We had a wild and wet night last Monday. First real rains for the year came with a massive thunderstorm that destroyed a lot of property in my city. I brought Xena inside as she wouldn't take herself to her kennel and I wasn't going to risk getting hit by the lightning overhead. Then the back room, where we were all sitting, flooded. The entire back wall looked like we had a waterfall coming down through the joins of the ceiling and the roof. Once the storm had pretty much past we took her out to her kennel. It was warm and dry. We closed the door so she had to stay there with the small run. Its scary when the metal shed in the yard is more water tight than the house you live in. It makes you wonder!
Anyway she isn't liking the new cooler weather. Even though it hasn't rained since she still sooks at the back door. She has a perfectly warm, dry and comfortable kennel but refuses to use it. Instead she sleeps out in the open of the back door. I'm annoyed by that. I don't think its healthy. She has also started launching herself at the back glass sliding door to try to come into us.
This is even though I have gone out several times a day to spend time with her and the kids have played with her for quite some time. She's a sook and needs to be near us ALL the time.
I mean she is rather insisting at the moment. She has already destroyed the back screen door by launching at it. It doesn't work on its runs anymore. Now she is aiming for the glass sliding door.
She is not going to be an inside dog. Its as simple as that. But she isn't taking it very well. I cant wait for her gentle leader to arrive so we can walk her and hopefully get some energy out of her.
1st obedience class tomorrow... thank God maybe they can suggest something. I love Xena but I'm desperate here... things are being destroyed.
The one good thing about puppy training is you realise you are not alone... every ones suffering to some extent with their puppy. There are a lot of naughty things Xena isn't doing.
We just have to fix her body slams at us and at the doors and the back gate (so she can run around to the front door to make sure we open it to get her back in the yard- through the house). I would be tempted to let her in the sun room BUT I think I know her well enough to know she'd only launch herself at the next glass sliding door into the house. Then she'd be in our beds! Come on! I am allowed to have rules.
That's just sad cuz she really is a sweet dog. I'm not happy. She's not happy. She wants to be with her pack, and she is for several hours each day. We play with her, I spend a lot of time with her. She has toys to play with and she uses them. She has been quiet at night until the change in weather but now i think shes cold and the ground is damp.
I have ordered her a jacket. I think she may need to be locked in her kennel at night but as soon as the suns up she goes berzek in there barking and sctratching to get out.
I'm losing it here.
We are doing our best.
1. I know the easy answer is get another dog so she can have a friend but I recon they'll just encourage each other in bad deeds. ahhhhh
2.I'll see what the lady says at obedience class tomorrow. Bet she says to let her in the house.
3. Keep her on chain at night down at the kennel
4. Lock her in kennel and find a way to stop her nutting out in morning that doesn't involve me having to wake up at 4am for the next 12 years
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