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Does anyone else with dogs have separation anxiety? I don't mean leaving them at home, I mean outside shops and whatnot. Older generations seem fine leaving their dogs tied up outside supermarkets, but if I can't see Bramble I get antsy. I could take him for the school pick-up Mondays and Wednesdays now, but that would mean leaving him outside the main gate for maybe 5 minutes, a fair way off from the reception part of the building (and out of sight). He'd almost certainly walk off with anyone that untied him, and I don't think he'd fancy being a bait dog. Am I a weirdo?
i'm a bit like that...i don't take Kobe to the shops or owt where he'd be left tied up outside alone, yet it's not something that ever seemed odd growing up or seeing others do.
Then again, i wouldn't leave my kids outside a shop or something either, yet pretty sure growing up my dad would do that while he nipped into the bookies.
It'd be easier for me if Brams wasn't such a dunce. I've watched him follow the wrong person in the woods numerous times, when he's off doing his thing, sees a man's legs and sort of shuffles after them while still doing his thing. Then PANICS when he realises it's not me. Although he probably wouldn't even panic these days. Good luck getting our old Golden Retriever to go with you if you saw him tied up, whereas a packet of crisps would do the trick with Bramble. Or maybe even an 'invisible cake', he's always been interested in them.
When I was a kid, dogs were chucked out in the morning to fend for themselves. She would be let in and out during the day when she indicated a desire. If we were all out she was kept in the house if we could find her. There was a small wood very close by and you would often see here going in or coming out of there - crossing the road herself etc.
When we were off school the dog just ran alongside us all day. I lived on a council estate and it was the norm.
Can't imagine that now - it's one thing that has really changed quite a bit.
Yep, my wife's dog used to just be out on the estate all the time. Random kids asking to walk him and so on. He did survive falling down a waterfall and getting hit by a car though, so he was a bit more indestructible than Brams (who limps on really cold concrete).
Wouldn't take my dog out with me anywhere if I needed to tie her up. Dogs get nicked regularly around here and, while she's not one of those cute trendy breeds, she is a gorgeous dog with soft, sooooft fur so I wouldn't risk it.
I have thought about leaving Charlie while doing a shop or something but I don't think I could do it. She's very pretty and very friendly and so I would be worried someone would take her and she wouldn't fight it.