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Luvdogs2 · 11-25-2010, 08:15 PM

Eukanuba (spelling probably off) is the brand she gets. I can't believe a name unique like that slipped my mind, but that's the brand. Is this not suggested? She seems to like it, but as a veterinarian told me once, chicken feathers are made up of mostly protein, but you can't live off of them.

I would like to make sure she is getting fed with good food. She doesn't get table scraps, but an occasional piece of chicken or meat when she is behaving and in calm behavior.

Since I'm not at the apartment and back at my shop, my fiance is doing the work with the training for the weekend. She says she is having a hard time getting her do do the things we discussed (sitting before going through a door and speaking to get outside). She had to do the ring around the table and room because she didn't want to go in the crate while my fiance left for work. I believe my fiance was saying that since I have left, her behavior has noticeably went a little worse.

I didn't mention that I too have been just talking to her (Bdog) if it's just to say how a school problem is kind of difficult or to tell her that she's loved. I ask her questions about engineering and other things, only to get a cocked head look and a quick shift of the feet. We've been petting her more and I've been asking her about specific toys to bring me. She has a frog she loves and I'll ask where her frog is, when she brings me a ball, I say "I said frog, where is the frog? Put the ball down and find the frog" and she'll search for it. We keep repeating until she brings the frog. We play with that for a few minutes and I'll ask her for the rope. (this was all Monday when I was home and Tuesday after I got done packing and was waiting for my fiance to get home.)

Now, when she goes in the crate or kennel, should we put a blanket over it or has anyone had any more luck with leaving a light on for them? It's pretty much dark other than the street lights flooding the apartment through the windows. Would a little light help calm the anxiety or would that enhance it thinking we were there but not letting her out? How about a radio or something to break up the silence?

Has that helped anyone?

11-25-2010, 08:15 PM	#187
Luvdogs2 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Peoria, IL, USA Posts: 75	Eukanuba (spelling probably off) is the brand she gets. I can't believe a name unique like that slipped my mind, but that's the brand. Is this not suggested? She seems to like it, but as a veterinarian told me once, chicken feathers are made up of mostly protein, but you can't live off of them. I would like to make sure she is getting fed with good food. She doesn't get table scraps, but an occasional piece of chicken or meat when she is behaving and in calm behavior. Since I'm not at the apartment and back at my shop, my fiance is doing the work with the training for the weekend. She says she is having a hard time getting her do do the things we discussed (sitting before going through a door and speaking to get outside). She had to do the ring around the table and room because she didn't want to go in the crate while my fiance left for work. I believe my fiance was saying that since I have left, her behavior has noticeably went a little worse. I didn't mention that I too have been just talking to her (Bdog) if it's just to say how a school problem is kind of difficult or to tell her that she's loved. I ask her questions about engineering and other things, only to get a cocked head look and a quick shift of the feet. We've been petting her more and I've been asking her about specific toys to bring me. She has a frog she loves and I'll ask where her frog is, when she brings me a ball, I say "I said frog, where is the frog? Put the ball down and find the frog" and she'll search for it. We keep repeating until she brings the frog. We play with that for a few minutes and I'll ask her for the rope. (this was all Monday when I was home and Tuesday after I got done packing and was waiting for my fiance to get home.) Now, when she goes in the crate or kennel, should we put a blanket over it or has anyone had any more luck with leaving a light on for them? It's pretty much dark other than the street lights flooding the apartment through the windows. Would a little light help calm the anxiety or would that enhance it thinking we were there but not letting her out? How about a radio or something to break up the silence? Has that helped anyone?