Hi again, <br>I was just writing that last post, and I remembered something: <br>
I have a question for all you smart hound lovers. In the morning, Watson seems to think that I
must pay attention to him at all times. Right now Dadperson, Watson and I are living at my parent's house. I get up the earliest and
Watson gets up with me. I feed him breakfast, and then go get ready for
work. When I am curling my hair, I leave the bathroom door open because
if I don't, Watson whines (loudly) until I open it. However,
it never takes long for him to start whining while he lays right
outside the open bathroom door in the hallway. If he thinks it's been too long since
I've talked to him, he'll start to whine. If I ignore him, the whining
just gets louder. If I scold him he usually stops for about three
seconds and then starts whining again. If I even look at him, he'll
stop but then he'll start up again almost immediately. Does anyone have
an idea of how to make this stop? I don't know what to do. We've tried
leaving the dogs outside in the mornings until about 7:30 (Watson
usually wakes up at 6am) but when we do that, Watson just barks and
yelps at the backdoor until he's let in. I don't want to make the
neighbors mad, so that stopped a while ago. When I'm not here, this
doesn't happen...<br><br>Does anyone else have this problem with a velcro hound? And is there any way to make it stop or am I pretty much stuck with a whiney hound? I don't want to wake anybody else in the house up, and we all live on the same floor, in rooms that open into the same hallway. Watson's whining, therefore, can be heard by all sleeping occupants and it is not something they are able to sleep through. I can't do anything loud to scold him, becuase that will defeat the purpose of letting everyone sleep too. All he seems to want is attention, and he doesn't care if it's negative attention. <br>
<br>So, I'm at a loss. Maybe I should call Victoria Stillwell over, but I'm afriad of what other criticisms she may have....<br><br>Any advise woudl be appreciated. <br><br>Sincerely, <br>Katie (aaaaghhh WATSON! shhhhhhhhhh!)<br>
Watson (mom? mom? Moooooommmm? MOM! --- hi mom did you see me on the floor here?? oh you did? ok ...... hey mom? mom??)<br>