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When we re-homed Dexter he was already crate trained for night.. and I have to admit I was against it at first, but the little guy goes and gets his blanket and into the crate he goes about the same time every evening (after being walked and pottied). I don't like the door closed so when he was stay...

Well nothing worked EXCEPT today I had to bring him back to my house... no nibbling, no mouthing no crying!
Could he have been trying to tell me he wanted to come with me?????

Thanks guys - I did try the leaving behind the shirt last evening so I'll see if that sort of soothes him today.. and I will try the kong idea too! Thank you both very much for the ideas I'll let you know if this works!!! It's nice to be able to have a site to come to when things go wrong and I have...

Thanks for your suggestion! He is crate trained so I could give him a shirt in the kennel at night and perhaps that might help! And I agree, the best solution WOULD be to ge my mother to bond better with him, but she seems to ignore all of my suggestions... Again thanks I will try this and see if it...

Hi - thanks for your response and the warm welcome! Yes Dexter does get all of his needs met by me (with the exception of his interaction and feedings from my mother).. it is easy to see why he would WANT me to stay or even take him with me, but I'm desperate to help soothe him and there doesn't see...

Hi - I'm new here and would like some opinions on a problem that seems to be difficult to erase. My mother had always had a companion and so I wasn't surprised when last year, 3 years after losing her last faithful friend, she asked me to find her a "poodle mix" this was the breed she had ...