What a Weird Dog!

Several times over the last week I have thought to myself, what a weird dog.  Some of her habits and mannerism leave you mystified.  Remember, rescue dogs have a history.  Sometimes they were neglected or beaten.

Rogue has clearly never been in a crate and does not like to be left alone, at all.

Rogue was the recipient of a brand new pink kennel (Ebay has everything).  We had a delay from the day we brought Rogue home until we got the crate.  When it arrived, we focused on just leaving it open for her to explore.  We put her toys inside, threw a couple of treats and let her check it out.  She seemed fine.

We needed to crate her for the first time while we ran some errands and grabbed a bite to eat.  We've already gathered that Rogue doesn't like to be left alone, so we probably shouldn't have been surprised when she started to eat her metal kennel!  She did, afterall, try to eat her way out of the bathroom when we used that as a temporary kennel (I'll write about that later).

Our Dog can eat metal...how about yours?

 

 

So it was time to regroup.

 

The first thing we did was cover the kennel with a blanket (pink, of course).  This made it feel more protected and like a den...at least that was the theory.

 

We also added a pillow and her toys to help make it feel like "her place".

 

A den fit for a Princess!

 

Finally, we started letting her relax in her kennel while we were watching TV at night.  She is always right by our side, so this only works if she is right beside us.  Once she gets more comfortable with us and her kennel, we will start moving it further away to break the separation anxiety she seems to have.

She seems to be adjusting well.