Polly stuck to me like glue

[Kathleen McKenna]

Can your dog be too into you?
Thing is Polly cannot stand it if I leave whatever area of the house she is in. She whines and comes to find me, has to be right on top of me. I can't even go to the bathroom without her scratching at the door. ( she does not do this with my husband ) We spend every waking minute of the day together. I love that she loves me but when does it get beyond "love" and into obsessiveness? Is that possible?

I am a mosaic artist with a small studio in my house that I work in but it is too dangerous for her to be with me in there so I tried to crate her just outside the door where she can still see me....Nyet she hates it! Barks, yelps, whines and digs. If I crate her elsewhere in the house she does the same thing. I have a couple of commissions nearing deadline and I need to get a boogie on ! Anyone have any suggestions?
So glad to have found this site!

BTW Polly is a 10wk old Aussiedoodle.

[Kathleen McKenna]

I will go up to Pet Smart tomorrow and see what I can find in the way of a busy bone......... My head is still cracking from today's adventure!

[Chris & Boys]

My Fozzy Bear is 12 weeks old. He used to do the same thing. The better he did with the potty training, the more access I would give him to the house. I think in doing so, he became more independent. He comes to work with me everyday. When I would go into meetings, I would shut him into my office. He would cry and bark like nuts. I bought one of those bark collars that sprays citronella when they bark. I only used it when I would confine him to my office. It took one and a half days, and he learned his lesson. It cost me $90, but at least I can still bring him to work. It may be worth a try for you if nothing else works.

The only time Fozzy really goes nuts now, is when we kennel him at home when we leave the house.

Hope this helps.

[Kathleen McKenna]

Hi Chris. oh Fozzy is so cute! At least where I live my immediate nieghbors are only here on weekends and in the summer..... hopefully we get her adjusted by then at least :-) Thanks for the suggestion!