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Originally Posted by Pbentley  I agree and I told her it would not work as completely as she wanted due to the circumstances, I am going to go to another room after dinner till bed time and leave Bentley with my husband and see how that works out. I know there will be some whining but hopefully not for long.
Thanks for you input it seemed a little extreme to me as well since he is very new to our home. |
Sounds like a great plan!
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Originally Posted by Pbentley Well, the last couple of nights my husband has fed Bentley and stayed with him watching tv while I went into another room. Bentley proceed to run from door to door whining and looking for me but in the midst of this he did jump into my husbands lap twice and let him pet him a little while in his lap, it's a start! My mother has also stayed with him for an hour or so a couple of times while I went out, same outcome whining and looking for me but then he settled down and layed by her feet. I will keep on doing this and hopefully eventually he will calm down when I leave. He's good in his cage at night and when I leave to run errands he can't come on.
I have been taking him everywhere with me that allows dogs and I am taking him to little dog daycare today to see how he reacts to an hour there, haven't decided if I will leave him there yet have to check the place out first. It's come highly recommended.
Thanks for your input, it's nice to hear other opinions, I'm just scared to do the wrong thing and make things worse but it seems that I have to plan time away to help him better bond with my husband. |
This is good news, keep it up! You will get there eventually, especially with how committed and concerned you are. Are your husband and son getting down on the ground to just have some play/fun time w/ him? That may help.