"Janet Boss" <janet RemoveThis @bestfriendsdogobedience.com> wrote in message
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> In article <fniv30$nd8$1@panix3.panix.com>,
> shore RemoveThis @panix.com (Melinda Shore) wrote:
>
>> And then there's that crating
>> your dog in the kitchen stuff. How could anybody possibly
>> think that you're not a *fabulous* person?
>
> As you know, I am all for crating puppies in the bedroom and letting
> dogs sleep in the bedroom. Now, nowhere do I think comparing children
> to dogs is always a good idea, but the concept of teaching a child to
> sleep apart has always seemed so appropriate to me. Of course, we want
> to foster independence in children, where that isn't a reasonable goal
> for dogs, but it just hit me how different my feelings are about that!
I think most dogs want to be where their "human" is, at least when they can
hear them or smell them or otherwise know they are nearby and doing
something they feel they should be a part of. Muttley likes to be with me
when I'm outside chopping wood, or inside working at the computer,
sleeping, or whatever. But he is also OK if I need to leave him alone, and
sometimes he even prefers being on his own, as when he is busy with a bone,
or basking in the sun.
Lucky was more needy, and unfortunately I had to keep her crated downstairs
while Muttley and I slept upstairs, and eventually she would howl and moan
to be let out. I only crated Muttley a couple of times so I could have more
undisturbed time with Lucky.
It is probably good to have a dog get used to some time alone, but I know
many dogs have problems with separation anxiety. Maybe a dog with a history
of living on the streets might have less problems with SA, but conversely,
a dog that had once been abandoned, and then rehomed, might have fears of
being abandoned again.
Paul and Muttley
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