Dealing with separation anxiety.....
Here's the deal. Jax doesn't destroy furniture. I have no idea why he leaves it alone but knock on wood. However, he seems to seek out very specific objects while we are gone. Kitchen towels, any...
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i had the same problem. i used my foyer as a kennel. I put up a dane gate that i got from persmart-42" tall. I put him there while i was gone. i forgot to close the gate one morning and worried about...
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You mentioned you made it to 30-minutes, great! Keep on keeping on. I feel you here, Bruiser, that Dane to my right on the forum header was with me 24/7 since 10-weeks. Of late I've been doing...
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Kongs never worked for Tristen. Neither do raw marrow bones-- unlike kongs, he LOVES them.. but when I give him one when I leave he just ignores it (most of the time). The only solution I have for my...
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Lauren, was Tristen ever fully house broken? Is he neutered? It's interesting that only 30-seconds out the door he's hiking his leg to mark. This doesn't sound typical of SA yet anything is possible I...
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He wasn't house-trained before I got him (at 1 year old) and it took a while to get him fully trained.. we went about 8 months or so without a single marking episode in the house and then it started...
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Who knows Lauren, maybe this is why Tristen ended up at a rescue in the first place? Yes it would be crazy to ponder a dog can think, "oh boy owners away", yet many dogs will tear through the garbage...
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does he follow you from room to room when you're at home or just freak when you leave? The key to SA is teaching your dog to be independent of you. When you're home, use a down stay when you leave to...
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I'm at my wits end here. I've done many of the ideas concerning 'getting the dog to be independent of you' to no avail. I can do days of training where I leave for longer periods of time, mix up my...
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I believe that a crate is a life saver for the dog as well as yourself. At this point though if you haven't used one then it is possibly going to cause more anxiety for him. If your dog is insecure...
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I am a huge believer in crates all of my dogs are crate trained from day one. They are not only for the safety of my house but also there safety. So they do not get into something that could harm...
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Well I guess I should try the crate routine. I did crate Jax when I was housebreaking him. He slept in a crate when I first got him and used it until he was too large. Maybe about 4-5 months. Starting...
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Maybe Jax has a paper fetish? Apollo has a paper towel/toilet paper fetish! If he can see it and get a hold of it.. he shreds it! Doesn't matter if we are all home or not, and He means business when...
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Mary, you make me laugh! Apollo should get together with my crew, they all love to chew up the toilet paper as well as paper towels. Fin is way too smart, he can open the cabinet up and they all have...
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Hi everyone, I know this is an old thread, but we've got a 1 year old rescue that just joined our family who seems to have serious issues with being left alone. Here are the basics, and maybe some of...
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I'm going through the same thing...for the second time, so I guess, NO, they don't grow out of it. Something causes it and I think in a lot of cases, it's unavoidable. I took Zeus for a brisk 10 mile...
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anyone looked to their vet. for poss. medication?
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I'm almost thinking I might need to ask the vet about it - I just started my full-time job yesterday, and I came home to an impressive collection of scratch marks on the door frame - ugh. She doesn't...
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EmmasMom wrote: Hi everyone, I know this is an old thread, but we've got a 1 year old rescue that just joined our family who seems to have serious issues with being left alone. Here are the basics,...
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Thanks everyone for the input - I'll try the gradually increasing leaving-coming back thing, that's a good idea. I guess she just took to sleeping in the crate with the door open so quickly that we...
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