MaryEdwards

I found it online at Amazon and Barnes and Noble. TY

PoodlePowerBC

Got the e-book ... will read it while he's freaking at daycare It is about a 40 minute walk to the daycare, so I'm going to walk him down. Use a little bit of Cesar advise (one of the few things that he preaches that I believe)
Fingers XXXXX

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Chagall's mom

PoodlePowerBC: Things go any better today? I need to uncross my fingers to start making dinner. But I'm still hoping for you!

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Yes, "I'll be Home Soon" is the book I was thinking of. I hope it helps.

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Lily AKC: CGC CD HIT CDX RN RA RE RAE NAJ; APDT: RL-1; CPE: CL1-R, CL1-H, CL1-F
Peeves AKC: CGC BN

PoodlePowerBC

Well ... we walked down which took just over 1/2 hour. On our way we met 3 different people with dogs, a border collie, a shih tzu and an older boxer. Every dog was straining at their leashes, so I made Russell sit on the edge of the sidewalk each time. Every single one of them wanted to KILL him. Barking, snarling and lunging!!! 3 out of 3 And I think I have a problem because of a little "mama's boy-ism, hehe. Russell didn't react at all!
The daycare I took him to is a store that I get some of his raw food from, so he was thrilled to be there to begin with. He was barking his fool head off when I left there. I left him there for 2 1/2 hours, and the gal in charge said he barked off and on for about an hour. There was a standard poodle there as well as a doodle, and rumor has it they played for the next hour and a half. He was not barking when I picked him up, and he was happy too see me ... but not too happy to play with the owners 18 month old Phantom Spoo girl in the reception area. So I would say it was successful

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Chagall's mom

PoodlePowerBC: Good boy, Russell!! What a difference a day makes! Thanks for the update.

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Cabryn Chagall, CGC

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Glad to hear things are going in the right direction on this. Keep at it. I think you can find a good balance.

I think my dogs go through a little of what you are experiencing a couple of times a year. I am a college professor, so they get spoiled when we are on intersession. I often find evidence of mischief the first few days of the semester on my longer class days especially. Each semester it has been a bit less than the one before though. They do learn that you will come back and they do figure out how to comfort themselves when we help them.

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Lily AKC: CGC CD HIT CDX RN RA RE RAE NAJ; APDT: RL-1; CPE: CL1-R, CL1-H, CL1-F
Peeves AKC: CGC BN

PoodlePowerBC

Soooo, I found this great App called Icam. I set up 2 macbooks in 2 different rooms to see just how bad Russell is when I leave him. I checked the cameras about 15 minutes after I left, and he was laying on a couch with his feet up Definitely NOT a bad case of separation anxiety, hahaha! We'll just have to work on leaving him with other people a bit more
Thanks for all the great tips!

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Indiana

Ha,ha,ha! Love it

Chagall's mom

You do realize he's smart enough to have an App for you, right? SO happy things are going along so well. Ain't it great when they surprise us in such a good way? Did you get to read "I'll Be Home Soon"? If so, just wondered what you thought. I thought, "My Gwad, my mpoo is easy!" BTW, if I lived nearby I'd love to have you leave Russell at my house. Not so sure I'd be happy to give him back though! Continued good "separations" to you.

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Cabryn Chagall, CGC