[NAGDU] workday behavior - Behavior Changes?

[Daryl Marie]

    Hi, Morgan,
Jenny normally sleeps on her bed; at this job, it's just behind my desk chair, as my under-desk space is very limited. She definitely sleeps a lot... I have a couple of bones for her to gnaw on. If she's really bored I sometimes let her say hi to people if they come for a visit and she's behaving herself.
I've also started doing brief obedience routines with her around lunchtime... it seems to help keep her sharp and not so bored... but she is bored...

Daryl

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From: Morgan Leland via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
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Subject: Re: [NAGDU] workday behavior - Behavior Changes?

If she is not sleeping under your desk usually, what does she do while you're working all day? I know most people take their dogs with them to work. I am in school and not working at the moment, and I just cannot imagine what they do all day to keep themselves entertained.

Morgan and Fairest 

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On Dec 21, 2015, at 12:20 PM, Daryl Marie via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:

Hi, Cindy,
You were not unkind in the least!
I tend to brood, obsess, and otherwise question EVERYTHING.

I think you're right; take the comfort/bonding/relaxing behavior for what it is. It was just perplexing because of the timing, like this switch had gone off.

Daryl

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Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Behavior Changes?

Don't let me be unkind, but I have a sense you analyze what your dog is
doing too much. If she isn't sick, if she is well-behaved, and if you like
her on your feet, let her help you relax by being there.
Hugs,
Cindy Lou Ray
cindyray at gmail.com


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Subject: [NAGDU] Behavior Changes?

Good morning,

Not sure if I should worry about this, but I am a bit concerned (or maybe
comforted) by a recent behavior change in Jenny.
In previous jobs, Jenny has always slept on a bed under my desk.
Occasionally, she would curl up on my feet, and we would have some bonding
time.

At the job I am currently at (leaving at the end of the year), Jenny has
never once curled up on my feet, not even tried to. Since I received my
verbal notice of termination, she has spent nearly half of every day curled
up under my desk or on my feet. Either she's freaking out and needing some
comfort because of my mild nervousness, or she's intensely relieved like I
am and feels she can relax.

Any thoughts?

Daryl
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