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Why would12 yr old Retriever dig through kennel chainlink, get out then dig her way out of yard and run away?

  • Mollie is a friendly loving dog but thrives on attention. She's constantly begging for food whenever we're cooking, eating or just getting a cup of coffee. When we put her in the kennel she bites and digs her way through the kennel prying apart the kennel fencing. She's dug holes all over the yard, has chewed down all our rodys to nubs and recently pushed the garbage cans out of the corner of fenced in yard digging deep in ground in corner crawling out of yard running away. She's on Puppy Prozac now once in am then again in pm. She just got out of locked Kennel & dug out of yard again. She's never been this bad. Our 5 yr old retriever was put down Memorial day due to aggressive cancer. We thought she was the one destroying our yard but after she was gone we discovered the problem dog was our older one. Mollie's gone again and after what she just did to our kennel, yard, plants and fence area my husband feels it's time to put her down. Vet said at 1st behavior was due to knowing our other dog had cancer plus she's getting senile. If we get her back this time... what the heck should we do? She's my son's dog & he's away at college far away. We don't have kids at home other than granddaughter on the weekends. Mollie doesn't care she just goes to side of the house & trashes the plants. Why do you think? What can we do?

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    Your dog is rebelling because of too many changes. Your son moved away to college, her companion of 5 years just passed away - it's a lot for a dog to handle. She needs consistency - she's screaming for it. The easy way out is putting her down, but it's not fair to end her life if she is in good health. If you are willing, establish a routine for her and stick with it. Something simple like a walk at a certain time of day, a game of fetch or other playtime activity or if she's not the playing type than a session of cuddles and affection. If she does tricks, also have her do a trick for a snack at a certain time of day, or after her meal. Establishing a routine that is the same every day will calm her down and make her feel like things are not falling apart, and make sure she knows that you are in control of the "pack."

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This Dog has a physical problem. This is not a mental thing. Look into kidney disorders....simply old age deficiencies. Where is your heart!

You should get the dog checked for any physical issues that may be causing the behavior. And then start to exercise the dog more often. Walks with the dog will do it wonders. At 12 years - a large dog doesn't have long to go. If she was important to your son and a part of the family, then it would seem to be the right thing to make her end years more comfortable. More walks will help considerably.

Maybe Mollie needs more attention and love or maybe she just don't like to be caged up. You can't put her down just because shes getting old and acting out. We are going to get old someday and may need help or extra attention should they put us down because of that? I would rather see you find another home than put her down.

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