Re: [pyrnet] seperation anxiety

["Nancy K" <nakhere@hotmail.com>]

You did such a wonderful job with her. You have a little place of heaven 
with having worked thru all this to give her the peace she needed. Grab 
another Pyr-chip to love and hug! God Bless you! Hugs, Nancy (2 Pyr rescue 
owner/lover)






>From: "Michael & Linda McNeley" <mcneley@centurytel.net>
>Reply-To: pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org
>To: <pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org>
>Subject: Re: [pyrnet] seperation anxiety
>Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 08:46:28 -0800
>
>Hi,
>
>We just recently lost our 12 yr old Pyr.We only had her for 18 months.  She 
>was an old stray when we rescued her and our first Pyr.  We had the same 
>problems.  She loved oak!!  We started with crating when we left as we had 
>a very old small fox terrier who would start a fight just because she 
>wanted to and we didn't trust the two girls together unsupervised.  So we 
>crated Sugar (Pyr) in a large kennel and our other two in their kennel.  
>Sugar was a mess when we got home...mostly drool but enough to have her 
>soaked and totally a mental mess.  it was awful.  So we rigged a childs 
>gate to keep her at least confined to dinning and office area.  We got 
>home, childs gate was chewed right down the middle (she spit out the 
>bolts).  My husband built a gate she could not chew thru but it took both 
>of us to set it up before we left anywhere.. that's when she began on our 
>new bar stool chairs and the kitchen counter and urinated..  I called in an 
>animal behaviourist to talk to the three of us.  He gave some good 
>pointers, but none applied to Sugar.  We would not give her up.  One day we 
>left her loose and just kept our other two crated....That was the ticket.  
>She was happy.  She had a house to look after and "patrol".  She needed the 
>freedom to roam and take care of things.  All the trials we had, and she is 
>still definatley the best, and most caring dog we ever had we ever.   I 
>wish I had known about this site when I had Sugar.  I hope this 
>helps..Linda
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Cat
>   To: pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org
>   Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 3:28 AM
>   Subject: [pyrnet] seperation anxiety
>
>
>   Well, everyone was so helpful on the eating/food problems, I'm hoping 
>you have some suggestions for a pup with horrendous seperation anxiety!
>
>   I have a crate now & have had to crate her a few times, even trying to 
>acclimate her when I'm home.  Once I'm gone & she's in the crate, she has 
>torn her nose and mouth up and wet herself, to the point of another vet 
>visit (ONLY $112.00 this week)...I got a Butler's DAP (pheromone) plug in 
>and the only "benefit" seems to be a new trait, peeing in the house!  I 
>REALLY don't want to have to "drug" her with Clomiecalm or whatever it is, 
>but if this keeps up, will have no choice.  I've left an old tee shirt (I 
>wore yesterday) in the crate this morning and am hoping that might help 
>somewhat.  I know it's forfit now (will be in ribbons when I get home)
>
>   Anyone with any suggestions out there?
>
>    LESRVG@aol.com wrote:
>
>     Hello,
>
>     I do not recall if I asked this already...is the crufts show going to 
>be on
>     TV?
>
>     Keith, Soo, Dusty, and Romy
>
>
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>
>
>
>   Cat
>
>   Visit my sites @ The Manley & Sockol Families History and Genealogy and
>
>   Cat's Lair, Home of Unicorns, Faeries & Dragons.


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