So I dug out my little portable battery operated alarm; I have used this with may dogs interested in the garbage. I set it on top of the garbage lid when I went to bed and again left the bedroom door open so Murphy would be able to go outside. Around 3:30 a.m. I woke to the sound of the alarm going off and Murphy was out in the back yard and he did not look happy. I reset the alarm and went back to bed. Murphy followed me to the bedroom and lay down but I still left the door open. He hasn't touched the garbage in the last 2 days.
He has become much more at ease at my house and is really a pretty mellow dog. It took 8 days but he finally was comfortable enough to lay on the floor next to me as I watched TV. He didn't stay long, moving to his dog bed after about 15 minutes, but that will change.
He has become much more at ease at my house and is really a pretty mellow dog. It took 8 days but he finally was comfortable enough to lay on the floor next to me as I watched TV. He didn't stay long, moving to his dog bed after about 15 minutes, but that will change.