She should be fine, Glenn. It sounds like she just wants to 'join the fun' of her other house mates. You might take a towel or other light weight cloth to put over her crate - so she cannot SEE you - to help her cope with the stress - and maybe give her a special toy, treat (kong with cream cheese ?) to occupy her while you do your other class stuff. Of course, if she is left at home while the rest of you go out will remove the whining from the class, but I imagine she would be quite stressed & feel left out just as much (more?) if left at home. Personally, teaching her that it is OK & you will return / still love her/ etc. whether she is crated at a class / show / home or left at home alone now & then is a good thing - but it might present some challenges to do it in a way that meets all of your needs <g>
Good luck! Joan Glenn Fulton wrote: > I have 3 dogs and all 3 are now in obedience classes. The problem is that > 2 of them are in one class and Dixie is in another class on another day. > Up until now I have been taking Dixie to class with the other two and she > stays in the crate while the other two are in class. She whines and feels > left out. I was raised Catholic and my partner is Jewish so we are a very > guilt ridden household<G> I wonder if it would be less stressful to leave > Dixie home alone. But then I feel so guilty about leaving her home alone. > When I take her to class she cries and whines to get out of the crate and > join in the fun and then I feel guilty that she is possibly irritating > other people in the class. Is is cruel to take the other two to class and > leave her alone for 2 hours? > > ========================================================= > "Magic Commands": > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > to start it up gain click here: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
