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AFMom
True Blue Farmgirl
100 Posts
Erica
North Dakota
USA
100 Posts |
 Posted - Dec 12 2007 : 03:14:49 AM
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| Maybe he was left alone alot in his previous home and it scares him...maybe he thinks you will leave him too. Just give him lots of love and be patient. Once he understands that you will always come back and be there..he should settle down. Maybe you could give him a shirt of yours or a blanket to sleep with when you are gone, something that has your scent. That is what I would do. It will all be ok. Just keep loving him. Erica:) |
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peggysue
True Blue Farmgirl
267 Posts
Peggy
Tulsa
Oklahoma
267 Posts |
Posted - Dec 12 2007 : 12:45:26 PM
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he is doing better, i was able to spend most of the day with him, and let him get up on the bed so he seemed back to his normal self this morning.. he ate as soon as i got home and has been playing.. i think it is just a separation anxiety.. i know that the previous owners left him alone for hours at a time.. locked in a room with no place for him to really get comfortable, and they wondered why he pottied in the house. if he does now, it is because there is noone here to take him out, which is very seldom. there's always some one at home that takes him out if i'm not here..
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peggysue
True Blue Farmgirl
267 Posts
Peggy
Tulsa
Oklahoma
267 Posts |
Posted - Jan 15 2008 : 5:51:15 PM
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here is the dog now, fat and happy. it is amazing how far a little tlc and some good food goes. he weighs about 12 pounds and looks so much better than he did when i brought him home.
thought ya'll might like to see him now
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nubidane
True Blue Farmgirl
2878 Posts
Lisa
Georgetown
OH
2878 Posts |
Posted - Jan 15 2008 : 7:47:41 PM
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| Well Peggysue, based on this pic it appears that said pup has taken over the bed (as I can attest happens all too easily!!) Bless You!! |
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peggysue
True Blue Farmgirl
267 Posts
Peggy
Tulsa
Oklahoma
267 Posts |
Posted - Jan 15 2008 : 8:12:29 PM
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he does take over the bed, i'm lucky if i get an inch of it.. he is definitely the king of his world.
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - Jan 15 2008 : 9:03:01 PM
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Wow, Peggy Sue! What a wonder love is, right? He looks wonderful!!!!
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
4331 Posts |
Posted - Jan 16 2008 : 04:44:17 AM
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Thanks for posting that photo, Peggy Sue. The little guy looks so healthy and his coat is so shiny! What a handsome boy he is!
Farmgirl Sister #50
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?"
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gwennym
Farmgirl in Training
26 Posts
Gwen
Edwardsville
IL
USA
26 Posts |
Posted - Jan 17 2008 : 5:23:29 PM
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Peggy, you've done wonders with the little guy!
I had adopted a 10-yr old oversized doberman several years ago (120 lbs!) and had him for 3 1/2 years. He was the MOST gentle dog I have ever owned, and was blessed to have him in my life for that short time. Of course, at that weight, he didn't have the same problems (!), but I would encourage anyone to adopt an older dog.
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