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sasha_featherI've been working with Sorcha patiently and it seems like things have been getting better. I use a cheese lure (actually a trail of cheese) to get her out of her crate, then herd her out of my room. From there she jumps up onto the couch. At this point it's much easier to convince her to go outside. At other points when she whines, I'm a little firmer with her about telling her to lay down and go to sleep (in the middle of the night). If she doesn't want to eat I lead her to her bowl with the leash, then I sit by her and pet her until she eats.
Of course, just when things seem OK, we are presented with a new challenge! Today some restoration people came to work on the problem of water in the walls and floor. This is good news because it's been an ongoing issue in the apartment. They inspected things and laid down some neat looking mats with hoses attached to dry out the wood. Unfortunately they attached a shop vac to these hoses, and this vac is going to run ALL WEEKEND. Also we had to move the furniture out of the way.
Naturally I am not happy about this, but I can deal. My dog, however, is much more sensitive to noise and to change. We have to walk past this obstacle to leave the apartment. I am trying to think of places we can go to get away from it for a while. Obviously there is the park, and it's fairly nice out (39 degrees F, about 2 degrees C), but we can only stay there so long even so.
Of course, just when things seem OK, we are presented with a new challenge! Today some restoration people came to work on the problem of water in the walls and floor. This is good news because it's been an ongoing issue in the apartment. They inspected things and laid down some neat looking mats with hoses attached to dry out the wood. Unfortunately they attached a shop vac to these hoses, and this vac is going to run ALL WEEKEND. Also we had to move the furniture out of the way.
Naturally I am not happy about this, but I can deal. My dog, however, is much more sensitive to noise and to change. We have to walk past this obstacle to leave the apartment. I am trying to think of places we can go to get away from it for a while. Obviously there is the park, and it's fairly nice out (39 degrees F, about 2 degrees C), but we can only stay there so long even so.
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Date: 2013-01-12 12:28 am (UTC)Sorry about the Noisy Vac. Wish I could invite you over here. : (
Does she like music or podcasts at all? You could leave something playing in a quieter part of the house and see if that helped while you're at home? Dad did this for our dog sometimes. I'm not sure what would help with going past it for leaving, though. Is she completely balking at going by?
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Date: 2013-01-12 03:16 pm (UTC)She is doing OK but is a little stressed. I moved her food bowl into the bedroom. This is the quietest part of the house, and it sounds like there is a vacuum cleaner constantly running out in the living room. :( I can get her to go out though. Ugh.