The Dog Whisperer - Part I March 25, 2009
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Not a Happy Face
I believe it’s important to help friends out when you can so I agreed to dog sit for two weeks even though I wasn’t thrilled about it. I will never make the same mistake again, as the past week as been an absolute nightmare. Killian is a Red Doberman and quite the princess. I never thought a dog could invoke such strong emotions, but she has thoroughly tried my patience.
I love animals yet I’m not really a “dog person” because I’ve never had the chance to bond with them. We owned two dogs when I was a child and I loved them dearly, but I never had the chance to connect with them as a pet-owner because they were not allowed inside the house unless it was below zero or pouring rain and even then they were sequestered to the garage. I remember many days sitting in the dirt in the back yard telling my dogs how much I loved them and how sorry I was to see them unnecessarily chained and condemned like wild animals, as their energy felt sad and it weighed heavy on my heart to see them so dejected.
Because of my limited experience of being a pet owner, I didn’t realize dog sitting would be so challenging. Killian is driving me absolutely crazy and I don’t know what to do. She won’t sleep at night and walks around in circles whimpering, which is absolutely maddening. She won’t go to the bathroom when I let her out, but then poops on the floor when I leave. She mangled my Oakley sunglasses, which had sentimental value and couldn’t be replaced. She won’t listen and I keep talking to her like she’s a human thinking she will eventually get it, but she keeps acting out. She has food and water and I let her out several times a day yet she still whines through the night. I tried putting her in bed with me, but she woke me up every couple hours and annoyed me to no end. She would stand up, walk around in circles and then plop herself down on top of me with a loud sigh. One night she even jumped up with her big monster bone in her mouth and decided she wanted to play and I ended up getting whacked in the face with it.
I’m mentally, physically and emotionally exhausted and don’t know what to do. I’m frustrated and irritated with her behavior and have lost all patience. I’m at an absolute loss and still have another week to go, but my mom is trying to get me in touch with the animal healer she worked with back in November so I’m hoping she can help.
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