Alright, most of you know I have my puppy, Palmer, chow-golden retriever. He was adopted from the pound and found as a stray, which I'm sure created his separation anxiety.
Now, ever since the 4th of July my dad thought it would be a good idea to let Palmer into the garage while we were gone all night, due to the fireworks. I was suspicious, but he said it would be 'fine'. Well, after a couple days Palmer was looking guilty and my dad had found out that he scratched the car. He literally wanted to kill Palmer on the spot and thus, Palmer is not allowed in the house anymore for whatever reason and my father wants NOTHING to do with him at ALL.
Now, it's hard to deal with this because Palmer has health problems sometimes and I gotta find my own ways of dealing with them because my dad will just be a complete ass about it.
Okay, we have a small gate separating our backyard from our back garage door. Dad leaves the garage door and the back door open, and the small gate separates the backyard from the rest of the world. Palmer is no longer allowed inside, right? Well I let him inside when I'm off college and dad isn't home, then he goes out before dad gets home because I think he deserves it. He would jump the fence when I had to leave, thus leaving him between the fence and the back door, when dad opens door, dog goes away. Well he never did it when the garage front door was open, but he does now. And I found him, several times, sitting at the front door waiting to come inside. Keep in mind he's TERRIFIED of my father now because of how he yelled and screamed at him for the car. So he only does this to be with me.
I have full confidence Palmer will not run away because several times he has gotten out because my dad is a retard and came back when I called him without any trouble, and he was waiting by the door as well.
Past couple days he's been whining at our living room window, barking and howling, digging and whining more. I have to go comfort him, which I know is enabling this behavior, but dad forces me to because of his barking and whining.
But I want to know how I can calm him down. I just got back from petting and rubbing him for 45 minutes, I gave him a treat afterword and tried to leave. He would not touch the treat. I had to sit there and be with him in order to get him to chew on it. I know you should distract dogs while you're gone, well that doesn't work for him. He gets bored or he's too worried to even bother licking it.
I really need advice on what to do, I don't want togive up Palmer and I'm trying to drive and move out ASAP so I can take him with me.
PLEASE give me some advice, IF you really know what you're talking about. My dad is a complete hardass and doesn't give one shit about Palmer. Dad thought he was PURPOSELY being a "dick" to piss him off by whining. Seriously.
Anyway, PLEASE, I really want to find out how to get him to stop jumping the fence, stop whining and chill because I'm right here.
He is an OUTSIDE dog.
And he's still whining right now, and it makes me so fucking mad at my dad for doing this to him.
- Mood:
Fear