Fudge and Vern Have Gone Berserk!

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

 

Recently, we went home to Indiana and left our dogs home with our daughter.  Since we have returned home, our dogs have been different. Our first night back we chalked up to excitement.  Both dogs would not settle down for bed and kept wandering in and out of our bedroom. Finally, my husband got up and sat in the living room with them, but he said it was a long time before they fell asleep.

 

Since we no longer shut our dogs in the bedroom with us at night, Vern and Fudge have been free to sleep wherever they want.  Usually, Fudge starts in the bedroom on our bed until my husband comes to bed or she gets too hot. Vern very rarely sleeps in our bedroom. He prefers his crate in the foyer or the cold, hard floor. We have been home since Monday night and for the last three nights, Vern, not Fudge, wants to be up on the bed with me. Every night, he comes around to my side, smiles up at me and puts those bear paws on the bed until I hoist him the rest of the way up. I already know this is absurd; no one has to tell me. Fudge no longer wants to be in the bedroom at all, but now goes straight to the foyer to sleep. Sometimes, she sleeps in the hall right outside our door and she has never done this before.

 

The other thing I have noticed is they both are vying for my husband’s attention more.  If they are on the bed when he walks into the room, they both get up and sit at the very edge of the bed until he pets them.  They cannot get enough of him and moon over him, despite the fact that I have pointed out to both of them that I am in the room too.  Usually, they come running to me, but now they have gone dippy over him. Do I need a new deodorant?

 

Today was the biggest change of all. Vern has started humping Fudge with a vengeance. He has never been a humper before and if he tried, Fudge put him immediately in his place. She just let him today and I had to call him off and make him quit A LOT. He did not seem inclined to stop and Fudge did not seem inclined to stop him. This is very new behavior.

 

WTD happened when we were gone? Did someone spike their water bowl? Are they growing up and sowing their wild oats? Did they both pee into a fountain at the same time and wish to change places with each other or some other dogs? Do I need to call a Priest?  Has this happened to anyone else when they went away for a few days?

[Anna and Achilles]

I always noticed if we were gone for any amount of time there was an adjustment when we got back, however those are a lot of changes. Not sure if a priest is needed. lol! Maybe give them a few more days.

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Thanks, Anna. They love my daughter and she loves them, but she slept in the living room with them and that might be some of it. Who knows?

[Leslie and Halas]

I've recently been away for a few days, and Halas hasn't said anything about wanting to hump Fudge.  This is pretty strange behavior.  They are in some kind of doodle Twilight Zone.  Maybe they're just over tired from their days away from home and now being back home.  They'll probably settle back in over the next few days.  Either that, or it's the pee in the fountain thing that you mentioned.

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Fudge can't handle two humpers :) Doodle Twilight Zone...I think that is it!!

[Deanna & Desi & Cori]

I think you need to talk to your daughter and find out what kind of parties she hosted while you were away.  :)

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Deanna, I did ask and she said nothing happened. You do always have to watch out for those shy ones :)

[F, Calla & Luca]

What happened to the "Puppy Cam". Maybe you need one.

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Next time, F, for sure. My DH and I will just have to take another vacation and set a Puppy Cam up and get to the bottom of what happens when we leave :)

[BG and Gavin]

Maybe you forgot to log out of DK and they were reading posts the whole time you were gone and got some strange new ideas!

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

The funny thing is someone did just ask on the chat, do all male dogs hump and I answered, "Not our Vern." I bet he read that and decided to try it.

[Donna K & Quincy]

Laurie, I think they're just messing with your mind, it was probably Fudge and Vern who put the dog food in the drawer too!

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

I forgot about that dog food. Now, I am wondering!