<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><br></div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt">We went through something similar with Snoopy, who we adopted from the pound in January. He would be fine during the day with Cyrus, in fact, they could be left alone all day together while we were at work after only a week and were fine, happy and loving with each other and us upon our return. HOWEVER, after dinner a different Snoopy emerged ... he'd howl and chase Cyrus and Cyrus started spending more and more time outside in the evening. At first we allowed this but then we noticed that by ignoring it, it got worse and Snoopy started enforcing Cyrus staying OUT when we were home.<div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div
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</div></div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><br></div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt">We tried a solution which worked for us .... sounds kind of weird but I'll share it. At our house my husband and I consider ourselves alpha ... and if a dog acts in a way we don't like we stop it. So, if Snoopy started howling and chasing Cyrus I'd take him by the collar and tell him sit ... down ... stay ... and enforce it. A couple of times I had to actually lay down on the floor with him (actually on top of him but no weight on him) to get him to settle. Had to be repeated a bunch of times consistantly ... but eventually he realized we would not allow him to "hog the people." Snoopy has all but quit this kind of thing. We DO notice that Snoopy "sunsets" around 9PM .... and he is consistantly cranky if you wake or bother him after that
time. He's like a toddler up past his bedtime. Snoopy sleeps on the floor on an orthopedic dog bed next to our bed so around 9PM we put him to bed. We take him back there and get him in his bed and cover him up with a blanket and snuggle him and tuck him in. Sometimes it takes 2 or 3 tries but he settles and stays and is happy (feels safe). </div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><br></div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt">Honestly I think a large part of the challenge for Snoopy (and maybe Mabel) is that I'm fairly certain he was crated before and we do NOT crate .... long story ... we don't do it. Also, Snoopy was a stray. Between the two Snoopy has some real fear when he's sleepy and/or when he's woken up and isn't in an enclosed space.... he is comforted by the dog bed in the corner and especially by being covered up
there. Between that and the cuddles and hugs he dozes off and won't be woken up in the back of the house.</div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><br></div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt">Good luck with Mabel. G-d bless you for rescuing a dog and working through her intial bumps in the road. I just know it'll all work out.</div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><br></div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt">--Dale momPerson to Snoopy and Cyrus (the nonBasset)</div><div style="position:fixed"></div>
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