Well, I can't really ignore him, but if I act excited he starts the hacking choking thing, so this really concerned me, and I read you must ignore them until they settles down, and then you can give them attention. This works, but it was too hard for me to do. I've compromised, we have sort of a routine, where he runs up some steps and gives me a kiss while I'm sitting on the steps, if I get up pretty fast and go into the kitchen and tell him to sit and give him a treat, he can avoid the choking. However, if I sit there for very long - 30 seconds - he sounds like he's going to die. |