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Tom have you tried giving her a stuffed Kong last thing at night when you are going to bed.
She is missing you so you need to address this sooner rather than later.
She needs to understand its bed time and that you will still be there in the morning.
If you have an old T shirt or something with your scent on it for her to have in her bed is also a good idea, it’s just a comfort and reassurance thing.
If you give her the Kong she will associate bed time with something pleasant and a treat instead of feeling you have all vanished and she is worrying and taking it out on the skirting boards.This can be fixed, even though you say you don’t mind, for her it would be best to stop her anxiety.
Let me know if you need any help.
Delighted to see she is so loved and enjoyed
Tom, advice Marie gave you works wonders as we did that with our labrador. Me and boyfriend "sacrificed" piece of clothing each and we gave her denta stick (which she loves) when we were putting her to bed . So now (2 years on) when we let her out to garden for her last evening piddle she goes straight to her bed and waits to be covered with blanket as now nights are cold and there is no peep from her until morning
ah thanks for your advise. she actually only did this as a young pup. she hasnt done it in months. i think she might have been a bit insecure at the start, but she is a very relaxed dog now. you know yourself if your very house proud a gold fish is probably a better option than a young puppy
. i think the key is loads of exercise so there too wrecked for any mischief. Oh she has grown into a fabulous dog…..and the image of Rusty another DID adoptee……she is thriving in your great care well done!
Hi Tom look at my baby all grown up … she looks fab such a pretty young lady … she turned 1 a couple of weeks ago and she look like she had a great first yr . thanks for updating her on the site I sooo love to see my little fosters getting on so well .
Give her a hug and kiss from all the Kirwan’s and tell her were proud of her . Joan
Hi Joan
We are so happy at how she has turned out. She is so healthy and full of fun. This dog is a little dinger, she picks up on things so quick.
She is bursting with intelligence and spark.
At home she’s a laid back couch potato, but bring her out for a walk and she is all action. Oh Audrey you are dead right I saw Rusty too I’me convinced she’s a litter mate of his, they are so alike.
As soon as I saw him I thought the same as you.Hello everyone
Well I brought Coco to the vet today for her boosters & our vet said she was in great shape. She was very good and gave him loads of licks. She’s gas
. some dogs are a bit afraid of the vet, but not Coco she’s mad about him .
She ran in the door of the surgery. When we were leaving we had a bit of ordeal though . there was a big German Shepherd in the waiting room and she went for Coco . I have to say I got a fright. Thank god she was wearing a muzzle so she didn’t hurt Coco. Coco is a lover not a fighter so she didn’t react
at all at the time, but when the owner took the dog away Coco let out a little bark the poor girl, she’s only a soft mush . I don’t think she was too traumatised by it at all I got more of a fright than she did.
She’s wrecked after her day now and is asleep in her bed all cosy I’m going to bring her out in the morning 1st thing to meet all her friends on the walk so she knows most dogs are not that mean.Bye for now
tom
Hi Tom .. the poor little mite. hope she was OK after it . Thanks again for the updates can’t believe all that time has passed . I still remember getting a call from Kathy asking me to take her in from a young girl who was brave enough to rescue her for being pts
… and here she is getting her shoots and living a great life . hugs to Coco from the Kirwans ….
Thanks for the message Joan
she really is getting on great I brought her out since and she met a load of other dogs and wasn’t nervous or anything so happy days her encounter with that tough dog at the vets doesn’t seem to have had any impact on her thank god We really are mad about her she has turned out very well. What a waste it would have been if she hadn’t been saved from being pts. The whole extended family is totally mad about her too always willing to take her off my hands if I’m stuck.
She has come a long way from that little pup that I saw jumping around your sitting room . She’s a perfect example of why you and all the people in dogs in distress do the work you do. We hope to still have her in years to come when she’s a little slower on her feet and a little grey around the mouth
Thanks for everything and I’ll put up some new photos of her soonhello everyone heres a few recent photos of coco our little puddin
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. there was a big German Shepherd in the waiting room and she went for Coco 
the poor girl, she’s only a soft mush 
… and here she is getting her shoots and living a great life . 
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