I'm more of a cat person, although I do love doggies too. All I can suggest is you give her plenty of water to drink and a quiet place to lie down if she's acting a bit nervy.

I haven't had a dog Ells but maybe give her a drink and watch her closely overnight. If you think it's worth it, vets in the morning? 

Maybe her being sick has got it out of her hopefully  and she's just a bit fragile 

Ive never had a dog either.....I shouldn't be allowed to watch a dog overnight!  

We had a Shih Tzu (awww lil pookie). He had a delicate tum tum occasionally til he decided on the foods he could tolerate.

Licking everywhere is odd,

"There are a variety of causes for obsessive licking including boredom, pain, allergies, disease and stress."

It seems like a stress thing So perhaps you should try distraction - go for a walk, play a game, petting, make a fuss of the lil darling.

But you should say "no" to the licking cos she could pick up a bug. And positive distraction afterwards.

Hope so Sprout!  My sister did say she will throw up if she has ate something she shouldn't have.

She needs watching at all times and we've been following her around all day making sure she's not finding a stray crumb 

Only 24 hours to go 

 Thanks Saint.  I have been saying 'No' all day to her she's gonna think I'm a meanie! 

We gave her a football to play with and she has been looking at it like it's come from outer space  She's a very pampered, girly dog!

I think it is stress   

Don't worry too much about it Ells..    dogs vomit quite easily and its not the big deal it is when people vom!

I reckon he/she is just a bit tense cos they are not at home... and wondering where their owner is.

I would give him/her her dinner though...     they might settle down for a sleep once they've eaten

oh & for what its worth... 

We have a dog, and I am a dog person..   but I still find dog sitting my parents pampered, nervous dog stressful!

I clock watch & count down the hours til they are coming to pick him up 

I agree with Ditty she/he is probably just nervous and unsettled. My Gloria is a nervous little thing and licks everything.

Thanks people, I really am sweating it since I got her and can't wait til she goes home!  I love seeing her when I visit my sister but this is different.

I've given her her dinner but she hasn't ate any of it, she's snoozing now and snores VERY loudly but it's comforting because I at least know she's still breathing.  Yes, I am THAT freaked out  My niece would never forgive me if anything happened to the dog in my care.

I think this dog believes that I am hiding another dog in my house because next doors dog has been barking non-stop for ages and she's going mad looking for it  Poor dog must never see/hear other dogs!

I agree with Ditts and Cinds - it's probably missing it's owner and being in a strange environment.  If it does look hungry, you could try it with scrambled egg 

awwww she's pining for home Ells...  

its gonna be a loooong 24 hours 

 I knooooooow!  I've had her since midday, they aren't coming back til around 5pm tomorrow.  The first few hours were fine because she was 'settling in'.

Give me a baby to watch any day.

I think my sister would murder me if I said I gave the dog an agg.  I've put her food out so hopefully she has some of it at least.

That's what I would do...   just leave her food out next to her water.

When she's awake, if she really starts pacing and getting het up you or the OH could take her for a walk round the block to distract her... 

ermmm...   where does she normally sleep?   & where will she be sleeping tonight?

Chuffers (my parents dog) sleeps on their bed, so when we had him we took him up to bed with us...     he would NOT settle...   

he wanted to roam the house (but we couldn't let him in the boys room...  on account of when the boy was little & staying at his grandparents house, chuffers used to pay him a visit on a night & the boy used to wake up to Chuffers on the bed humping his leg!! hahahaha - the jokes around this still go on) ...    

anyways.... he does settle eventually..     but its stressful for everyone.

In a way it would have been better if Chuffers was used to sleeping downstairs then we could have shut him in the lounge & let him get on with it 

Ells, don't worry if she is refusing her food. Either she is pining for her owner, (which my mum's dog used to do on her first night with us), or she's still feeling sick and doesn't have any appetite. As long as she is drinking water and doesn't seem really unwell, she should be fine. 

My golden retriever has always had a weak digestive system and we give her porridge when she's sickly, as it's pretty gentle on the stomach - or scambled eggs, as Pengy said.

Good luck.

@ Ditty's post.

came back traumatised he did   THe boy that is...    

Poor lad.

She sleeps in the kitchen normally but at the minute her food, water and bed are in the living room so I can keep a close eye on her and she's had some food and plenty of water so I think she might be settling now.  

She is giving me the evils everytime I type on the laptop because I must be disturbing her

Out for a walk in a wee while so she can have a poo.......I really hope she doesn't eat anything strange while we're out.

my dog gets stressed during thunder.. its not nearby is it?

I would say don't worry, dogs throw up frequently, bramble has twice this week! (she has been eating grass during her walks though )

Try to relax, make her visit fun and hopefully she will settle down nicely tickle her ears or belly  

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why?  my vet recommends scrambled egg or steamed chicken for my dog 

This is their first dog so they're very cautious and so far had no problems with her.  She seems a lot more settled now thankfully so hopefully no more problems

I think you should get a doggy Ells

My sister used to have a giant German Shepherd and every time I went to her house it used to try to hump me.  I was the only person it did it too, apart from once when my sister borrowed one of my sweatshirts to go home in after the gym, she got home wearing it and the dog tried to hump her (I must have the scent of a bitch).

One time when I had been out clubbing with my sister and stayed at hers I woken up the next morning to the dog lying on the bed next to me.  My only relief, he wasn't smoking a cigarette. 

 I had been thinking about it but..............NO!!  

Dogs don't smoke.

They do hump drunk people who are asleep though

It's like that old joke isn't it.

What do you do if a Rottweiler tries to hump you?

Fake an orgasm.

How's the doggy now Ells? 

She's been grand Sprout but hasn't poo'd since she came here even though I took her out a few times and she ate something from the grass last time I took her out 

 Roll on tomorrow!

That's good   But if she's been sick there may be nothing she wants to get rid of 

My family have shitzu's and my dads one goes into violent shaking and vomiting when its parted from him..maybe its just a stress thing with the one your sitting..but if the dog came by car it might just have an upset stomach....

Its not "shit" Stonks

LOL

I never meant to write that word....

Ooooh me writing went big - like I was angry or something