[NAGDU] Home alone

[Susan Jones]

Most of my dogs had no problem staying alone, and were nearly perfectly
behaved.
I say "nearly" b/c with my Rhoda, I would put my hand on the couch when I
returned, and it was inevitably warm.  (smile) When I was home, she *never*
got up on the furniture.  I would just smile.  Not much I could do about it,
unless I wanted to put a kitchen chair on top of the couch.

My Liza, however, was a different story.  Staying alone made her nervous,
and she would chew on whatever she could find.  So, she always stayed in her
crate while I was gone, and was never unhappy about it that I could observe.


If I knew I would be gone for an extended period of time, like four hours, I
would tell a neighbor.  Otherwise, I didn't bother.  
I use the ICE (in case of emergency) file on my phone and on my desktop to
give information about my dog's vet as well as my own contacts.  Now that
you mention it, Tracy, it wouldn't hurt to make a list of people willing to
care for my dog in case of an emergency.

Hope everybody enjoys their new year celebration.

Susan


-----Original Message-----
From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Raul A. Gallegos
(NFB) via NAGDU
Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2019 1:30 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Cc: Raul A. Gallegos (NFB); Tracy Carcione
Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Home alone

Hi there, these are very valid concerns. A lot of it depends on how 
often you have left your dog home alone. It also depends on whether your 
dog can be trusted to be home by himself if he is not tide down or in a 
crate. For example, my dog is great by himself but he has not always 
proven to be trustworthy. therefore when I leave him home alone, and 
sometimes it is up to 4 hours, I will put him in his crate and he is 
fine with that. I typically don't tell my neighbors unless the situation 
warrants it. Good luck.


On 12/31/2019 12:08 PM, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU wrote:
> Tonight my husband and I are going to a dinner dance, and I decided Krokus
> can stay home alone.  We'll only be gone about 4 hours, and I don't want
to
> be worrying about what he's up to when we're out on the dance floor.
> 
> I know I'm a silly Midwesterner, but I worry that, if something happens,
> like we get into an accident or something, no one will know the dog is
here
> and come rescue him.  So I've told my neighbor we'll be out, and she can
> rescue Krokus in the unlikely event we don't get home.  I've probably
> confused the heck out of her.
> 
> Does anyone else think about these things?  Do others have a better idea?
> 
> Tracy the worry-wart
> 
>   
> 
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