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class=343593911-09072009>Jackie,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=343593911-09072009>I think you have several things going
on..</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=343593911-09072009>first ... getting comfortable ... not always easy for
any hound.. you've no doubt seen the "circle your tail 15 times then down"
maneuver ... and then there are times that they get there, and then want to
stretch, and have to repeat the circle again.. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=343593911-09072009>... but the more tired a hound, the less likely they
are to be restless.. so that "last wee of the night" .... what about putting
some teeth to it... go for walkies 30 mins or so or a good deal of play till
Barnaby starts to tire.. and thus.. a tired hound is a good hound and more
likely to chase his tail once, and settle well for the rest of the night..
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=343593911-09072009>Second .. keep in mind Bassets are generally more pack
oriented ... and getting up on the bed is a sign of leadership ... and when
another hound is up there, its either a challenge or a "you best not come this
close to me or there'll be a fight ... you should usually hear grumbles when the
invasion of space becomes an issue. Those in the lower pecking order
generally tend to be ok ... but if the two you have, are not both on the same
level (in the pack) then you could be in for a little more
trouble..</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=343593911-09072009>Plus then there's the room to consider.. two humans two
hounds? ... not as easy as 1 human and 2 hounds, or 1 and 3 (as in my situation)
:)</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=343593911-09072009>Next ... what about doggie doors? are they an
option for you? Even if you have to go out and buy a new door ... I did
... it was one of the solid exterior doors, el-cheap-o at 65 dollars, I then cut
a window space for it ... ordered sauna glass (yup, the kind of glass used for
Sauna windows, and cheaper on average than a pane of regular insulated glass)
and put that in... along with the doggie door ... and thus my rental homes' door
is now in storage for when I move out.. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=343593911-09072009>And last ... in the bedroom.. what about specific
sleeping areas for the hounds? perhaps crate training in the bedroom and
then after they are both trained for cages ... leaving the cages open, so they
get the freedom any good houndie deserves.. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=343593911-09072009>:-)</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=343593911-09072009></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=343593911-09072009>Hopefully you two will figure out how to stay together
and not peeve the significant other ;-)</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=343593911-09072009>-Robert</SPAN></FONT></DIV><BR>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>Subject:</B> [Dailydrool] Sleepless
nights<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV></DIV><FONT size=2>All is quiet with Barnaby downstairs in the
hall but around 2:30 in the morning starts to howl and howl - we wake of
course - I let him out - and as I'm half asleep leave the door to upstairs ajar
he leaps upstairs to the bedroom. </FONT></BODY></HTML>