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Loss of dog....one of two.....beharior problems with remaining dog



 
 
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Old July 14th 05, 02:32 PM
riversnew
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We just had to put our oldest family dog down. She was 18 years old, but
her long life was finally in constant pain.
Our problem is our other dog: a 7-year old Huskie, who has grown up with,
and never been without, the older dog. The Huskie is now using the
bathroom, both #1 and #2, in the house, when we are home. Rather than
come get us, as she used to do, she goes to another room (not very far
from us, though) and let's loose.
Are there any books or publications that address the bereavement behavior
of the remaining dogs?
Or does anyone have any experience or advice to offer?
Thanx,
Bill

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Old July 14th 05, 06:48 PM
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riversnew said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior:

We just had to put our oldest family dog down. She was 18
years old, but her long life was finally in constant pain.


I'm sorry. But it sounds like you made a good decision and did
the right thing by her.

Our problem is our other dog: a 7-year old Huskie, who has
grown up with, and never been without, the older dog. The
Huskie is now using the bathroom, both #1 and #2, in the
house, when we are home. Rather than come get us, as she
used to do, she goes to another room (not very far from us,
though) and let's loose.


Did your Huskie ever have her own signals, or was she following
the lead of your older girl? At this stage, I'd put her on a
schedule - taking her out when you think she needs to go and
praising her when she does.

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Old July 14th 05, 09:40 PM
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It could be a signal issue but I would also take her to the vet for a
checkup to be sure nothing else is going on.

Celeste

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riversnew said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior:

We just had to put our oldest family dog down. She was 18
years old, but her long life was finally in constant pain.


I'm sorry. But it sounds like you made a good decision and did
the right thing by her.

Our problem is our other dog: a 7-year old Huskie, who has
grown up with, and never been without, the older dog. The
Huskie is now using the bathroom, both #1 and #2, in the
house, when we are home. Rather than come get us, as she
used to do, she goes to another room (not very far from us,
though) and let's loose.


Did your Huskie ever have her own signals, or was she following
the lead of your older girl? At this stage, I'd put her on a
schedule - taking her out when you think she needs to go and
praising her when she does.

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--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.



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Old July 14th 05, 10:02 PM
riversnew
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She has always had her own signals. The older dog was the one that had to
be on a schedule and Mysti (the huskie) always let us know what she
needed, when she needed it. We're still on the same typical seudo
schedule; that is, she is let out after meals, after sleeping, after we
come in from a run, etc. That hasn't changed. It's just that now,
instead of coming to get us in between those times, she just does it.....

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Old July 14th 05, 11:07 PM
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On Thu, 14 Jul 2005 17:02:05 -0400, "riversnew"
wrote:

She has always had her own signals. The older dog was the one that had to
be on a schedule and Mysti (the huskie) always let us know what she
needed, when she needed it. We're still on the same typical seudo
schedule; that is, she is let out after meals, after sleeping, after we
come in from a run, etc. That hasn't changed. It's just that now,
instead of coming to get us in between those times, she just does it.....


Don't let her wander off until she gets through it. Whether it is
caused by grief or something else (and I would agree with others that
a vet check is in order), the more she goes in the other room, the
harder it will be to break her of the habit. If she is always with
you, she will either tell you she needs to go or you will see her
looking for a spot and you can interrupt that and take her out. I
like to tether dogs that aren't reliable to me with a leash around my
waist or tied to my belt loop. I have both hands free but the dog
can't get into any trouble.

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Paula
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Old July 15th 05, 04:33 AM
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riversnew wrote:
We just had to put our oldest family dog down. She was 18 years old, but
her long life was finally in constant pain.


I'm sorry. And how fortunate you were to have her for so long!

Our problem is our other dog: a 7-year old Huskie, who has grown up with,
and never been without, the older dog. The Huskie is now using the
bathroom, both #1 and #2, in the house, when we are home. Rather than
come get us, as she used to do, she goes to another room (not very far
from us, though) and let's loose.
Are there any books or publications that address the bereavement behavior
of the remaining dogs?
Or does anyone have any experience or advice to offer?
Thanx,
Bill


I second Paula's tethering suggestion.

FurPaw
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Old July 16th 05, 10:19 PM
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My condelences on your loss.

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