Bruce's Journal

[Bruce]

Today he was playing with a clear plastic container that originally contained dates. 2 cup size maybe? I use those to bring kitchen scraps to the chickens. He was licking it and throwing it and chasing it. Yep, he is bored. He plays with the ball on a rope sometimes. My only concern with the plastic "toys" he finds for himself is him eating the plastic. That can't be good for him. And of course I would REALLY rather he not choose my ratchet wrenches for his next play thing.

So far he is eating twice a day. From what you and others have said the "not every day" thing is more likely in the summer IIRC.

 

[Mike CHS]

What you are seeing tell us that we definitely need another LGD. Maisy does get bored and when we let the lambs out we have to chain her up since she thinks they are play toys and I don't want dead lambs. We are doing long lunge lead training but that won't do nothing for your case.

 

[Bruce]

Nope and since we are still dealing with dog barking and wife wanting to sleep, you KNOW there isn't another dog happening here in the near future. He was silent 2 nights ago but had something to bark at several times last night. One definitely wasn't the "3 bark and repeat" warning to whatever makes noise in the night. Bark Bark Bark howl. OK, I got dressed for that one. The process would be quicker if it weren't winter in Vermont. By the time I got out there, whatever was bugging him had passed, he came to see me when I went through the gate.

 

[CntryBoy777]

Seems to be doing a Good job....learning new 'Smells', territory, animals, set up, Voices...and Foes....and letting his Presence be known....not to mention a whole new 'Routine' and ya haven't Lost an animal....just some Sleep and Heat

 

[Latestarter]

Sorry the missus is such a light sleeper... Hopefully over time she'll "adjust" and become less bothered by it. One way to look at it is the more sleep she loses, the more tired she'll become, the easier it will be to fall asleep Just a thought... Another alternative would be to soundproof the bedroom... Shouldn't take more than a couple of months for total adjustment.

 

[Goat Whisperer]

Did the DW realize that these dogs bark?
Hoping she gets used to it, she doesn't really sound like the LGD type

Perhaps have her take a Benadryl before bed

 

[Southern by choice]

One way to look at it is the more sleep she loses, the more tired she'll become, the easier it will be to fall asleep

Perhaps have her take a Benadryl before bed

you are rotten!

Maybe get a sound machine for some white noise.

My dogs are going freaking nuts out there tonight... and I mean NUTS! I can hear at least 5 of them.

They are serious though, it is the no messing around bark.
I get a bit nervous when it is this intense and isn't letting up.
I see nothing but that is no matter, I usually don't... but they do.

Hard not hearing Callie's bark.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Those little foam earplugs are mighty handy to have around. Comfortable, cheap and effective ... mighty nice stocking stuffer! Just sayin....

 

[Bruce]

She is falling asleep easily @Latestarter A bit too easily ... on the way to work if Merlin was "active" the night before. Not sure how we could soundproof the house. Already have triple pane windows and the "walls" are 4" rigid insulation SIPS attached to the outside of the posts and beams. Wood siding over those SIPS. Of course maybe all that "rigidness" doesn't do much to kill sound. Sure can hear the rain on the standing seam roof upstairs and it is over 8" SIPS. There is no attic to absorb any roof sounds though. They put 5/4 T&G pine on the rafters as the finished ceiling before putting the SIPS on.

She has earplugs but I think sometimes they fall out. He only barked once last night that I know of. She recognized it as an "unimportant" bark. The night before, when he was more active, she recognized the bark, bark, bark howl the night before and said "that one sounds important". First steps to ignoring the unimportant ones right?

 

[CntryBoy777]

Well after the 'Pressure' subsides at work for her, things will probably work out for both of ya better and level out. when we are agitated we have a tendency to 'Lash Out' at the obvious and make 'Issues' of things that are totally unrelated. Truly it does sound like things are getting Better for ya....at least from down here in Mississippi where I sit.