{"id":4657,"date":"2010-04-29T07:33:38","date_gmt":"2010-04-29T12:33:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cynthomas.com\/dogblog\/?p=1059"},"modified":"2010-04-29T07:33:38","modified_gmt":"2010-04-29T12:33:38","slug":"pillows-garbage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cynthomas.com\/journal\/pillows-garbage\/","title":{"rendered":"Pillows and Garbage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have a confession&#8230;<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1060\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1060\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/cynthomas.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/who-me.jpg\" alt=\"Who me?\" title=\"who-me\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1060\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cynthomas.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/who-me.jpg 600w, http:\/\/cynthomas.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/who-me-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1060\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Who me?<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nI suffer from separation anxiety.  I&#8217;m not proud of it, but my little mental problem does manifest itself in a couple very specific ways.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nWhen my humans leave, they usually close the master bedroom door.  I can&#8217;t open doors yet (although I do hit them with my nose when I want them opened.)  But if I have access to the master bedroom when I&#8217;ve been left alone, my go-to destinations are pillows and garbage.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nNot just any garbage, but the little can in the bathroom.  No scrap is left untouched&#8230; it&#8217;s quite the scene when the humans come home.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nThe other manifestation of my anxiety is a little more disturbing and I hesitate to admit it.  Plus, all the wackos on this here internet don&#8217;t make it easy to be honest about some behaviors.  (My <a href=\"http:\/\/cynthomas.com\/dogblog\/foot-licker\/\" target=\"_blank\">Foot-licker!<\/a> post is a little too popular in some searches, if you get my meaning.)<br \/>\n<br \/>\nOkay, here it goes:  I jump on the big bed and hump the pillows.  There I said it (or wrote it) and that&#8217;s all I&#8217;m going to say about it.  Admitting it is the first step, right?<br \/>\n<br \/>\nAnyway, some dogs have separation anxiety and some dogs just misbehave.  You can tell if it&#8217;s true separation anxiety, if your dog exhibits her destructive behavior within the first 20 minutes of your departure.  I think I check that master bedroom door as soon as I hear the car drive away without me in it.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nIn my case, simply closing the door will prevent me from compromising pillows and inhaling bath tissues.  Two good suggestions for keeping your dog happy when she&#8217;s home alone are these:  keep her tired and\/or keep her busy.  I&#8217;m sure you can figure out the tired part.  To keep her busy, maybe supply a Kong or something similar that can hide a treat and make her work for her reward.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nPlease don&#8217;t judge me&#8230; everybody&#8217;s got &#8220;a thing&#8221; &#8211; this is mine.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nWell, golly, I feel SO much better now.<\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"http:\/\/cynthomas.com\/journal\/pillows-garbage\/\"><\/div><script>\r\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\r\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 1331825;\r\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\r\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have a confession&#8230; I suffer from separation anxiety. 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