Me and Henry

[bunn]

This photo someone sent me makes me laugh, because Henry and I (I am in hat) are clearly so delighted to be meeting one another, and Henry's owner is just full of 'oh god, my dog is doing it again, I'll just stand here and wait'.

Henry was entirely adorable.  He was 9, I think, and had that just grey muzzle starting.  

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[songblaze.livejournal.com]

It's deeper than that with a service dog; they spend literally every moment with their partner, and they are responsible for doing things for that handler. So when you're separated from them, they worry about you and they worry about whether you're coming back. It's not uncommon for there to be major separation anxiety issues in recently retired (or soon to be retired) service dogs who are adjusting to spending time without their partners. I think we may try to dog-proof the house a bit before Hudson retires so that I can leave our other dog out of her crate so he has someone to be with. The one time he got left alone at home, we didn't have Bailey yet. Hopefully, her presence will help him.