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So, I bought a webcam yesterday and set it up to record while I was at work today. I was surprised to see that the quality was actually pretty good and that it recorded all day. I guess I found out a few good and bad things.
Spencer totally freaks out, jumping, barking, howling, going nuts for the first 16 minutes. You can already by that point see that he is calming down and getting tired. He took a few bites of food and then starts up again. He basically then started pacing and and just jumping. The barking quieted down and he let out a few barks every minute or so. He would just stand there and whine but was not full out upset. At about 1 hour 10 minutes, he calmed down and started pushing his treat ball around (he had given it a few pushes in the first hour as well but at this point, he was actually focused on it). He was pretty calm from this point on but never really relaxed. He ate his kong and peanut butter and other treats for the next 30 minutes, let out a couple barks then layed down. He would only lay down for about 15-20 minutes, then get up and pace & whine and find a new spot to sleep or go back in his crate (one of his beds). He continued this for most of the day, up and down, never really relaxing and sleeping.
So, I am not too sure what to think about it yet. Yes, he calmed down a lot faster this time (last time he went for a straight 3 hours and 20 minutes) but before, he would actually cuddle with Sydney and sleep for the rest of the day (or at least until 1:30pm when the camera cut out). Now, he just paces and never really has a relaxing sleep. I think he might have gotten a full hour at about 2:00pm but after that, his head would come up every so often to see if we were home.
You can tell that he knows when we are coming home, he got up a bit early and layed at the door of the kennel rather than on the bed (we were about 10 minutes later tonight because we had to stop at the store).
Here is the video I was able to get. I edited a lot out so it is about 6 minutes. Keep an eye on the time clock, that is in minutes so you can see how far into the day each clip is. It is pretty choppy because I recorded in small so I wouldn't use too much memory but you get the idea. Check out the height he gets when he is jumping near the beginning.
http://media.putfile.com/Spencer-Better-Quality
So, what are your takes on it?
Spencer totally freaks out, jumping, barking, howling, going nuts for the first 16 minutes. You can already by that point see that he is calming down and getting tired. He took a few bites of food and then starts up again. He basically then started pacing and and just jumping. The barking quieted down and he let out a few barks every minute or so. He would just stand there and whine but was not full out upset. At about 1 hour 10 minutes, he calmed down and started pushing his treat ball around (he had given it a few pushes in the first hour as well but at this point, he was actually focused on it). He was pretty calm from this point on but never really relaxed. He ate his kong and peanut butter and other treats for the next 30 minutes, let out a couple barks then layed down. He would only lay down for about 15-20 minutes, then get up and pace & whine and find a new spot to sleep or go back in his crate (one of his beds). He continued this for most of the day, up and down, never really relaxing and sleeping.
So, I am not too sure what to think about it yet. Yes, he calmed down a lot faster this time (last time he went for a straight 3 hours and 20 minutes) but before, he would actually cuddle with Sydney and sleep for the rest of the day (or at least until 1:30pm when the camera cut out). Now, he just paces and never really has a relaxing sleep. I think he might have gotten a full hour at about 2:00pm but after that, his head would come up every so often to see if we were home.
You can tell that he knows when we are coming home, he got up a bit early and layed at the door of the kennel rather than on the bed (we were about 10 minutes later tonight because we had to stop at the store).
Here is the video I was able to get. I edited a lot out so it is about 6 minutes. Keep an eye on the time clock, that is in minutes so you can see how far into the day each clip is. It is pretty choppy because I recorded in small so I wouldn't use too much memory but you get the idea. Check out the height he gets when he is jumping near the beginning.
http://media.putfile.com/Spencer-Better-Quality
So, what are your takes on it?