Sorry. I am feeling so low. I made the mistake of taking on a rescue dog. She is 7 years old and really sort of ok. The problem is she suffers from separation anxiety. She can't be left for long and I have had to get a crate to put her in, if I know we will be more than an hour. She ripped a lot of carpet up on Friday. Its a right mess, but we will have to live with it until 100% sure she will not do it again. I hadn't anticipated that she would be so unsure and nervous. Trouble is David keeps patting the furniture for her to sit with him, and I am losing the battle to train her in anyway. Because she is seven she knows basic commands like sit and wait. Although not reliable with them. So now I am even more of a prisoner. The dog cannot have a regular walk as David will not always come out and I can't leave him. So she is hoping and watching me all the time for a walk and some days it doesn't happen at all. What an idiot I am.xx