Everyone who knows our Weimaraner "Honey" can confirm that she clearly doesn't consider herself a dog. The other evening we had 2 Dobermans, 2 Weims and a German Pinscher in our backyard. The four 'humans' set down on the steps of our deck and Honey decided that she needs to be one of the "girls" - she sat right in between us and wouldn't leave her spot for the whole time. I hope this preface to my story "Hurt Feelings," will make my experience/dilemma a little bit more comprehensible.
Just about a week before our evening on the steps, I was about to pull my hair out. As the pictures show, we have started about five weeks ago with our kitchen remodel. We thought it would be to easy, if we would just change the cabinetry and appliances. Ergo, we tore down two walls, took down all the drywall,... you get the picture. In order to protect the rest of our house from clouds and clouds of dust, as well as to protect our four-legged babies from injury, we sealed of that part of the house. Obviously the last few weeks, including weekends, were spent working on our dream kitchen. Adding to my hectic days, Honey started to become defiant and destructive. She stole food (including chocolate) from the table a couple of times, even though we caught her in the act and reprimanded her. She opened up the door to the guest bedroom and pulled out a bag of chocolate and ate a bar of dark chocolate. I put one of those child safety plastic thingis on the door knob - guess what - she took that one off and opened up the door and stole a bag of Hazelnuts. There were a few more things within a 48-hours window, which brought me to tears. Usually, when Honey gets antsy or nervous she needs a good obedience training and her sense of accomplishment makes her a happy camper. Not so this time!!!!!!
Nothing I tried helped. I then had an idea and was surprised that I hadn't thought about it right away. I am running an awful lot of errands right now, I go to Lowes, Home Depot, electrical supply store,... The next day after the ominous 48 hours, I put Honey and Luca in my car and had them riding around with me on my errands. Of course, they spent the most time waiting in parking lots - but it did the trick! Honey is back to being herself.
ALL IT WAS, WAS HURT FEELINGS!
