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Dog spay recovery
Our little energizer bunny woke up frustrated today at being cooped up.
She's full of energy and she wants her normal activities. Spay day was the day before yesterday so we're very early in her recovery process. All she got was to be allowed to eat her breakfast in the kitchen rather than the crate, and to go out for potty. I did put one of her favored bones in with her for busy work. I have discovered that if I'm on the first floor with her, she gets frustrated and wants out of the crate. If I go up to the second floor away from her, she quiets down and lays quietly. Also discovered that the STAY command is useful. The first thing she did this morning was to start jumping up in the cage, jumping around in there wanting OUT. I told her STAY and she immediately sat down, quieted down, and waited for me to open the door and put the leash on to take her out for potty. The effort I put into teaching her to wait calmly in the crate for the leash and to be let out is coming in handy right now. It calmed her right down this morning and stopped her jumping. What do you guys do for frustrated puppies when you have no way to burn off the dog energy who need to be kept from running, jumping, etc. while they heal? Any good tricks you can share to keep them from going stir crazy? Suggestions welcome! -- Bad Dog Books http://books.gityasome.com Gityasome Tshirts http://www.gityasome.com |
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Sharon Delarose said in
rec.pets.dogs.health: What do you guys do for frustrated puppies when you have no way to burn off the dog energy who need to be kept from running, jumping, etc. while they heal? Any good tricks you can share to keep them from going stir crazy? Suggestions welcome! Maybe was spayed at 2 years old and seemed to know that she should rest. She's an active Border Collie who grew up in the middle of a dog daycare - not normally a good situation after major surgery. What I did (I work from home): no cone, lots of watching and cuddling. In spite of my coddling and interference, she did fine. -- --Matt. |
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On Fri, 05 Nov 2010 12:41:40 -0400, Sharon Delarose
wrote: What do you guys do for frustrated puppies when you have no way to burn off the dog energy who need to be kept from running, jumping, etc. while they heal? Any good tricks you can share to keep them from going stir crazy? Suggestions welcome! Almost all my dogs have been speutered as adults, and the last puppy, Teddy, is a male so activity level isn't quite as critical. But for bored puppies, stuffed Kongs are always a good idea. |
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Matt wrote: What I did (I work from home): no cone, lots of watching and cuddling. In spite of my coddling and interference, she did fine. -- --Matt. I work from home part of the week, too. She normally stays in the office with me and I was thinking to bring her in here today, but opted against it because it means a flight of stairs. I'm under the impression that climbing is taboo and stairs = climbing. As I potty her more often than our adult dog, doing it up and down the stairs doesn't sound like a good idea yet. I have gone down several times and just sat with her, petting her and so forth :-) I let her stay out in the kitchen with me for a short while, too, while I was doing some cleanup. I feel like a rat right now but she is resting quietly and I know that isn't a bad thing. She did settle down once I left the vicinity. Interesting addition, the vet's office called me to check on her. That was nice. -- Bad Dog Books http://books.gityasome.com Gityasome Tshirts http://www.gityasome.com |
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"Sharon Delarose" wrote
What do you guys do for frustrated puppies when you have no way to burn off the dog energy who need to be kept from running, jumping, etc. while they heal? Any good tricks you can share to keep them from going stir crazy? Suggestions welcome! Grin, much like what I do with my older Sammy and Cash! My suggestion would be a nice walk on a short leash. Someplace not overly exciting but nice sniffing potential? |
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"cshenk" wrote: Grin, much like what I do with my older Sammy and Cash! My suggestion would be a nice walk on a short leash. Someplace not overly exciting but nice sniffing potential? Hey you just made me think of something! I'd been pottying her out front to avoid a full flight of stairs. Not walking her out in public though as there are too many other dogs that run loose and I don't want the risk right now so we go out and right back in. But you reminded me that we can go out the front way with only two stairs, and go thru the gate to get to the back where I could give her some leash time outdoors sniffing. I know it sounds like a doodle head but why didn't I think of that already? LOL! -- Bad Dog Books http://books.gityasome.com Gityasome Tshirts http://www.gityasome.com |
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"Sharon Delarose" wrote
"cshenk" wrote: Grin, much like what I do with my older Sammy and Cash! My suggestion would be a nice walk on a short leash. Someplace not overly exciting but nice sniffing potential? But you reminded me that we can go out the front way with only two stairs, and go thru the gate to get to the back where I could give her some leash time outdoors sniffing. I know it sounds like a doodle head but why didn't I think of that already? LOL! Hehe in my case, if Cash or Sammy needed exercise but not too much excitement or stress, I'd put on some classical music and the 'Dance' would start. We use that now so it woudn't be that 'special' but it's enough for them on rainy days. |
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