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Rudolph is here and is very caring.

But there is a problem, I assume it's serious separation anxiety.

He follows me everywhere which is fine. But after a long walk he was laying down at my feet so I decided to try a short nap for myself. I closed the bedroom door(an off limits area) and tried to sleep. For the first 20 minutes he paced around the apartment; I figured he would settle down. Instead he began short huffing which turned into LOUD yelping.

I went out and gave him a cookie and tried to relax him, then reattempted the nap. Same thing. So I let him in the bedroom figuring he would lie down. As soon as I layed down he tried to get in the bed. And this will not stop. It's either he's getting in my bed or he's yelping.

If anyone has a solution to this let me know as my bed linens will not take drool and I will bring him back to the HOP today if it looks like a sleepless night ahead for me.

It feels like I'm letting everyone down, but I don't know what to do.

Maybe he's been through so many changes he must be around someone all the time.

 

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No crate.

I went to my car to get my cell phone to call some friends for advice and I could hear his yelping as I was walking back to the building.

 

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That poor dog has been so neglected he is barely manageable. And he is a terror at the HOP. The place is alive with bassets and every time he passes a male it gets intense; even if you are in between them. It happened at least three times in the 5 minutes I was there.

He needs a detached home with a crate so the SA can be dealt with. I hope Marilyn mentions the SA in Rudolph's page. Looking at him as I was driving him back, thinking of all he had been through and how it was playing out to his detriment, was not fun.

Do all bassets have SA on some level or does it come from neglect?

 

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I've owned two dogs(not bassets) and never saw anything like this.

I guess we all have different ideas of what is manageable. That's what I call the marking, growling at other dogs, pawing into my back seats(which stained them) and couch, and the screaming need to be next to someone all the time.

Hey don't take my opinion. How about you talk to me neighbor who wanted to know what was going on as I went to get my cell phone from the car.

 

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Again, I've owned two dogs. One a lab and the other a collie mut.

 

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I'm about done with this.

Both dogs were rescues. If Rudolph didn't yelp like he was being beaten things would have worked out differently.