Posted by Rita McCormick on June 20, 2008, 1:22 pm
We have got a seven year old female Beagle called Abbey who we've had for about two years. She came from a kennels who bred Beagles for show dogs and she had two litters before we got her. She was well looked after so no problems there.
She is the most laid back, calm, affectionate dog you could wish to meet. Until, that is, we had that earthquake in April. My husband and I slept through the whole thing and it was only when we came down in the morning that we realised Abbey hadn't. She had scratched and chewed three doors and the surrounding frame and there was wood all over the place. She must have been terrified.
Since then we haven't been able to leave her on her own during the day as she cries and howls and creates even more damage. We are in the middle of trying a lot of things including plug-in soothers, calming drops in her food and an old jumper of mine to cuddle up to. We have brought in a cage and she seems quite happy in until we go out. Consequently, I have to take her to work with me, something I can't keep doing and if we are going out for the evening she has to go into kennels where she is quite happy. She is O.K at night but not through the day. Has anyone got any suggestions please?
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