Anxiety??
Here is my problem with Pepsi. My wonderful dog can be completely trusted to have run of the house while I am out. (Harley on the other hand has to be caged while I am out. His anxiety causes him to do bad things.... Like eat a bed...etc) When I get home Pepsi seems to be acting out....as if to tell me he is pissed that I left him alone. Yesterday after I got home from running errands I was mopping the floor in the kitchen and kept hearing a strange noise. I stopped what I was doing and looked at Harley and Pepsi, who were both sitting in the hallway like 5 feet away. Both of them looked at me. I went back to mopping and heard the noise again. Looked towards the dogs and they looked at me. I walked further into the kitchen and turned around really quickly to find that Pepsi was chewing on the molding in the hallway. He stopped as soon as he realized he was caught. I went over and corrected him. The other day I was sitting out in the backyard talking on the phone and Pepsi started chewing on a piece of wood from the cabinet under the grill. I yelled at him to stop and watched him. I went back to talking and looked up just in time to watch him pull this piece of wood right off the cabinet. He seems to do the destruction only when I am there. Is this anxiety? Is he telling me he is pissed for being left alone? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.... Thanks, Elissa |
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| Hi Elissa,
Did this behavior begin after the baby was born? If so, it might be anxiety caused by the addition to the "pack". I know Pepsi is a rescue, right- perhaps he associates the baby with being removed from his prior home? (Hard to say unless you know his history for sure!) Anyways- I would strongly recommend instituting Amichien Bonding- Have you read The Dog Listener: Learn How to Communicate with Your Dog for Willing Cooperation, by Jan Fennell? There is an example of just such a behavior in one of the chapters! (Although in that case, I beleive it was when the family left, rather than when a particular person was in the house) If you are able to communicate to Pepsi that you are alpha of his "pack" he won't have to worry about the baby, or anything else going on in the household, because it is no longer his responsibility to do so. Let us know how it goes! Karen 
PS how is that precious baby girl of your doing? |
| Hi Karen,
A baby had nothing to do with Pepsi leaving his first home. I know an eldery couple had him and they gave him up because they both went into a nursing home. Well at least that's the story I got. Pepsi is also barking at my son when he plays on the floor. This is also new behavior. It seems to bother him that Ryan is on the floor. I will have to get that book...when I find some time to run out to the store. Hayley is doing great. She has already grown a half and inch and is almost 6 lbs. (She was 5lbs 9 0z at birth and lost weight...she was 5lbs 2 oz when we left the hospital) We had to change her formula which has been quite a nightmare and she has been up with gas for three nights now. My husband who can sleep anywhere got up with her last night and put her in her swing she fell asleep there almost immediately and he slept on the couch next to the swing. I was able to get 3 hrs of sleep... YEAH!!! Things should be better once she is completely on the new formula. The Dr recommended that we switch the formula the way you would switch dog foods...mixing more and more until you reach 100% of the new. Fun, Fun, Fun!! Elissa |
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