The joy of earplugs

[bunn]

I finally gave in to increasing levels of sleep deprivation, closed all the doors in the house, put in earplugs and let foster Ruggie just bark to himself downstairs last night.  (Ruggie cannot or will not walk up stairs, and disapproves of everyone but the cats vanishing upstairs for the entire night

Comments

[scripsi]

I think I would ge mad with a dog constantly barking like that. But I guess it makes it easier to know it is short term.

[bunn]

In a way it's a good thing: apart from this one problem he's a really sweet old guy and otherwise I would probably have been tempted to keep him! But there is no question he needs an owner with a ground floor bedroom with space in it for a large hairy dog. He's not too noisy during the day: occasionally he will wake up and bark - apparently surprised to discover that he is a Golden Retriever - but you wouldn't call him a noisy dog in general.

[scripsi]

He sounds like a sweet dog. Our dogs bark to high heaven whenever we come home, and as we live in an apartment we were a bit worried they baked a lot when they are alone. But our neighbour, who is retired, told us they only bark when we come home, or when there is a stranger in the staircase. But they never bark at the people living in the house. :)

[bunn]

Clearly they are clever dogs! But they are herding dogs, aren't they, so should have brains?

I don't think Ruggie is very blessed in that department, poor silly thing. :-D

[howlin_wolf_66]

Glad the earplugs make a difference, and I wish Ruggie all the best, in his new environment. :-)

[bunn]

Thank you! I shall miss him - but not at night :-D

[parrot_knight]

Well done to Ruggie on finding a new home, and to you for managing to sleep all night.

The barking reminds me of my old Samoyed George, who once barked himself hoarse for fifteen minutes after being left behind with me by my parents one evening. He then went off for some water, before resuming barking for another fifteen minutes. I let him outside after that, so he could howl his presence at the world for a while.

[bunn]

I think I should probably have tried leaving him to bark sooner: because my dogs almost never bark, I tend to assume it means something srious!

[chainmailmaiden]

I hope everything goes ok with the transfer to the new home so you can get some quality sleep again! I've enjoyed reading about your adventures with Ruggie, he sounds like he's been a big change from the type of dog you've been used to :-)