Post by ailsa on Apr 26, 2015 4:21:47 GMT -5
Some advice, please, for my sister!
For the next two weeks, she is dogsitting Harry, a whippet who belongs to friends of ours. He will go to his dog walker's during the day, and my sister is staying at our friends' flat with him at night.
Last night (the first night), she put him in his crate at bedtime as instructed, but very soon he started to create - whining and crying. She left him around 10-15 minutes, but he didn't settle. Concerned that he might be unwell (he had a dicky tummy for a couple of days in the week), she let him out, but he just came bounding out, wagging his tail, leaped on the sofa bed and started playing with his toys. After a while, she put him back in his crate, but he then started whining again. In the end, she let him out again, and he slept with her on the sofa bed without a peep.
Trouble is, she's been told that under no circumstances is he allowed to sleep on the bed!
So, of course, she's concerned about how to tackle the next two weeks. My feeling is that she needs to persevere with the crate, and that Harry is simply upset that his owners aren't there, and she agrees, but she's also worried about how to deal with him if he starts crying again.
What advice would you offer under the circumstances?
For the next two weeks, she is dogsitting Harry, a whippet who belongs to friends of ours. He will go to his dog walker's during the day, and my sister is staying at our friends' flat with him at night.
Last night (the first night), she put him in his crate at bedtime as instructed, but very soon he started to create - whining and crying. She left him around 10-15 minutes, but he didn't settle. Concerned that he might be unwell (he had a dicky tummy for a couple of days in the week), she let him out, but he just came bounding out, wagging his tail, leaped on the sofa bed and started playing with his toys. After a while, she put him back in his crate, but he then started whining again. In the end, she let him out again, and he slept with her on the sofa bed without a peep.
Trouble is, she's been told that under no circumstances is he allowed to sleep on the bed!
So, of course, she's concerned about how to tackle the next two weeks. My feeling is that she needs to persevere with the crate, and that Harry is simply upset that his owners aren't there, and she agrees, but she's also worried about how to deal with him if he starts crying again.
What advice would you offer under the circumstances?
she must have thought I was a soft touch 