Panicking.

[Pickles77]

This may be a post from a rather hormonal over protective mentally confused 30 week pregnant lady!
I have had rather a rough time since may & my jack russell is the only thing (apart from baby) that gets me up everyday. We're rather attached to each other & please dont laugh but I struggle to go out if I can't take him. (I'm not emotionally well)
I am staying with my parents who can handle him if I'm not here but I'm told he misses
Me and searches high and low for me.
My problem is I've been invited out for the day tommorow and I really should go. I need to start going out more and stop hiding. The problem is- he can't come. It's from 10-6 and I'm getting worried about leaving him. I will worry all day, I'll miss him terribly.
This really does sound pathetic doesn't it? Im sorry. I have already been getting upset about when I go into labour as I will worry.
Please don't laugh, I know it's pathetic... Maybe I'm really hormonal. I dont know what I'm posting for really-
Just some reassurance i guess. Thank you

[Signet2012]

I don't think its pathetic. I feel guilty leaving my dog in, but he is not alone, he is with your folks so he will be ok. Yes, he may look for you, but this is probably more to the fact he is not used to you not being there, as opposed to him being distressed by your absence.

Go and do what you need to do and I am sure he will be fine and give you a big welcome when you get home :)

[RedwingS]

I don't think it's pathetic either, it's completely understandable. But he will be with your folks, so he will be fine, even though of course he will notice you missing. You can go and have a nice time and like Signet says he'll give you a lovely welcome home. Think of it as practice for him, for when you go into labour. You can always call home at lunchtime to check how he is if you wish.

[Pickles77]

Thanks for understanding guys, we just do everything together and I mean everything! He sits at the side of the bath, he sleeps next to me, he comes riding with me, you name it- he comes! He thinks he's human! He's currently sat on a kitchen stool, on the other side of the breakfast bar assisting baking a cake!

[RedwingS]

He sounds like a lovely lovely dog :)

[Pickles77]

Don't be fooled- he has his moments!
Such as sitting on top of the Hoover! And being wheeled around!
The worst one at the minute is being a total man hater and grabbing trouser legs!!! This started when the ex threw a bowl of cereal at me! He thinks he's my man!
Currently snoring away on pillow next to me!!

[Scuttlebutter]

Pickles, here's my tip for when I have to go somewhere, and I know I'll be missing the dogs. Make sure you've got lots of lovely pics of him on your phone. You can be quietly "checking" your phone during the day, and actually you're having a look at your darling.

DH has to work away, and misses our hounds terribly. He has a whole gallery of pics, and quite a lot of video footage of them too on his laptop.

I also make sure I have nice pics of them tucked into my diary (it's got a sort of document wallet at the back) and in my notebook for when I am out and about.

The other, less glamorous way they are always present - every item of clothing always seems to have dog hair on it, and every handbag I own mysteriously contains poo bags and dog biscuits.

[Pickles77]

Aww brilliant thank you!

You know you love em when you find random poo bags!

[Pickles77]

Here goes, he's been left. With a massive
List of instructions! I got the face from him!
Blimey imagine me leaving my baby for the first time!