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Feb 2019
4:03pm, 18 Feb 2019
11,094 posts
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D2
Only natural, I'm sure we are all the same. I can give advice but I don't necessarily follow it 
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Feb 2019
4:10pm, 18 Feb 2019
32 posts
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Pastmybest
I’m the same 😂 I think it’s because he’s just so tiny I am so worried about him
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Feb 2019
10:24pm, 18 Feb 2019
11,095 posts
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D2
hmm.......... I worry constantly about my big lump of a dog!!
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Feb 2019
10:36pm, 18 Feb 2019
11,096 posts
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D2
Dilemma here, my friend has asked me if I will look after her dog on weekdays for an unknown period as she had to do jury duty in London. She has a house near me and a place in London. She will be home at weekends.
She will put her dog in kennels for first two weeks but doesn't want to leave her there longer. I understand that, I wouldn't want to either. Her dog gets on ok with Indi but she cant go out without a muzzle as she attacks other dogs. I'm 98% confident she wouldn't harm Indi, however, he can be a nuisance wanting to play all the time; would she get fed up with him and see red?
So I would be slightly worried about her getting fed up with his constant mithering and attack him and it would mean I either I don't go out when she is here or I leave her in the house on her own while Indi and I go out.
I have suggested we try an afternoon for my friend to leave the dog here with us and see how that goes and if its ok maybe an all day or overnight visit.
Its not till November, I don't want to spend the next 9 months worrying about it but I know myself and I probably will. However, I am probably worrying about nothing and it would be best for the dog to not be in kennels for weeks. If I didn't have Indi I would say yes straight away and not worry.
hmm.... thanks for listening.. I'm not expecting you to solve this for me I just needed to share.
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Feb 2019
11:08pm, 18 Feb 2019
2,980 posts
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FergusG
Don’t be shy in saying ‘no’ if you’re not comfortable with it. Far better to politely decline just now than to do so at the last minute , or to take on something you’re not sure about.
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Feb 2019
7:02am, 19 Feb 2019
25,752 posts
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LazyDaisy
As a long term dog 'boarder', I'd be wary. Lottie is also one who doesn't know when to stop and Flossie is not really enjoying her company for that very reason. It's not doing her any harm, she's just not very happy.
Having said that, your friend would be unlucky to be needed for longer than a fortnight, wouldn't she? You would be, to coin a phrase, a possibly unnecessary back-stop and it would give your friend peace of mind.
Sorry, I'm being no help!!
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Feb 2019
7:50am, 19 Feb 2019
27,586 posts
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halfpint
I would have thought her attacking other dogs is more of a nervous response. If she knows Indi and feels safe around him she’s less likely to respond that way.
Also our dogs are irritating and demanding with us because they know there is a chance we’ll give in. Indi will work out quickly that the other dog isn’t playing ball (do you see what I did there)
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Feb 2019
8:01am, 19 Feb 2019
3,713 posts
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Alice the Camel
A tricky one. We sometimes have my friend’s 2 dogs stay for a few days. It started as a favour when she was let down at the last minute but now she asks every time she wants to go away 🙄 One Dog is no trouble at all but the other doesn’t seem to like Charlie and can be quite snappy. I’m pleased there are 2 of us to share the supervising!
As LD says, it’s unlikely that the jury service will last longer than 2 weeks, but it’s a big commitment to agree to.
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Feb 2019
8:03am, 19 Feb 2019
7,493 posts
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BaronessBL
I think trying an afternoon and then an all day with overnight (because that is what it will ultimately be like.
Also I'd say don't just think of the impact on Indi but also on your day to day routine (I am sure you probably have already!) - will this dog be OK coming with you as you go around the farm doing stuff - or will she need to be on the lead all the time and tied to a post while you do things. Will she encounter dogs using your public footpath (I imagine at that time of year it's probably only used by regular local walkers at set times of day rather than day-trippers/holiday makers/townies with no idea). Do you have the space to separate them in rooms where the door can be closed if necessary (eg would one go in a crate/their bed at night in say the kitchen and another in a crate/bed in the dining room - no good if all open plan and they could still get to each other).
Might also depend on how well the dogs already know each other - has this dog been in your house (eg Indi's space) a lot already.
We have a friend who I have said I will look after their dog for should they ever need it but this is only because she is a regular visitor to our house and when she is here her dog goes and settles in a dog bed and Wanda settles in another one and they basically do their own thing. Occasionally they will play together or the other dog will take one of Wanda's toys and go and play with it on her own - but this isn't a problem for either of them. Based on that I've said to Lisa I would be happy to have her dog overnight should they need to (for example) dash off to the other side of the country to visit an elderly relative who is in poor health. But I wouldn't have said that on the basis of only ever going for a walk with them and not seeing the dogs in Wanda's home environment.
As Fergus says if you think there *could* be problems don't be shy to say no.
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Feb 2019
9:40am, 19 Feb 2019
7,494 posts
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BaronessBL
I spoke to the couple in their 80s that I mentioned a few pages back to find out how things were going with the Cockerpoo (P) that won't go for a walk with the man of the house H.
The problem has not been resolved. H told me he now 'has to drag her down the drive and she still doesn't seem interested in going for a walk' I tried to suggest positive reinforcement such as giving treats for getting to the end of the drive, the end of the road and so on but 'they can't give her treats because she will get fat'. I've also learned that both H & W are now worried about letting the dog off the lead in the park (which is unfenced in places) in case she tries to run home and goes onto the road - and if they can't let her off the lead she won't get as much exercise so they will have to only give her one meal a day instead of two. I suspect that given H & W are in their 80s the 'walk' may involve walking as far as the park and then perhaps watching the dog run around chasing squirrels/other dogs for her exercise. I also suspect that H & W always take the shortest possible route to the park so always turn left out of their drive rather than turn right, then right and right again to walk three sides of a square as it were.
This week being half term they have their son's dog staying there too while he is on holiday, which means they both have to go for a walk as they need to take a dog each as neither will walk two dogs on their own.
My suggestion (which is something I have in the past done with Wanda) is put the lead on the dog and then walk away from the dog until you get to the end of the lead. Stand still with your back to the dog holding the lead and having a high value treat in the other hand by your side. The dog has 2 choices -stand/sit like that all day or walk to the heel position (at which point you start walking yourself) to get the treat. When/if the dog stops repeat this. I rather got the impression that this exercise sounded like a complete waste of time and they don't have all day to stand around waiting to see if the dog will in fact walk up to them. I get that if they only have 40 minutes in which to do the walk and 20 mins is spent stop starting like this then the dog only gets a 20 minute walk but at least it does get a walk and hopefully each time they will have to do this less and less. It's so frustrating - I may offer to walk her myself but am not sure if the offer would be accepted....
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