Help, In need of a remedy, Please Read Situation Below....?
Hey Y'all- I'm In need of some FAST simple wisdom.
Any and All Ideas will be greatly appreciated however - No sarcasm please - this is Serious.
"I'm currently on a sit with a new client.
Dog I'm sitting is an Older full Doberman Pincher. She is a rescue from abusive home. Problem is the Owner has been extremely Overprotective of this doggie!! Since she adopted her this Owner and this Dog have "Never" been apart from each other's sides for the last 4 years and 13 months. Seriously, Owner has never left this doggies side EVER in four years. she is eats breaths and s----'s beside this animal.
So, I was hired to Sit her fur baby in Owners Home for the first time EVER. This dog has a sweet soul and very genuine heart. Upon first 3 meetings ( we felt I should spend time with her prior to Momma Leaving ) this doggie was good and loving and sweet when owner was here with her, and I felt with my kind and loving approach to any animal this was going to be ( somewhat of a challenge) a positive but not impossible sit. However, since momma left, I have spent first 5 hours petting and consoling her and she seemed to relax. After that she started ignoring me -and every time I came anywhere near her she just looked at me and waited for me to stand still and then zooms past me as if I was going to grab her. At that point, I decided to leave her alone because she certainly was not wanting to play, she just seemed scared. NOTE: The dogs crate is in Master Bedroom After that I chose to open the Master Bedroom Door (against owners instructions, because she said she might pee on her bed) to let her get to her crate. She has been in there (Master B-room/Crate) now for the duration of the day. I think she's asleep but I don't want to disturb her calm.
Please let me know if anyone out there has dealt with a similar situation and HAD A SUCCESSFUL REMEDY. This is a serious matter, suggestions on how to approach this awkward and unusual situation and/or behavior needs to be handled with care, please no sarcastic replies.
Sorry if I seem gruff y'all I'm just walking in unfamiliar territory. : ( Thank You, Kristine