anatess
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- Jul 26, 2011
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- Bulldog(s) Names
- Bullie (RIP) & Angus (RIP)
Angus is starting to mature a bit now. He is 14 months and is not as hyper as he was. I mean, he's still hyper but it's a bit more "controlled" now. He can actually be un-hyper when the situation calls for it.
I have Gizmo, a 5-yr-old bichon, who has terrible separation anxiety problems. I crate him when I'm gone because he would make himself sick of stress - running around trying to find a way out to find me, whining until he is so hoarse he can barely croak, marking everywhere, etc. When we got Bullie, it eased up a bit but Bullie would just sleep in her open-crate when I'm gone, so Gizmo would sleep in her crate with her. This bothers me because Bullie is 60lbs, Gizmo is 15lbs and it could easily happen that Bullie would crush Gizmo in that crate by accident. And it didn't last long anyway... if I leave him for over an hour, he goes back to his stressed-out ways. So back in his crate he went.
Angus, my 50lb bulldog, is too hyper that Gizmo basically just stayed away from him the whole entire time - whether I'm in or out.
But now that Angus has calmed down some, I notice that Gizmo has been playing more with him. Angus would lay on his back (my super omega dog) while Gizmo play bites with him. So, yesterday, I needed to pick up the kids and run some errands, and Gizmo was busy playing with Angus in the patio. The weather was super perfect - 65 degrees with a slight breeze - so I left Angus and Gizmo playing in the patio and went to pick up kids. 2 hours later, I come home and Gizmo and Angus were still playing! No signs of anything negative happening.
So, today, I see Gizmo and Angus playing again this morning, so I left them in the bedroom. I come home 4 hours later and both dogs were asleep next to each other in the middle of the room. No pee marking anywhere, no signs of agitation, no torn up anythings except for Angus' soccer ball that they like to chase around. Bullie... still asleep in her crate.
Can it be? Can it really be? That I have finally solved Gizmo's anxiety problems???
I have Gizmo, a 5-yr-old bichon, who has terrible separation anxiety problems. I crate him when I'm gone because he would make himself sick of stress - running around trying to find a way out to find me, whining until he is so hoarse he can barely croak, marking everywhere, etc. When we got Bullie, it eased up a bit but Bullie would just sleep in her open-crate when I'm gone, so Gizmo would sleep in her crate with her. This bothers me because Bullie is 60lbs, Gizmo is 15lbs and it could easily happen that Bullie would crush Gizmo in that crate by accident. And it didn't last long anyway... if I leave him for over an hour, he goes back to his stressed-out ways. So back in his crate he went.
Angus, my 50lb bulldog, is too hyper that Gizmo basically just stayed away from him the whole entire time - whether I'm in or out.
But now that Angus has calmed down some, I notice that Gizmo has been playing more with him. Angus would lay on his back (my super omega dog) while Gizmo play bites with him. So, yesterday, I needed to pick up the kids and run some errands, and Gizmo was busy playing with Angus in the patio. The weather was super perfect - 65 degrees with a slight breeze - so I left Angus and Gizmo playing in the patio and went to pick up kids. 2 hours later, I come home and Gizmo and Angus were still playing! No signs of anything negative happening.
So, today, I see Gizmo and Angus playing again this morning, so I left them in the bedroom. I come home 4 hours later and both dogs were asleep next to each other in the middle of the room. No pee marking anywhere, no signs of agitation, no torn up anythings except for Angus' soccer ball that they like to chase around. Bullie... still asleep in her crate.
Can it be? Can it really be? That I have finally solved Gizmo's anxiety problems???
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