For those of you wondering about PJ.... PJ got a two week vacation while Riley was being born. He stayed at Ellie's house while we adjusted to having the new baby home. He, of course enjoyed his time there. They go to the park twice a day every day and thats a lot more playtime than he was getting at the end of the pregnancy.
When he got home, he realized the new baby was here. He really paid no attention to Riley. I think he realized what had happened and was just really mellow while at home. At daycare on the other hand was a different story. He was going to
A Dog's Life once a week and each time we picked him up, we got an "incident" report. The counselors referred us to a dog behaviorist to uncover why PJ was "acting out." Although the "incidents" didn't sound like PJ even with the new baby at home we couldn't rule it out (most reports were PJ antagonizing other dogs).
We decided to stop taking PJ to daycare after an actual fight broke out between him and two other dogs. According to the report, the fight was not caused by anything PJ did. This was really the last straw. PJ has never had serious problems at other daycares so we believe the problem is most likely the group size. PJ has stayed mellow at home and doesn't complain too much even though his walks are short and we don't have as much one-on-one time with him.
He has been much more interested in Cameron lately and even lets her dress him up. She likes to put hats on him and he plays along. I've also caught him going into her room at night just to check on her, but he does it only when he thinks I'm not looking. I've been trying to bring him on afternoon walks now that I'm getting back to my old self, but its still slow going. I think he knows we still love him.
For those of you wondering about PJ.... PJ got a two week vacation while Riley was being born. He stayed at Ellie's house while we adjusted to having the new baby home. He, of course enjoyed his time there. They go to the park twice a day every day and thats a lot more playtime than he was getting at the end of the pregnancy.
When he got home, he realized the new baby was here. He really paid no attention to Riley. I think he realized what had happened and was just really mellow while at home. At daycare on the other hand was a different story. He was going to A Dog's Life once a week and each time we picked him up, we got an "incident" report. The counselors referred us to a dog behaviorist to uncover why PJ was "acting out." Although the "incidents" didn't sound like PJ even with the new baby at home we couldn't rule it out (most reports were PJ antagonizing other dogs).
We decided to stop taking PJ to daycare after an actual fight broke out between him and two other dogs. According to the report, the fight was not caused by anything PJ did. This was really the last straw. PJ has never had serious problems at other daycares so we believe the problem is most likely the group size. PJ has stayed mellow at home and doesn't complain too much even though his walks are short and we don't have as much one-on-one time with him.
He has been much more interested in Cameron lately and even lets her dress him up. She likes to put hats on him and he plays along. I've also caught him going into her room at night just to check on her, but he does it only when he thinks I'm not looking. I've been trying to bring him on afternoon walks now that I'm getting back to my old self, but its still slow going. I think he knows we still love him.
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