Ginger ate the futon again! It had been torn up previously and sewn back together because that is the one piece of furniture I allow them to sleep on and it happens to be Baylie's favorite place! You see, over the summer I've been trying to get Ginger more comfortable and less anxious about staying home while I go out. Before when I'd go to the gym at night I'd leave Baylie inside with free reign (as she's always had) but I'd crate Ginger...then she started becoming resistant, dodging me and the crate only to lay in her normal dog bed. I hate shoving her into the crate against her will and I don't like locking them outside when it's been so HOT either. So I started small...a quick 20-30 minute trip leaving both girls in the house with free reign of the backyard and house (with the exception of the bedrooms because I shut the doors) and everything was fine! Then slowly I added time and every time I returned home to find it untouched my confidence grew. I'd actually built up to a 4 hour trip...with the goal of a full workday I and a month left before school starts I figured I was on track to achieving it! Normally I did errands mid-day or in the evening but today I got up first thing in the morning to go to the gym with Leah...fed the girls breakfast then left. I returned only about 2 hours later to find the futon in the middle of the living room with shreds of foam everywhere!!! It had been dragged off its frame and then Ginger cured her anxiety (or boredom) by gnawing on it! I was more upset about the regression of progress than the futon itself! I re-stuffed it then sewed it back up again and got a cover to hide my ugly patch job and now I guess it's back to the drawing board when it comes to conditioning Ginger to stay home alone!
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