Quote:
Originally Posted by diva_vida  I want to hear the answer to this also. Do you ever put her in an expen or crate while you're in the house? Or does she just follow you around? When I first got my puppy Reese I was literally driving myself crazy because I was letting him dictate my life. Everything was revolving around him, the first weekend I had him I barely even ate lol. So for my own sanity, I realized that I had to leave the house and go do something for myself. Now I'm perfectly fine with putting him in the crate/expen and going to the mall, grocery store, and just doing what I need to do around the house without him running around after me. I had to tell myself that he will be okay even when I'm gone. Most of the time he just sleeps! I make sure that he has plenty of safe toys and maybe 1 or 2 treats. I also take him to doggie day care at least once a week to let him run around with other dogs. Even though I work, when I have a day off I usually take him there just to have some time by myself to relax or get things done around the house lol. You probably will need to start out slow so you won't cause her to have separation anxiety from such a drastic change. There seems to be a lot of other people on here that are home most of the day that can probably give you great advice! |
Diva Vida's Mom,
I'm smiling from ear to ear. I'm laughing actually because your description is me, It's so wonderful to hear I'm not alone. You hit the nail on the head... I allow her to dictate my life. With my boyfriend gone this week, and only one of us here to give her attention, it's so much more pronounced and isn't working for me. I was considering taking her to daycare one day a week from now on... not only for my sanity but for socialization.
I put her in puppy playpen where her bed is when she was a baby... but since then she's had free reign of the apartment (we live in nyc).
I've wanted to get her a crate, but not sure what kind to get. I'm not a fan of the wire crates, and she would likely break out of anything too easy to get out of.... Any ideas?
Thank you so much for your insight!!