kelsey
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Jan 22, 2005, 7:26 AM
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Re: [faithgirl] How does your dog show you it is unhappy with you?
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ur shih tzu is not unhappy with you, dont worry. she is very very bored. buy her a few toys she can play at home, if u r worried she will destroy your house, put baby gates to section areas u want her to play and keep her out from the areas u dont want her to be by herself. pls dont think this is cruel but making ur bored dog walk around the house bored, she will pose more danger than good. proper playpen the best piece of equipment for dogs left alone. 2nd, buy her toys, possibly get a small kong and fill it with treats, u will be amazed how long dogs can go at trying to get the treat out. dont help her cause she will depend on ur help and become lazy. 3rd, small breed tend to bark non stop being left alone, so to help her, don't tell shower her with extra attention before u leave, just leave her in the playpen, stroke her a few times and give her the kong treat and leave. if u want to monitor her, try short time and see if she barks or not ie just stand outside ur door and see if she barks. some dogs get bad separation anxiety, so show her keys don't mean u r leaving her. let her see u lock ur house with u and her inside the house. let her hear u shake ur keys at breakfast. so next time she won't think keys mean my owner going to leave me. dont think that cause u leave ur dog at home, she is going to think, "ok she is gone and i am going to destroy her house", no they dont think that way, just they are finding something to do. let me tell u about an unhappy dog, i rescued a kitten recently and fed it and bath it, my 6.5 months golden retriever first looked at the kitten curious and then look at me. then she see me sayang the kitten, she looked at me like saying "what about me?", i call her, she just sits in front of me, her head turned away from me. called her again, turned her face at me like 1 second and then turn away. the whole night, she won't eat treats i give her cause i am still holding the cat, she run away from me. "a bit manja and want to tunjuk perasaan". lastly i had to give the kitten away after 1 day and she returned to her old self. now do u call that unhappy dog or just she and i have a very very strong bond?
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