By Stacey
Date 05.09.03 12:45 UTC
Your dog may be following you around because he is insecure, or, he likes company. Many "only" dogs follow their human around the house - it's the pack instinct. Unless it bothers you there is no reason to change it, especially since you say he is fine in the house when he is left alone.
With regard to weeing on his blanket, it could be triggered by something before he came to live with you. If the basket is wicker or another natural material it will retain the scent of his pee, so he could be weeing on it for that reason. Dogs rarely wee where they sleep, it's possible he was kept in some pretty awful conditions. I would remove the basket and blanket.
Stacey