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I really do appreciate the advice y'all have given me on the various aspects of her life, but many of them are things I feel I can deal with slowly as life settles. My main concern currently is her possible aniety and how to reassure her enough so that she won't destroy anything that strikes her to ...

Thanks for the guidance on what else I should say! Let's see now... Sally is a mixed breed. The shelter staff called her a chihuahua mix, and said they thought she was part weiner dog or corgi, due to her long back. She's a WHOLE lot bigger than a chihuahua, and does not have short legs, so I figure...

So, after much frustration and even some feedback from Victoria due to a similar situation on the show making me seek this place out and ASK, here I am to ask all of you. Help me deal with this situation in such a way that our dog understands what is expected, and is a happy pup? We've only had her ...

We have to figure out why he's doing it first. Is it anxiety, is he bored, or does he just love doing it? You could try setting up a video camera to watch what the dog does when you leave (i.e., does he get anxious and then start chewing, or does he sleep for a bit when you leave, wake up, get bore...

I can relate to their trouble with Fiona getting into things she shouldn't. Part of our problem, however, is that our dog gets into things only when we are gone. Not just trash, but anything else she finds that she thinks would make a good option for gnawing on at the time. Cups, books, even the inn...