Dolly & Desi have the free run of the house when I am home…Well, I do keep the extra bedroom doors closed and the bathroom doors closed. They are sleeping very sweet next to each other right now. They will play on my bed, in the living room, the foyer, the kitchen nook area. They have little beds almost everywhere! I have two of each but lately they are always in the same one together. God is giving me some peace today so that I can get things done. As soon as I finish this email, I am going to eat something and then spend some cuddling time with them later. Tomorrow they go to Honor Camp! I want to make a little Happy Birthday sign (on paper) that they can hang by Dolly on Friday. I know she has no idea and I put her birthday dress on today and took a few pictures. Even she didn’t want to sit still.
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 12:42 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Crying and Barking in play pen No accidents, he uses a litter box. I don't give him full run of the house because I have too much stuff in the house which is furnished with antiques and lots of nick nacks. There are nooks and crannies where he might get stuck, things he migh tump over or break, too many opportunities for trouble. Besides, my computer and large TV are in the den, so I spend most of my time there. Gloria -----Original Message----- From: Peggy & The Girls <[email protected]> To: Chihuahuas <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, May 17, 2011 1:45 pm Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Crying and Barking in play pen Gloria I am curious to know as to why he isn't allowed full freedom of the entire house? Is it because he still has accidents? Both my girls have full freedom all the time. Neither chew things that they aren't suppose to, nor do they go into the garbage. Princess would hold it in for 12 hours if she had too. Gigi was like that too before she had those seizures. Now she sometimes forgets at night, so I put a diaper on her at night and whenever I go out. It gives her full freedom and she never wets the diaper, so as soon as I get up in the morning or come home I put her on the pad and she will immediately go. Peggy -------Original Message------- From: [email protected] Date: 5/17/2011 12:08:44 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Crying and Barking in play pen Is she always kept in the pen? Why? You can set perameters but give her an opportunity to be in a larger open space. I stopped keeping Emiliano in the pen as soon as he learned to use the litter box and stopped chewing on things. The pen is still up and I put him in it when he is uncomfortable with visitors (workers,. the cleaning lady, small children) and at night when he goes to sleep in his tent, which is also in the pen. The pen is his safe place and he is comfortable there, however, at all other times, he is free to roam our large den and hall, my kids call the den Emiliano's room, but he is not allowed to roam in the rest of the house (a door divides the den area from the rest of the house). If I am at home, he is allowed to be with me in any room but is kept out in the den when I am not at home. Gloria -----Original Message----- From: tinkey2562 <[email protected]> To: Chihuahuas <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, May 17, 2011 10:43 am Subject: [Chihuahuas] Crying and Barking in play pen Hello, I have a question about Gigi. I keep her in a playpen with toys litterbox and an open crate. Almost everyday she has a few instances where she cries and barks to get out the playpen. I have been ignoring these episodes because I don't want to train her into thinking crying will get me out of the pen. They only last about a minute or so. Am I doing this right? Should I do something else when she barks in her pen? Thanks Emberly
