but before I go back to work...

[electricland]

GIP. Also, the model just graduated from his first obedience course as Top Dog (consistently good from start to finish! whee!). AND he won the Musical Mats game.

We have a few issues we need to work on -- for starters, he's currently spending weekdays with my lovely Aunt Helen (she of the house reports) because he cries all. day. when left home alone and the neighbours (one of whom works at home) were complaining. (Actually, the word they used for the noises was "howling".) But she says he's no trouble. And we're getting a behavioural consultant (I know, could I be any more yuppie? how the hell did this happen?) except not until I fill out the incredibly long questionnaire, which I've also been avoiding.

Nevertheless, he continues adorable and generally very good and I adore him. Even if he does become one massive snowball on days like today.

Comments

[nellisir.livejournal.com]

Do you crate him when you're gone?

[electricland.livejournal.com]

Not so far. In hindsight, probably should've started crating him right away -- however, I don't think he'd ever been on his own for significant lengths of time before. So who knows if it would have helped. I can't even leave him outside a coffee shop for 5 minutes without him freaking out slightly, so we definitely need to work on this.

[nellisir.livejournal.com]

Crating might help. He's definately got separation anxiety, and the crate might be his "safe place" while you're gone. The behavioural consultant is a really good idea. Some dogs get over the anxiety with time and training, but others don't. Doesn't sound like he's destructive, though, which is a good thing.

[jenlev.livejournal.com]

Congratulations, and I hope the consultant helps. Maybe instead of thinking of it as yupee...think of it as how cool that we live in a time where there are such experts around to help? *hugs*