
Jayne