I woke up at 5 a.m. today to make sure Charlie had enough exercise before I left her for 11 hours. We walked for at least 45 minutes. Charlie seemed a bit tired and started to nap while I got finished getting ready for work.
I have established a crate routine. I tell Charlie quietly that's it's her nap time as I lead her to the crate, remove her collar after she is in it and facing me, and give her a Kong filled with peanut butter. I tell her to have a good nap as I leave. Because Charlie IS ready for a nap when she goes into the crate, this is working very well.
Charlie's long pet visit from Nora went great. Nora had stopped by Friday to meet Charlie and give her some yummy treats. When I arrived home around 6:20 p.m., Charlie was still sleeping. We went to get the mail, she had her dinner, and we drove to the business campus. Charlie did not need a toy to distract her. She now knows that this is a good place to walk, and is very interested in all of the smells and sights. We saw a runner twice - from the front fortunately - so I was able to keep her to the side and explain that the person was exercising.
Charlie was able to preoccupy herself playing with her toys while I did stuff around the house. She usually stays in the same room as me, but I check on her if she leaves the room to see what she's doing. I learned that quiet dogs can be doing something you don't like, such as eating your TV remote control. Fortunately, that only happened to me once with a foster dog.
Zero accidents again.
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