The good news is, she lay quietly in her crate all night, next to the guest bed, and didn't fuss. Worked on her kong a bit noisily, but I can't fault her for that. And if I didn't sleep well in an unfamiliar bed, again, not her fault.
Got her up in the morning. Gave her breakfast, let her outside, gave her some pats, made sure she had plenty of water and a nice bone, went inside to take a shower while leaving her in the back yard for ten minutes...
Hysterical barking, whining, and sad pawing at the back door for the entire ten minutes. Sigh. So. One step forward, one step back. I'm trying to at least give her to the end of the month, when her staples come out, to see if things improve more definitively.
And, yeah, the stray-but-owned-before makes for some mysterious reactions. She usually loves strangers, and strange dogs, unless it's a complete crowd, and then she's just a little nervous. But once in a while she'll see a person--or dog--and want to GO MEET THEM RIGHT NOW. Straining at the end of the leash, anxious quivering, absolutely convinced she needs to go meet THAT PERSON (or that dog) immediately. Which is why I keep her on a very short leash when we're walking by busy streets.
And then other times, she'll see someone, freeze up, and decide she doesn't want to move further. Nope. No further. And will, given a chance, return home as fast and leash-pullingly as possible. Those people are scary and she wants Away.
I honestly haven't figured out what cues each type of response, yet; the nearest I can figure is that she's afraid of people carrying or pulling large items. It's odd. But not really a problem that concerns me hugely, compared to the clinginess and barking.
Got her up in the morning. Gave her breakfast, let her outside, gave her some pats, made sure she had plenty of water and a nice bone, went inside to take a shower while leaving her in the back yard for ten minutes...
Hysterical barking, whining, and sad pawing at the back door for the entire ten minutes. Sigh. So. One step forward, one step back. I'm trying to at least give her to the end of the month, when her staples come out, to see if things improve more definitively.
And, yeah, the stray-but-owned-before makes for some mysterious reactions. She usually loves strangers, and strange dogs, unless it's a complete crowd, and then she's just a little nervous. But once in a while she'll see a person--or dog--and want to GO MEET THEM RIGHT NOW. Straining at the end of the leash, anxious quivering, absolutely convinced she needs to go meet THAT PERSON (or that dog) immediately. Which is why I keep her on a very short leash when we're walking by busy streets.
And then other times, she'll see someone, freeze up, and decide she doesn't want to move further. Nope. No further. And will, given a chance, return home as fast and leash-pullingly as possible. Those people are scary and she wants Away.
I honestly haven't figured out what cues each type of response, yet; the nearest I can figure is that she's afraid of people carrying or pulling large items. It's odd. But not really a problem that concerns me hugely, compared to the clinginess and barking.