The Old Dog Asks: Was it Puppy Love?
Was it Puppy Love, Separation Anxiety or a Bit of Both?
So, one of my customers got a new dog and it was following me around like a little puppy! Oh ya, right, it is a puppy! Well maybe not technically because it was about a year old but when you're that small "puppydom" seems to last forever!
I asked her what kind of a dog it was and since her answer was in Italian I didn't quite get it so I looked it up when I got home. Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe that it is either a Toy Poodle or a Multipoo! (not sure if that is a good name to have or not and I think that it WAS toilet trained! lol)
What a fascinating little dog. I decided to dig a little deeper
What Are The The Key Characteristics of These Dogs?
- They are as cute as can be and VERY TINY!
- This one was just 10 inches (about 25 cm) at the shoulders and weighed about 6 pounds (2.5 kg )!
- They are not overly fragile but athletic and they love to play and run around!
- Toy Poodles shed very little.
As I was trying to clean my customers windows this little guy kept getting between my feet and wanted my undivided attention. Finally the lady of the house had to put it out so that I could work!
Here's what happened:
I Had Never Heard of it Before But Apparently These Dogs Often Suffer From Separation Anxiety!
What is Separation Anxiety?
From Petmaltipoo.com:
"Dogs that simply cannot handle being home alone can exhibit quite severe behavioral problems. They may be very destructive (chewing anything that they can), barking up a storm, work themselves into a frenzy, try to escape from their area and even become exceedingly depressed."
Dog's Also Get Depressed?
I'd never really thought about the fact that dogs may have a fragile mental state! I have enough problems dealing with the mental state of my human family!
Puppy Love or Just Separation Anxiety?
Anyway after being around that little dog for a day I do believe that I've got puppy love and that I'm suffering from separation anxiety!
What About You?
- Have you ever had puppy love?
- Do you have a dog?
- Would you like to have one?
I hope that you enjoyed this article on puppy love!
Until next time,
@kus-knee (The Old Dog)
I wonder if that dog scratched the glass! Yikes!
It was puppy love for me ( and you...)...yeeeeaaahhhh!...summer of '78!!
WOW! Very energetic two-legged aggressive boxer. If there is any boxing ring meant for puppies, this one would surely be a champion.
As far as your questions, though puppies are very cute I'm against the domestication of any animal in my home. All these animals are very social and domestication is not good for their natural instincts. So I'd rather prefer to put them all in a huge shelter with all other dogs or better still in some mini sanctuary. For me to have puppy-love does not require to possess or own them. I believe in absolute love which radiates perennially.
So no separation anxiety for me or that little guy.
You give thoughtful and meaningful comments with some humour thrown in!
Ah the old dog and the young dog!! :O)
I have missed your posts @kuys-knee!! Glad to be back in the land of the internet and seeing them again! Atoy poodle would defo be the one for me due to the small amount of shedding. It would look mighty fine tootling alonside me!
Wow @meesterboom I was about to send out a search party! Great to see you!
hahaha.. so cute
maybe there's such a thing
but I've seen tv series about dogs
they normally reflect their owner's behaviors
I experienced having been peed on by a chihuahua because i could hear it scratching the door of my friend every time i go visit, the first time I picked it up to comfort it and it peed out of excitement I had to change and had my top washed right then and there .
I like the cute doggies but I'd rather not be peed on!
I agree haha
I know, I feel as if I was way for ages as I could hardly find time to get on apart from the odd post snuck on behind the missus's back!
I believe dogs most certainly suffer from separation anxiety. My brother has two small dogs. One is a Morkie (Maltese & Yorkie) and the other is a Maltipoo (Maltese and a Poodle). Both of these dogs absolutely adore him.
The minute he leaves the house they go to the door and cry for him to return. They don't know if he is just going to the car or off to classes for the afternoon, but every time is the same. Even if there are other people in the house, they wimper for at least 15 minute before going somewhere and going to nap.
The second my brother arrives the dogs go absolutely nuts. Jumping all over like they haven't seen them in years even if it has only been a few minutes.
When my brother sleeps the dogs are nestled up against him and he doesn't mind at all. If he gets up during the middle of the night the dogs are right by his side. If he happens to close them outside of the room, they will cry and scratch for him to open the door. If after a few minutes, my brother has not opened the door, they will go to other occupied rooms and scratch and cry at the door for them to open it. If no one answers the dogs go back to his and lay down right next to the door.
Dogs absolutely adore their owners!
Here is a picture of Bruce, the Maltipoo (via my sister's Instagram)
Wow! What an experience and thanks for the photo!
You're most certainly welcome! His mannerisms remind me a lot of the video you posted when someone is at the our back sliding glass door!
Amazing little fella.. I had a golden retriever myself and dogs are extremely smart when they start to love you.
By that is a bit case sensitive in some dogs.
Was getting too messy with the hair she was leaving so I had to give her to someone else that had the time to take care of her.
Cheers and much love ❤︎
I had a dog as a kid and it was a tragedy for the whole family when it died. The shedding does pose a problem but if I were on a farm a nice outdoor dog would be great.
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That's a nice story. I like the drumming the mirror by the puppy, it really liked you my friend. Yes dogs do have emotions. My uncle family lives in the same block as mine and they have a Husky, it's big like a wolf but very gentle.
Couple months back the whole family went to India for 6 weeks and I had to take care of that Husky. I was amazed to see the tears in its eyes, it was eating almost nothing. It lost quite a bit weight in those 6 weeks. They do are very emotional.
That's why the old saying, "dog is man's best friend". That filtered through emotions screen too.
So you've lived through the experience of a dog's separation anxiety!
Yes my dear brother @kus-knee and this experience will stay in RAM!
so cute =D
It really is!
All that's left for dogs to do is talk! They're already so adorable with their emotions, instincts, and amazing memory. Add talking to the mix and we're good!
Good point.