so, puppy-sitting is not all it's cracked up to be. who knew?
now, i have to preface this by saying that i LOVE dogs. love love love them. i am to puppies what regular people are to babies. if i see a cute one, i have to stop and gush.
however i have never really taken CARE of a puppy. when I got Pogo he was 9 months old which is still a puppy i know, but by then they are out of that insane-eat everything-pee everywhere-yelping- jumping crazy mode.
Bodhi, is not out of this mode.
he cannot be left alone. for one thing, if he can't be in the same room as me he CRIES and not just little guilt-inducing whimpers that can be tuned out but loud, piercing, help-me-i-am-being-murdered shrieks. and my parents lied. it does not stop. they were like "when you put him in his crate at night, he will cry for a few minutes and then he will fall asleep"
few minutes = TWO HOURS.
he even cries if i go downstairs to get my laundry, or run upstairs to get my makeup. i had to get changed in my kitchen today because he was barking so loud when i tried to go upstairs and i didn't want him to wake my brother and Adam up. i had to do my makeup in HIS room (the downstairs bathroom) and wash my face in the kitchen sink.
this is what he has reduced me to.
and i can't have him in the bedroom with me because he eats EVERYTHING. he tears apart bedding, he ruins wicker chairs, he laps up hair gel. i turn my back for 5 seconds and he is in the master bathroom tearing apart the toilet paper. if there is nothing for him to chew on, he will start gnawing on the wood moulding along the floors. so basically my only recourse is to stay on the back porch with him and watch his every move.
and his energy does not run out. i took him outside yesterday and we played/ran around/hung out for a few hours in the back yard and when i brought him back inside, hoping he would be worn out (again as my parents The Liars told me he would be), he was still running around, nipping at my ankles giving me that "now what? now what!?" look.
he is so cute. but he is MADDENING.
and it is going to be a looooong week.
Monday, August 08, 2005
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Poor thing! And I'm talking about you! I love dogs too. And I have a princess of one...let me tell ya. But, it sounds to me like you've got the beginnings of a seperation anxiety issue possibily. And, all that puppy trouble, well, you can nip it in the bud. If you can, begin training. It will change your world! We're talking the basic stuff. Once they figure out that you are the boss, they will listen better. And that crate will be your new best friend! The pitiful yelping...that will take a little longer. But trust me. Got to Petsmart or something...get a trainer that does some clicker training and get started. Nine months is old enough to get into a puppy headstart class. It will totally change your life! I promise it will help! By the way, Your pup is just too cute...even with the horns..hehehe... You ought to pay a visit and look at mine...she's on the blog.
Good luck!
CP
I just saw a show on Animal Planet about puppy seperation anxiety!! Which is weird #1) because I was watching Animal Planet?! And #2) because I don’t have a dog of my own.
BUT there is a trick that puppy trainers do to lessen the stress of separation. Basically on the show, the trainers used the dog chew toy “Kongs” (they are chew toys with a hole in the center). They put a treat (like a small dog biscuit or some cream cheese or peanut butter) inside the Kong and ONLY gave it to the puppy when the owner/trainer left the room or the house. It took a little work and some time, but eventually the puppy learned to associate being left alone with getting a treat!
Maybe some thing like that will work for Bohdi!
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