Comments on: How to Resolve Dog Separation Anxiety: Solutions & Training Plan! https://www.k9ofmine.com/dog-separation-anxiety/ Your Dog Care Resource For a Healthier, Happier Canine! Wed, 11 Jan 2023 11:18:31 +0000 hourly 1 By: Ben Team https://www.k9ofmine.com/dog-separation-anxiety/#comment-4327437 Wed, 11 Jan 2023 11:18:31 +0000 https://www.k9ofmine.com/?p=16208#comment-4327437 In reply to Rose.

Hey there, Rose.
I’m not sure that your dog is actually suffering from anxiety — it sounds like he may have more generalized anxiety, but we obviously can’t tell from afar.

I’d recommend speaking with a certified dog behavior consultant, and it’d also be a good idea to talk to your vet about things too. But in the meantime, you may want to check out some dog anxiety toys. Sometimes a little extra mental stimulation can help.

Best of luck!

]]> By: Rose https://www.k9ofmine.com/dog-separation-anxiety/#comment-4327414 Wed, 11 Jan 2023 03:19:21 +0000 https://www.k9ofmine.com/?p=16208#comment-4327414 We have a young labrador retriever who has developed separation anxiety but he isn’t being left alone. He’s very much a velcro dog and he enjoys a great deal of attention and love from everyone. There are 3 adults who have always taken care of him but he’s most strongly attached to my daughter. When he was 6-7 months old I had major surgery and got a joint replaced unfortunately the evening of the surgery I tested positive for Covid-19 and they had to keep me in the hospital for more than a week. By the time I got home I was still very sick and weak and couldn’t handle having a 7 month old lab crawling on me going crazy with excitement. It took another month to recuperate enough to let him in with me. He still sleeps with me and spends a good part of his day with me. But now my daughter has been unable to leave the house without him acting afraid, howling and tearing her stuff up or just breaking things knocking them down running around. This is with me being here, although I am still mostly bedridden because of infections in the new joint and other medical mishaps. He comes in to my room and acts as if he is terrified howling and trembling WHILE I’M PETTING HIM and he’s laying on me! We can’t shut him in with me or he acts even worse and destroyed the carpet before I could get up to stop him he eventually takes treats but is still distressed and destroys things if I let him down. I have never seen a dog that has separation anxiety despite having multiple people who he grew up with right beside him! I’d prefer to not drug him at least not unless we have no choice. She is leaving him out of the bathroom and while he might scratch the door & cry once he is starting to just lay in front of the door until she’s done. My daughter will have to go back to work eventually, so it would be good to get him settled back down to at least the point where he’s comfortable with me while she’s gone. He starts out acting afraid the minute she gets ready to go out, even if she’s taking him out and putting his harness on, after she walks out he starts howling and trembling, if she hasn’t returned in a 10 -20 minutes he starts destroying her stuff, so her boyfriend has been coming over to help keep him from getting things by physically restraining him and taking things away. We have not been putting him in the kennel when he acts like this because I don’t want him to develop kennel anxiety and have him afraid of that or hurt himself which I’m sure he would! Although before I went to the hospital he was fine staying in his kennel for an hour or so. Fortunately we timed my surgery so she’d just graduated from UC Berkeley but now she needs to start making money to pay for that education. We feel like we probably have another month to dedicate to this before she needs to start job hunting and then if he’s not doing well we’ve agreed that he’ll need medication. But the biggest question is should I leave at the same time because technically he’s not alone, or will my staying here make any progress with her just need to be repeated with me so he doesn’t just get better with her and then won’t be able to tolerate me leaving him alone? I’d just go out too except it’s still very difficult to get up and leave the house.

]]> By: Ben Team https://www.k9ofmine.com/dog-separation-anxiety/#comment-4317624 Fri, 26 Aug 2022 10:07:41 +0000 https://www.k9ofmine.com/?p=16208#comment-4317624 In reply to Cheryl.

Hey, Cheryl.
That’s easy: Use indoor pet gates!
Aside from your leash and a crate, an indoor dog gate is probably the most important and helpful dog-management tool around.
Best of luck!

]]> By: Cheryl https://www.k9ofmine.com/dog-separation-anxiety/#comment-4317590 Thu, 25 Aug 2022 23:21:02 +0000 https://www.k9ofmine.com/?p=16208#comment-4317590 My dog is barking and crying the second I close the door. I know you mentioned starting small and practice leaving with the door open – how do you keep your dog from leaving the room then?

]]> By: Lindsay https://www.k9ofmine.com/dog-separation-anxiety/#comment-4197698 Thu, 23 Sep 2021 22:24:48 +0000 https://www.k9ofmine.com/?p=16208#comment-4197698 We are currently using the method that is going in and out slowly increasing time. So far we are at 12 mins. But I wanted to ask. If they’re whining and howling but no longer pacing, scratching, chewing at the doors.. is that still success? Or are we supposed to have no whining as well? She has improved alot since we have started but wanted to make sure before we keep increasing time that we are on the right path!

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