James is acting really wierd since Wen went. He's regressing in a few of his less...*ahem* ... desirable behaviours. The most annoying one is a suddenly resurfaced fascination with kleenex, clean or dirty.
When the Js first arrived at my place, he did this, and it seemed to be that it was because he wasn't allowed to play with toys, and he has a high need to play . Well, he's got LOTS of toys now, but he's back into the kleenex, to the point of actually taking them out of the box by the couch to eat. Mostly he poops them out, but he's having some issues, and the last thing we need is a blockage, believe me!!!!!!!
Does this sound like grieving to you? He's become super sucky, kind of like he's not sure how to behave any more; he was never all that fond of Wen, although in his last couple of weeks, James was really sweet to him, actually initiating play, although Wen wasn't feeling up to it much. (Pity this couldn't have happened 2 years ago!!! ) I know there's been a shift in the pack balance, but not really, since he's boss dog, and does recognize me as Boss of da Bosses (his obedience has improved immeasurably in the last week! ).
I'm confused. Jules just keeps trucking along however; she's not the most observant of little dogs . But she is blond, after all (sorry to all our NOT dumb blondes ).