INSOMNIACS place to talk in the wee hours

Mama, you up? I fell asleep between 8- 11, now wide awake too. I was on Decadron after my brain surgery. Chit, flying in the universe. Talked a blue streak.

Deb with you tomorrow. How about some Key Lime pie?

Loverly, with my Brittany Max, I used to have a safe place. He was scolded wherever the problem was and then I would go to the safe place which was the stairs. I'd call him and hold him and love on him. There wasn't a delay. The first time he beat me to the steps was sweet. Historically, Max was the most destructive, but he was also my first dog as an adult. They're was a learning curve as far as how to manage the destructiveness. Max was also the smartest. Once we got the rules established on how to manage the destructiveness, we never had a problem after that. He was amazing.

Consider a second dog. The companionship of another dog may make the world of difference. Mitsy would never be alone. If kenneling is needed, both dogs are together. The characteristics to consider. Spayed female. Older, 4-6. Similar size as Mitsy. Lower energy breed. Put word out to SPCA, pound ,church, and friends that you are interested in adopting a dog that is calm, house trained, with no anxiety issues.

Loverly, So funny. Two dogs together can be wonderful. If the mix is right. They take care of each other. But if the age spread is too much than that can upset the balance. We kept one of the Brittany pups from the second litter. Actually had the female Lady, Max and JB(Jimmy Buffet). Lady was killed when JB was < a year. Max was about 7 then. JB just followed Max's lead in everything. We never had any destructive behavior issues with JB. But we had learned from Max. Then latter after we moved here, Rascal (6months) showed up one day. She was a runner. That did cause some issue's, but we learned. Then when Shatzi came as a pup Rascal was pretty old 12. Dini came when Shat's was 6. Dini's approximately the same age. Dini had all kinds of anxiety abuse issue's. Shat's had a great influence. Dini watched everything with Shat's. I had to train both DBF and Dini. Both are doing excellent. Dini's anxiety issue's are gone. Happy, happy dog. Wig wags all the time.

But the mix has to be right. My Vet rescued a dog that an owner wanted to put down. Yikes, her stories weren't good. Totally upset the balance in the home. The Vet thought she could fix the dog. She said it was a very humbling experience. Will find out this month what happened. Like Smarrty getting rid of her Britt. Sometimes it just doesn't work.

It's a thought. Chew on it awhile