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Beligirl · 12-16-2009, 12:48 PM

HI,
It's almost been a week since our Adele passed. Her brother Chuck is doing really well so far. We are walking him daily, usually 2xs, and he's only looked for her a couple times.
The last time I was wearing a sweatshirt that had her scent. We used to play a game where she would hide and he'd look for her. I hid her in my sweatshirt a couple times, and he knew this. He poked me with his nose to see if she was in there, and got excited he "found" her. It nearly broke my heart! I kept showing him and telling him no, she wasn't there. I immediatly took off the sweatshirt and threw it in the laundry.

He's been sleeping through the night and only cried once. The night he cried, I realized we didn't walk and he was put into his crate with in a cold bed. Normally he'd have the warmth of his sister. So the next night I microwaved a homemade corn bag (similar to a rice bag) and put it in his crate about a half-hour before bedtime. I placed it in the back of crate when I put him in. I've been doing this every nite since and he's been quiet. Chuck isn't a chewer so I don't have to worry about him eating the bag.

He's not a snuggler like my Adele was but I'm hoping this will change.

12-16-2009, 12:48 PM	#15
Beligirl Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Worcester, MA Posts: 18	Follow-up HI, It's almost been a week since our Adele passed. Her brother Chuck is doing really well so far. We are walking him daily, usually 2xs, and he's only looked for her a couple times. The last time I was wearing a sweatshirt that had her scent. We used to play a game where she would hide and he'd look for her. I hid her in my sweatshirt a couple times, and he knew this. He poked me with his nose to see if she was in there, and got excited he "found" her. It nearly broke my heart! I kept showing him and telling him no, she wasn't there. I immediatly took off the sweatshirt and threw it in the laundry. He's been sleeping through the night and only cried once. The night he cried, I realized we didn't walk and he was put into his crate with in a cold bed. Normally he'd have the warmth of his sister. So the next night I microwaved a homemade corn bag (similar to a rice bag) and put it in his crate about a half-hour before bedtime. I placed it in the back of crate when I put him in. I've been doing this every nite since and he's been quiet. Chuck isn't a chewer so I don't have to worry about him eating the bag. He's not a snuggler like my Adele was but I'm hoping this will change.