you guys are just so sweet. he is sort of used to the leash and collar. it is my balance that is off. i noticed it before i had luc but it became more obvious with the sudden movements with Luc. the separation anxiety is a big deal. i live in an apartment building and the dogs are not allowed to make more than ten minutes of noise during the day. yesterday luc made forty minutes of noise and it would have been more if i had stayed out longer . i wish robert hadn't suggested i tape it but i saw and heard Luc with my own eyes. even if the shock collar worked initially it wouldnt work afterwards....it would just be cruel because separation anxiety is built on fear and why shock an already fearful dog.that is real cruelty. i thought a lot about that lately. i have lived an isolated life the past six years and don't have a network. yesterday i got into a fight with another friend. she told me to bang the crate with a heavy object to scare luc into silence. she got so angry she hung up on me. I don't know what it is with people. she is the one who said never say anything bad to your dog. I am stuck
bobby

dear Bobby

i don't have much time right now, and i can't explain either. but i too want you to try some things. i will do more research for you when you have more time. i thought this page had some useful, pet-friendly suggestions to help deal with separation anxiety. but it does take time.

http://www.wagntrain.com/SeparationAnx.htm

i am wondering if there is a park nearby where you could let him run or if there is anyone who could walk him or a dog walker that doesn't cost much, to do some of the 'heavier' activity with him.

love

waves

dog walkers are expensive and i have already read one book specifically on s.a. and chapters in five books on s.a. and about seven articles on s.a. on the web. I am all worn out. I started reading before I got Luc because I had a terrible time with Hammy and Morgy.
Love
Bobby

i should hear from the lady who is arranging the rehoming today or tomorrow about when they will pick up Luc. I spoke with my friend stella yesterday. she was wonderful. she told me that she understood all the stress i have been under and she met him and knows how much i care about him and knew hammy and morgy and all the stress their s.a. caused me. she was so supportive and said i was doing the right thing even though it was so painful.
now it hurts so much more when people say try harder .this morning a woman said hire a dog whisperer. these suggestions twist my heart. i really didnt even have the money to buy Luc but felt at the time i couldn't live without a dog. Now i discovered I have such low self esteem unless somebody tries to attack me. My sister has been very supportive during this process. People don't understand also i could be evicted from my apartment if i had a noisy dog and didn't want to get rid of him so the longer i keep him the more attached we will be.
bobby
right now he is playing pinball with a little ball -it is so precious-i am almost crying and laughing at the same time-he is such a happy boy

Dear Bobby,
I guess you are enjoying his company and also relieved that he is leaving.

You are doing the right thing for him and for yourself.
M.

You got to keep him for a while, and take good care of him and love him........
you are doing the right thing.
love bizi

thank you so much. he is such a sweet doggie and the people who get him are going to be so blessed. I have been neglecting my cats. I spend so much time just looking at him. He will always be a part of my heart. I will have to force myself to keep on reminding myself that he will be in a more suitable situation.
I got on the scale yesterday and saw I have lost 18 pounds on the Ornish diet. I thought i had gained back some of the weight i had lost but didn't.
i just checked my email and saw a suspicious transaction on paypal. i have to wait til seven to find out what it was about. first my email got hacked and now this.
i haven't cracked yet. i have just been under so much stress. I think right now i am in shock about Luc. I wish the whole thing hadn't happened. then again I don't. I got to love him and be with him and rescue him from living in a crate for four months and hopefully get him into a great home.
bobby

I am hopeful that you have figured out your account...hopefully there is an easy resolution.
bizi

Dear Bobby
 

i hope you are alright.

looking for your news... on both luc and the problem with paypal. :(

love
~ waves ~

paypal said just change password
still no word when luc will be picked up
bobby