She's a 3-year-old collie and gets plenty of exercise, stimulation, attention, fuss, and love. We never leave her alone in the house for longer than 3 hours in a day. When she's been to the dog-sitters (when we're on holiday etc), she comes back rather subdued - we don't know if it's because she's 'depressed' due to having got even more attention and being with other dogs while she was there, or if it's because she feels she's been 'punished' in being 'sent away' and should therefore behave better so as not to get sent away again. Any ideas please?! Thanks x
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She's just sulking with you it's their way of letting you know they aren't happy that you've left her don't worry about it just make a huge fuss of her don't do anything different than her usual routine because it's really good what you are doing and dogs like their routine and thats whats probably whats upset her in the first place her routine has been altered and unsettled her so just go back to her fussing and walks etc she will be fine. You are just a good and caring owner, i so wish everyone who owned a pet was like you.
Change boarding kennels and see. Dogs do feel punished if they are removed from the pack.
i had a dog just like this. she probaly has seperation anxiety or most likely is first tramuatized that she was sent away in a new enviroment and then came back in a whole nother environment. since she is still young and doesnt get the concept and pattern, of these changes, all this is new for her and i think the excitment and trama of being sent away is all it is. she will probabaly not be like this when shes older.
Maybe they doped her up.
Seriously, I took one of my dogs to the groomer and when I picked him up, he was so subdue. I was told later that they gave him something to settle him down.
I never took my dog there again...
my dog is just like this . it's kinda usual that the dog is different when he sees you again because he has been without you for a period of time . to make things easier for him , try taking to the place where he stays while you're on vacation some things that he particularly loves in the house ( a toy , his pillow ) and something that smells like you ( your pillow ,some clothes that you don't need anymore ) . this way he will know that you're still there somewhere.
dogs do this to punish you, they are in a mood and sulking because you left them. I have 3 dogs and one of them, a 3 yr old doberman who usually is my shadow wont let me fuss her for about 24hrs after coming out of kennels, she gets over it though. I have friends who say their dogs are the same.
Dont worry. x
It may be possible that she misses the dogs or the people she was with when she at dog sitters. Find out how she acts when she is there and the sort of things they do with her. Some dogs just don't like change so maybe she's just unhappy at being moved from one place to another, Is there a way the sitters could come to your house and stay next time instead of her being sent there.
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Perhaps you dog has been pushed down the 'pecking' order by the sitters dogs. All animals understand what their place is and she may just have been sent to the bottom of the heap (metaphorically speaking!) If she seems otherwise well I wouldn't worry. She'll soon get back into the routine and be your happy girl again!(maybe she was a bit miffed that you left her but I'm sure she'll forgive you!)
i have a wesstie,and he,s 3,he adores being with other dogs,he,s so playfull,and loving,when we get him back when we,ve been away,he,s so very loving to us,at the same time he,s also saying,i love you mummy an daddy, but i love the other dogs too.it,s just like us ,sometimes we enjoy other peoples company,sometimes we like to be on our own,dogs are more or less the same.of course she,s enjoyed the other dogs company,it,s only natural it,s their world,they love us terribly,but they love their doggy companions a little bit more.our wesstie goes all subdued too,we leave him alone for a while and he comes round in his own time,when theu know they,re loved and cared for,they are the ever faithful friend,who would be without them, NOT US.
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