Taking care of grandma's chihuahua for a week or so. He's been here for a few hours. He has to stay in his own room because he will eat anything and everything he finds on the floor and I fear he will find a way to kill himself or eat out of the litter box if I let him loose. Plus he barks at my cat even though he's met her plenty of times, so he has to be contained. The millisecond I leave the room he goes ballistic, whining and scratching at the door conatantly acting like he's locked in a burning building. When i brought him here I gave him more than enough time outside, he does nothing, so I bring him in and the second I take my eyes off him he shits on the floor 3 times. Even when I'm sitting with him, if I am not actively playing with him he whines and jumps on me. Instead of eating his food normally he insists on hiding it in his blankets, than finding it and eating it (so he stinks). He is not a puppy he is fully grown. I do love this dog and he will not be mistreated here but holy hell I can't get a second of peace. Any advice appreciated. He is used to being in a crate all day and I do have the option of crating him, but I want him to be comfortable and have a chance to free roam the room if possible. (Edited because I posted too early)
Another note: he doesn't seem distressed until I leave the room, as far as I can tell he just wants me to keep playing with him and let him chase the cat and run around the house. He's bouncing around in circles tail wagging when I'm in there unless I ignore him
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