Help - Sheltie hyper - somewhat urgent

I borrowed a crate for the time being. It's much bigger than he needs, though, but it will have to do until I can buy one.

Still in the house, but, as a practical matter, probably can't stay here tomorrow. Two floors of the house are nice and cool. The rest... aren't. The AC kept the temp reasonable during the day, but not tonight, for whatever reason.

Really nervous about this situation. Murphy may be a handful to ask someon to take in (along with us) and the wife and I... probably don't need to be around each other right now.
 
Haven't had to move yet, but it's definitely still an option. AC runs just enough to cool lower floors and keep the whole house in the high 70's. Not sure that will hold, so going to the neighbors is definitely an option. Fortunately, the heat should relent some this week and the nights will be cooler.

My concern is that Murphy is very hyper around new people. He loves new people and attention, to the point he wants to jump on people and generally be a nuisance. He's a lot more tranquil around us. I think he'd settle down after he got used to the new people, but..... My sister-in-law unfortunately did not do a lot to socialize him or train him. We've worked with him on both scores, but the results are a little mixed.

I dunno. Very anxious about all of this. My wife's attitude also makes me wish we were divorcing, which isn't good.
 
Sorry to hear you are so anxious...praying for peace , in all areas. Maybe the heat has you all on edge.
 
All above advice is good, but, I'll add my two cents. When it gets hot here in Philly Beau likes to hang out in the bathroom, I think the tile keeps him cool and I let him stay there,(plus its nice and dark in there too) He even stays there sometimes when its' thundering and lightening out. Sometimes however, it still gets too much for him so when he starts pacing back and forth from the the bathroom/living and begins to shake, I will put him in the crate and put a blanket around the crate, he settles right down. I use to feel badly doing that, but, I now know that I am actually doing something that is helpful and keeps him calm without medicating him:winkgrin:
 
Well, we seem to be in good shape. My wife took our kids to her parents. Her parents can't really accommodate the dog so I'm at my office. Murphy's downstairs in a crate. I go down frequently to play with him or let him loose to roam the basement.

For a dog that's rarely crated, Murph seems perfectly content. I'm going to keep him at the office with me for at least a few days. If he seems like he's content to stay quiet in his crate, I'll probably take him back to the neighbors.

The only downside is that I probably have to literally live at the office 24/7 this week. Actually, it may not be that horrible. My office is rather comfortable. Climate controlled, satellite TV, wi fi access, DVD player. And I don't have to clean or do chores. Not the worst deal.

Thanks to everyone who offered good advice. I'm already a fan of crating. I'll be buying Murphy a crate of his own this week.

Now I just have to make sure my parents aren't setting around in the heat. They don't like to use central air.
 
There are homepathic anti-anxiety products you can buy.

I'm on the fence about them as generally they recommend ongoing usage "just in case", instead of "as required". I don't like the idea of keeping my dogs in some kinda of different "state".

http://www.petnaturals.com/vitamins_supplements/calming-support-softchews-ML-dogs.php

A thunder**** could be another approach. I sell probably 2-4 per week, with a guarantee of return if it does not work. I rarely get one returned. The principle behind is like swaddling a baby.

http://www.thundershirt.com/

And of course, crating as already mentioned.
 
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