Nik
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When I got home from work today Diesel was acting weird. After his dinner (ate like normal) as I was doing dishes he kept jumping up and putting his paws on the sink trying to push me away from the sink then he would run to my bedroom door and do it again. Finally I ordered him to his crate since he wouldnt stop.
When I finished dishes I took him to my bedroom figuring he wanted alone time with me ( last night kahlua got to sleep with us but not diesel). In the bed he was calm and happy seeming, finally relaxed so we just hung out til Sean got home.
When Sean got home I went to join him in the living room. Diesel refused to move. Finally we guided him off the bed to the living room against his will.
I had to use the restroom and went. He ran after me at first sitting at my feet staring at the restroom door. Then he decided that wasnt enough and tried to crawl onto my lap while I was still on the toilet!
At this point I started to become worried and got my shoes on thinking we may need to go to emergency vet.
Sean took him out to potty while I got ready. Then he brought kahlua to potty also. I went out to get him so we could go
"Watch this" he says. Both dogs are outside but while kahlua is running and playing diesel is lying in the dirt looking depressed.
Then sean grabs kahlua and brings her inside telling me to watch what happens. As soon as kahlua is gone diesel jumps up, grabs a ball and brings it to me tail wagging. So we play fetch.
Sean lets kahlua back out and diesel slumps down in the dirt again laying and looking depressed.
So at bedtime we brought only diesel to bed. I wrapped myself around him like the big spoon/bear hug. I stayed like that about 20 minutes before moving to my sleep position. Immediately he sat up stared at me stress yawning. So i moved back to bear hug position until he heaved a big sigh, relaxed and eventually started snoring. I waited a few more minutes before moving to my spot.
Is this just jealousy/depression? Diesel has never been the cuddley dog. Kahlua is the cuddley one so this is extremely odd behavior for him and also odd for him to be wanting her not around him. Also he has been focusing totally on me and not sean usually he is a bit more focused on sean when he gets home and wants him to wrestle w him. Today it has been 100% about me. What on earth is going on with my boy?
When I finished dishes I took him to my bedroom figuring he wanted alone time with me ( last night kahlua got to sleep with us but not diesel). In the bed he was calm and happy seeming, finally relaxed so we just hung out til Sean got home.
When Sean got home I went to join him in the living room. Diesel refused to move. Finally we guided him off the bed to the living room against his will.
I had to use the restroom and went. He ran after me at first sitting at my feet staring at the restroom door. Then he decided that wasnt enough and tried to crawl onto my lap while I was still on the toilet!
At this point I started to become worried and got my shoes on thinking we may need to go to emergency vet.
Sean took him out to potty while I got ready. Then he brought kahlua to potty also. I went out to get him so we could go
"Watch this" he says. Both dogs are outside but while kahlua is running and playing diesel is lying in the dirt looking depressed.
Then sean grabs kahlua and brings her inside telling me to watch what happens. As soon as kahlua is gone diesel jumps up, grabs a ball and brings it to me tail wagging. So we play fetch.
Sean lets kahlua back out and diesel slumps down in the dirt again laying and looking depressed.
So at bedtime we brought only diesel to bed. I wrapped myself around him like the big spoon/bear hug. I stayed like that about 20 minutes before moving to my sleep position. Immediately he sat up stared at me stress yawning. So i moved back to bear hug position until he heaved a big sigh, relaxed and eventually started snoring. I waited a few more minutes before moving to my spot.
Is this just jealousy/depression? Diesel has never been the cuddley dog. Kahlua is the cuddley one so this is extremely odd behavior for him and also odd for him to be wanting her not around him. Also he has been focusing totally on me and not sean usually he is a bit more focused on sean when he gets home and wants him to wrestle w him. Today it has been 100% about me. What on earth is going on with my boy?