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Hi, I'm hoping someone here can help with Rockie. Its a heartbreaking story; his owner from birth passed away in December. Over the past 9 years, she'd been pretty much bedridden, which meant Rockie had her undivided attention. I was her live-in companion/care provider; which meant I was responsible for making certain Rockie "went" outside.
With her passing, her son and his girlfriend have moved into the house, bringing their two little dogs, a shih tzu and a chihuahua. Both the girls are pretty well potty trained however, because of all the stress and changes, Rockie has started marking territory, where he hadn't before. I'm doing my best to try to prevent the marking behavior, but I'm also not going to be here for much longer and don't know if I will be in a position to take Rockie with me when I do leave.
The family is beginning to get very irritated with his marking and I'm running out of ideas on how to help this poor "old man" to cope with his loss. I can handle the constant whining from his separation anxiety and that's starting to get a bit better... its the marking that is the issue. I'm afraid that it might cause him to lose his home.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
With her passing, her son and his girlfriend have moved into the house, bringing their two little dogs, a shih tzu and a chihuahua. Both the girls are pretty well potty trained however, because of all the stress and changes, Rockie has started marking territory, where he hadn't before. I'm doing my best to try to prevent the marking behavior, but I'm also not going to be here for much longer and don't know if I will be in a position to take Rockie with me when I do leave.
The family is beginning to get very irritated with his marking and I'm running out of ideas on how to help this poor "old man" to cope with his loss. I can handle the constant whining from his separation anxiety and that's starting to get a bit better... its the marking that is the issue. I'm afraid that it might cause him to lose his home.
Does anyone have any suggestions?