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Originally Posted by DJDB  With all due respect, this is NOT a child you have, though you may love it just the same. I think people cause problems with their dogs by not recognizing that they ARE dogs first, then a breed, then a companion. Eventually, your dog will likely develop behaviour issues if you continue to treat it like a human baby and project your anxieties onto it.
IMO you should be training your puppy to be on its own without anxiety, for its own good. If you're really that afraid to leave your puppy alone for a little while, some psychological help might be in order. I'm honestly not trying to be rude by saying that. Perhaps you just have some issues you need to work on so that you can enjoy life without stressing about every little thing. |
I don't stress about "
every little thing", and that was quite unfair. I'm only this way about Bella. She's a tiny puppy and I worry. I thought that was normal?
Brussels has full run of the entire house, because I taught him at an early age (like I'm doing with Bella) what can be taken into his mouth and what cannot.
As far as being afraid to leave her on her own, yes I am. It's that I'm scared she'll chew a piece of furniture and choke (or swallow it and have GI complications). There's nothing on the floor itself that she could eat that is bad...it's what she could get into on her own that causes the fear in me. There are also cords used for the entertainment center that look quite inviting for a playful puppy.
Yes, they are dogs, but at the same time, dogs in the wild do not have bits of couches, and recliners and the fabric therein to get stuck in their stomachs.
She's playing with Brussels at the moment, who awoke and decided to let her peck at his legs, and play with her. I'm watching them from time to time when it gets quiet, but for the most part I'm letting them be.
I realize she's not a child...but I also realize that she is a puppy and needs to be taught what she can chew on or gnaw at, and what she can't. How can she learn that if I leave her to her own devices at this age? (And yes, I like to play with her when she's awake, she's a fun puppy). She does know I'm boss though, and she does listen to me.
I'm sorry, but unless she's playing with me, my husband, or Brussels, I just would really rather not let her be on her own doing whatever she pleases in the livingroom.
I don't think that's a psychological problem, or not considering that she is a dog. I think it's being cautious because she's a puppy and learning the human environment.
