I'm so sorry, Nirvana.

Oh, 'Vana, I'm so sorry. No matter how long we get them for it is never enough.

*hugs*

Losing a good dog is hard, sorry N.

Sorry for your loss, Nirvana.

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I left for an hour and came home to find this. Sigh.

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Bad dog no biscuit.

True love. http://cellar.org/2013/dog.gif

Is he anxious generally or was there something he needed on the other side?

He is generally high strung, but he has an intense thunder phobia that sets him panting and shaking. (Kind of a problem when you live in the Lightning Capital of the World.) For some reason, he feels that the laundry room and the garage beyond is the place to be during a storm. In the past, he's torn up laundry, so we changed the door knob to a round one so he couldn't get in there. Yesterday he managed to get in anyway, and partially demolished the door frame in the process. What gets me is it wasn't even storming yesterday. Vet being called today for advice.

Maybe it would be easier to not fight it
Give him a large cardboard bax, throw Arnold blanket over it, and a pile of rags inside.


! ! Arnold above should be "an old" --- ridiculous iPad is in command now

crate blanket over the top. No house damage. No hating the dog. Crate $60 house damage $500? I saw a dog in a car eating the front seat while its owner was in the grocery store. I sure hope he did not beat the dog when he came out to see that.

There's no hating the dog. He can't help that he's anxious. The crate we currently have isn't solid, so we're afraid he might hurt himself in it if he catches a toe in his thrashing. We're thinking to get a solid plastic carrier and throw some old blankets in it. We'll see what the vet recommends.

I did not mean to imply that you personally would hate your dog Choco I know that you wouldn't because you posted the photo of his crime. You did leave out the sign around his neck that says I ate the wall in my Mom's house ;)

There is a product made for people but I use it for my dogs to prevent stress it's called Rescue Remedy. I have a couple of storm haters and separation anxiety. 4 drops in his water bowl every day would make for a calmer dog. Its not a drug it's made from flower essences.