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Old 03-15-2009, 03:37 PM   #38
cj125
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Originally Posted by Sweetlips6 View Post
I have always thought your avitar was the cutest!!!
How can something so sweet and lovable and adorable, cause such depression and sadness? I am at this point too.
I have been married for 28 years. My husband has been against having a dog in the house, and just now gave in to my getting Bonnie, to help me through my empty nest syndrome. And because I have cried for 4 years over my last (outside) dog that died.
Because of my husbands feelings on the subject, I don't dare let Bonnie have an accident in the house (that he knows of)
Bonnie is doing OK using her pad. But *please don't flame me* my pup lives in my bathtub. It is a huge garden tub. I laid down a plastic table cloth on the bottom with a towel over that. The pad is on the drain end. Her bed, small crate and food dishes are on the other. She has never had an accident while in the tub. When I am home, she can be with me, at my side or running loose in the bathroom by herself. (like when I am cooking supper or eating) I have spent countless hours sitting in the bathroom floor, training and playing with her. She now uses the potty pad on the bathroom floor also. We also go outside for play and walks (and she uses the potty outside also).
SO far I have kept her out of trouble and I think she is growing on DH. HOWEVER, a few weeks ago she chewed the closet door facing and scratched and licked a huge hole in the drywall in the bathroom (which I have hid behind her bed) Last night she ate the corner off the wall by the shower. There is no way to hide that I am just sitting here waiting for DH to notice Sigh.....
OMG - I don't know what to say. I feel sorry for you that you are so afraid of your husband that you have to hide things from him and I feel sorry for your puppy that she has to live in a bathtub!

She's probably teething, bored and lonely.

Please get her some toys for teething. They also make toys that you can put tidbits of their dry food in and they play with it to get the food out. It will help with her being bored. Please put a tv or radio in your bathroom to help with her loneliness. Dogs are pack animals and are not meant to be alone. They "need" other animals or people. How much time is she alone?

It sounds like you love her and really are trying to take care of her but do you really thinks it's fair for her to live in a bathtub? This just breaks my heart.


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