On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 09:54:26 -0400 DaveR    
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   > I work from home so I can be with her a lot. I do not bring her to my   
   > office because I assumed that it was important to teach puppies limits   
   > of where they are allowed to go. But I guess it is a better idea to   
   > let her come down here so she can be with me. The only problem is, I   
   > will not have time to correct all her bad behavior because I really do   
   > need to focus on my work.   
      
   Work disruption is short term cost for long term gain.  In the end if you   
   pay the upfront cost you will have a dog who will quietly amuse herself   
   and not disrupt your work at all. You have an awsome opportunity here.   
   The situation can lead to a very confident dog.  When the dog knows it can   
   count on you, anxiety is reduced and it is better able to handle new   
   situations.   
      
   While she does need to learn to be by herself I'd work on that second   
   place to the other issues, just because you can.  My dog Tsuki was able   
   to come to work with me daily.  I feel it was nothing but a benefit.   
   Because he was literally at my feet all day he got lots of practice at me   
   redirecting him.  The learning period was much shorter than for many other   
   dogs because he had so little opportunity to finish a mistake.   
      
   I had a crate in the office. If I needed to go to a meeting, or even to   
   the rest room (at first), in the crate he'd go.  I also didn't want   
   crate=alone, so sometimes I put him there when I was there, let him out,   
   put him in etc.  Then I'd leave him free for short trips away.  By then he   
   was so used to office routine he'd just sleep.   
      
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