Dog thread!🐾

[StinkyAcres]

I was thinking putting her in the crate and then leaving the house, so it is more real.

That is how I trained her earlier and probably what I need to keep doing. I put her in the crate, leave the house, return in a few minutes and walk around the house without paying attention to her, go back outside, wait a longer time, come back in, and repeat. After months of this and gradually increasing the time I was out of the house, I got her to be quiet for up to 2 hours at one point, but she has regressed since I got the job.

This is totally just a guess, I don’t know, but maybe you are making it worse? You said that she gotten worse since you started the job, so maybe shutting her out and trying to be away from her just makes her want to be with you more?

Yeah, I really don't know. Most trainers say to ignore them. I thought that me leaving more often would make her get used to it.

 

[Squawkers]

That is how I trained her earlier and probably what I need to keep doing. I put her in the crate, leave the house, return in a few minutes and walk around the house without paying attention to her, go back outside, wait a longer time, come back in, and repeat. After months of this and gradually increasing the time I was out of the house, I got her to be quiet for up to 2 hours at one point, but she has regressed since I got the job.

Yeah, I really don't know. Most trainers say to ignore them. I thought that me leaving more often would make her get used to it.

That sounds really good! Yeah, that’s what I have heard too, but the fact that she worsened when you got the job (leaving her more) makes me wonder

 

[ShrekDawg]

That is how I trained her earlier and probably what I need to keep doing. I put her in the crate, leave the house, return in a few minutes and walk around the house without paying attention to her, go back outside, wait a longer time, come back in, and repeat. After months of this and gradually increasing the time I was out of the house, I got her to be quiet for up to 2 hours at one point, but she has regressed since I got the job.

Yeah, I really don't know. Most trainers say to ignore them. I thought that me leaving more often would make her get used to it.

I would try doing that again then if it worked

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I could use some advice. I've noticed ever since I got a new job (I'm still home most of the week) that Luna's separation anxiety has gotten worse and she has become much more clingy. I thought the older she got the less it would be a problem, but I was wrong. Anyone have any tips?

Luna is almost 6 years old and we've had her since she was 7 months or so. It's hard to believe. Time has flown by WAY too fast!

Shorty have severe separation anxiety. Boston's tend to be extremely attached to their people.

Don't make a bug deal when you leave or come back, don't touch, don't talk to them, don't make eye contact, nothing till everything is calm.

This is what I do, but it doesn't necessarily stop her from working herself up.

Right, thanks for the reminder. I do know about this method and I try to follow those rules, but I admit it's hard sometimes because, you know...who can resist paying attention to a happy doggy?! But apparently I need to do it more now than ever....and I need to somehow convince family members to follow the rules as well. She just keeps following me around the house and has to be in the same room I'm in.

Ignore her until she calms down and relaxes fully, than call her and greet her when you come home.

Do you do Kong's? It can help to have something to look forward to while in the crate while you are gone. Put the treat in, say something like be a good girl, and just close the door and leave. Shorty barks and jumps around when I'm leaving. I feel bad, but I gotta go out once in a while.

 

[Pampered chicken girl]

I wish I was more help, just haven't dealt with it much....I'd try what the others Said though that seems good to me

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I wish I was more help, just haven't dealt with it much....I'd try what the others Said though that seems good to me

You gave good advice. Sometimes the dogs don't listen. I keep breeds that attach to their humans tightly. In my experiences separation anxiety kicks in as the dog matures, and can get worse especially in older dogs.

Currently my 12 year old boxer goes crazy if she can't find me. Used to be she just did her own thing, but now apparently I'm the most important thing in her life. My guess her going deaf is contributing to it.

Dogs are pack animals, and they do not like their leaders leaving them.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Shorty have severe separation anxiety. Boston's tend to be extremely attached to their people.

This is what I do, but it doesn't necessarily stop her from working herself up.

Ignore her until she calms down and relaxes fully, than call her and greet her when you come home.

Do you do Kong's? It can help to have something to look forward to while in the crate while you are gone. Put the treat in, say something like be a good girl, and just close the door and leave. Shorty barks and jumps around when I'm leaving. I feel bad, but I gotta go out once in a while.

I think Luna is her rescue pit bull mix not the Boston but still good advice

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I wanted to add if you think about it in a wolf pack it is normal for the young pups to be left behind. When they are mature they almost always go off on the hunt with the lead pair unless they're volunteering to babysit. So us leaving our adult dogs is more stressful than leaving a pup.

I think Luna is her rescue pit bull mix not the Boston but still good advice

Geez, I guess I messed that up. Dorie is her boston. Sorry @StinkyAcres .

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

As a puppy Tucker started to get seperation anxiety. He still has it just not super bad. Leaving her home for periods of time and when you come back dont get super excited. If you know she can hold her bladder dont let her out got 5 to 10 minutes. And make it once she goes outside and comes back in she gets attention. That helped Tucker

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

Its snowing and the pups are happy