[Dailydrool] anxiety wrap and yea for me!

[Tracy Pellish]

Thanks for the reviews on the anxiety wrap, I am very anxious to get one for the upcoming 4th of July.  I am lucky in my neighborhood that the fireworks do not last very long, but I know it will be enough this year because of my announcement.  I have been very negligent in my duties and have not emailed yet about the fact that as of March I am a Basset Hound mom again.  I had to put down my Charlie in January 2009 because of cancer and, although I wanted to bring another Basset Hound into my and my other dog's life, for some reason I kept coming up with excuses to wait another week or two.  And then the GGBR rescued all those doggies in December and I knew that that must have been what I was waiting for!  So, in March I brought home one of the females.....she was Betty Jo at the kennel, Peanut at her foster home and now is Frankie at my house (I decided after Charlie that in honor of her, all my future girlie dogs will have boy names).  For the most part she is doing very well.  She still has timid moments, but I am learning how to work around those.  For example, when I come home from work she will run up with Otis and sniff my hand, but only if I squat down for her --- she doesn't like when I am standing.  Then she runs back to the door again, I say hi to Otis and when he goes to get me a toy I sit on the couch and she will come up to me there all waggy and happy to give me kisses.  That seems to be one of her "safe spots".  It took her a month or two to feel comfortable enough to sleep on the bed with us, but now that is one of her very favoritest places!!  And she fell in love with Otis the first night she got there, so there have been no doggy issues.  And aside from some separation anxiety (that I believe has gotten a little better with time), she has been pretty much perfect.  She eats really good and, as of a week or two ago, is up to 37.5 pounds.  Never any aggression of any sort (although she does follow Otis when he barks at something) and never any accidents.  And most importantly, she has learned to let me love her and not only accepts it, but seems to know she can expect it, along with a whole lotta spoiling.  That's my favorite part.  Back to the anxiety wrap though, I think it might do her some good, just generally since she still has those moments, but especially for fireworks night.  I will be home with her, but I am dreading seeing her scared when it gets crazy.  Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated (and thanks for letting me brag about her too).  
 
Tracy  (very happy kinda new mommy)
Frankie (can we get a bigger bed, the queen-size all to myself is just not enough spoiling)
and Otis (I love her and all, but can you tell her it's not ok to sleep on my head?)
 		 	   		  
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