Today was a bitter sweet day. Bonnie went to her new home -- I believe it is a very good one. A young woman who can give her the time and attention I can't. She won't have other dogs living with her, but her new owner is close to her mom who has 2 dogs. Bonnie will have opportunities for regular play dates.
I only cried a little - I hope Bonnie lives happily ever after; she deserves it.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Monday, January 19, 2009
No luck for Bonnie
Although I think Bonnie thinks it's better this way -- that she continues to live at my house. But she hasn't had too many people interested in meeting her. I think that part of the problem is that she's behind the front desk and not in a kennel. Even though I have her profile hanging on a kennel door with a note to visit her in the front office, I don't think that people bother to do that. I may have to give in and kennel her during our viewing hours.
Holly really does not like Bonnie. She tends to pick on her when they're outside. The other day I saw Holly barking and chasing Bonnie all around the yard, and it definately wasn't play. Bonnie ended up in the bushes, and I had to call Holly off of her -- she really didn't want to come away.
The other night I was on the couch with Bonnie next to me. Holly jumped up on the same couch and Bonnie growled and lunged at her. Holly wasn't going to let that go, and I had to grab both of them before it could get out of hand.
Holly really does not like Bonnie. She tends to pick on her when they're outside. The other day I saw Holly barking and chasing Bonnie all around the yard, and it definately wasn't play. Bonnie ended up in the bushes, and I had to call Holly off of her -- she really didn't want to come away.
The other night I was on the couch with Bonnie next to me. Holly jumped up on the same couch and Bonnie growled and lunged at her. Holly wasn't going to let that go, and I had to grab both of them before it could get out of hand.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Where are we now?
We've had good and we've had bad since last I posted...
Bonnie has certainly come out of her shell. But the bad of it is that she's really become quite reactive. She barks if she hears something out the window. She barks in my office if she hears someone coming. She barks when people stop by my office to talk to me.
I started doing time-outs with her -- in the crate she goes when the barking starts. That has been pretty effective; although she forgets from one day to the next. I've also tried to give her treats when there are noises and she doesn't bark.
I decided that she was way, way, way too bonded to me, and so was considering leaving her in the front office for a few hours. My concern was that she would bark at people at the front desk. I actually had a volunteer offer to take her for a few hours, and imagine my suprise that she did really well and didn't bark much at all.
I repeated this visit the next day and she was fine for the first 2 hours she was up there....until I walked past the office and she saw me. I could hear her screaming all the way down the hall in my office. Did I mention she's very bonded to me?
I finally decided to post her on Petfinder. It's a hard thing for me to do -- because I'm concerned about what kind of control I'll be able to have over her new home. But honestly I can't keep her. I already have 3 dogs and 4 would be too much. So she'll live with me, come to work everyday, and hopefully meet the people she's meant to live happily ever after with for the rest of her life.
Bonnie has certainly come out of her shell. But the bad of it is that she's really become quite reactive. She barks if she hears something out the window. She barks in my office if she hears someone coming. She barks when people stop by my office to talk to me.
I started doing time-outs with her -- in the crate she goes when the barking starts. That has been pretty effective; although she forgets from one day to the next. I've also tried to give her treats when there are noises and she doesn't bark.
I decided that she was way, way, way too bonded to me, and so was considering leaving her in the front office for a few hours. My concern was that she would bark at people at the front desk. I actually had a volunteer offer to take her for a few hours, and imagine my suprise that she did really well and didn't bark much at all.
I repeated this visit the next day and she was fine for the first 2 hours she was up there....until I walked past the office and she saw me. I could hear her screaming all the way down the hall in my office. Did I mention she's very bonded to me?
I finally decided to post her on Petfinder. It's a hard thing for me to do -- because I'm concerned about what kind of control I'll be able to have over her new home. But honestly I can't keep her. I already have 3 dogs and 4 would be too much. So she'll live with me, come to work everyday, and hopefully meet the people she's meant to live happily ever after with for the rest of her life.
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