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Pets Crave Privacy Sometimes
At least, that has been my experience
After lunch, I was looking for my cat, Opal.
“Do you know where she is?” I asked Mom.
“Isn’t she with you?”
“No, I don’t think so.”
“Did you look in your closet?” asked Mom.
I turned the light on in my bedroom closet, and there she was, in a back corner, lying on a nest of my favorite sheets.
Seeing how comfortable she looked, I apologized for bothering her, turned off the light, and let her be.
That cat I had prior to Opal, Snoopy, had also sometimes craved privacy. Her space, however, was the basement. She’d get quite annoyed if we went down there to do laundry, turning on the lights and invading what she considered her personal fiefdom. It got to the point that she would jump up from the stairs to turn off the lights to discourage us.
While dogs are, in general, social beings, even they sometimes want to be left alone.
This is particularly true of older dogs, but even puppies are not always in the mood to play.
I’ve found a crate works really well for providing a dog with a safe space to find some privacy. Line it with his favorite blanket, keep the door open so he can go in…
