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mich_cain · 11-01-2015, 10:32 AM

I spent 6 hours in the room with Sadie on Friday night and neither of us got any sleep. She was terrified out of her mind, and it was all I could do not to cry. She got worse and worse as the time went on, and not better at all. I have tried everything the professionals said to do. I am going to try to move the beds around so my company can stay in the spare room and Sadie and I can just stay in the master bedroom. It was a HORRIBLE experience seeing her so utterly terrified and clawing the window, door, and floor trying to get out. I couldn't take it any more. We finally gave up and spent the night on the air mattress in the living room. She LOVED that. She was all giddy and excited as I was blowing it up. I think she was probably just overjoyed to have been let out of the torture chamber. If the beds won't fit in the move around, at least I know she will be fine with sleeping in the living room.

I don't believe in ghosts and such. I think the thing that is freaking her out is having been forgotten in that room for 15 hours on multiple occasions within a months time when we had a couple of special events at work. I learned my lesson last year not to trust other people with your pets. I will always take her to daycare from now on whenever I have to work late. Wish I would have known more about the daycare before as we wouldn't even be in this mess to start with. My boxer was a lot heartier and not so clingy and temperamental, so I didn't realize how freaked out little dogs can get. Holly was comfortable being on her own. Just hated thunderstorms. Other than that she had no fears so this is all a new experience for me.

Love my little girl no matter what. Whatever happens, I am not putting her thru that torture anymore. I'd rather sleep on the couch and throw my back out than make her suffer like that anymore. :-) She is more important to me than almost anything else.

Thanks again for all the advice. Appreciate the help. Guess she was just too traumatized to get over it.

11-01-2015, 10:32 AM	#15
mich_cain Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Greenwood, DE, USA Posts: 47	Gave Up I spent 6 hours in the room with Sadie on Friday night and neither of us got any sleep. She was terrified out of her mind, and it was all I could do not to cry. She got worse and worse as the time went on, and not better at all. I have tried everything the professionals said to do. I am going to try to move the beds around so my company can stay in the spare room and Sadie and I can just stay in the master bedroom. It was a HORRIBLE experience seeing her so utterly terrified and clawing the window, door, and floor trying to get out. I couldn't take it any more. We finally gave up and spent the night on the air mattress in the living room. She LOVED that. She was all giddy and excited as I was blowing it up. I think she was probably just overjoyed to have been let out of the torture chamber. If the beds won't fit in the move around, at least I know she will be fine with sleeping in the living room. I don't believe in ghosts and such. I think the thing that is freaking her out is having been forgotten in that room for 15 hours on multiple occasions within a months time when we had a couple of special events at work. I learned my lesson last year not to trust other people with your pets. I will always take her to daycare from now on whenever I have to work late. Wish I would have known more about the daycare before as we wouldn't even be in this mess to start with. My boxer was a lot heartier and not so clingy and temperamental, so I didn't realize how freaked out little dogs can get. Holly was comfortable being on her own. Just hated thunderstorms. Other than that she had no fears so this is all a new experience for me. Love my little girl no matter what. Whatever happens, I am not putting her thru that torture anymore. I'd rather sleep on the couch and throw my back out than make her suffer like that anymore. :-) She is more important to me than almost anything else. Thanks again for all the advice. Appreciate the help. Guess she was just too traumatized to get over it.