re: My dog gets severely depressed and won't eat when kenneled

we started using pets plazain BR, I leave them with their own blanket and they are fine when we come back

have someone dogsit/housesit while you're on vacation, 2 birds with 1 stone

plan vacations where you can bring your dog

drop dog at friend, relative's place, etc.

we leave town all the time and never have had to board our dog

but really, try bringing her to doggie play camp in BR. she won't stay in a kennel all day while you're gone and will be around a bunch of other dogs. it might cost a little more, but it might perk her up too.

...as an alternative to kenneling the whole time, if you don't have a friend or relative to leave her with.

Just get a friend to feed her when y'all are gone

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she's very anti social and does not like any other dogs.She loves us and that's it.Any other people or dogs and she either cowers in a corner or lashes out. We've attempted to interact her with other dogs but she don't want to have anything to do with any of them.

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Well then this is your first problem to address. Our second rescue was like this at first. It took about 5 trips to a doggie daycare place (once a week) to get her used to other dogs and to socialize. When she finally came around, it was amazing how much more confident she was.

I'm not saying something like that will be as easy for you. But I'm going to guess that there's a root cause for the over-submissive behavior and being anti-social. And it's probably the same cause as the not eating while boarded.

If you really want your dog to live a happy life, find a trainer that can help you get her our of being over-submissive and anxious.

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Well then this is your first problem to address. Our second rescue was like this at first. It took about 5 trips to a doggie daycare place (once a week) to get her used to other dogs and to socialize. When she finally came around, it was amazing how much more confident she was.

I'm not saying something like that will be as easy for you. But I'm going to guess that there's a root cause for the over-submissive behavior and being anti-social. And it's probably the same cause as the not eating while boarded.

If you really want your dog to live a happy life, find a trainer that can help you get her our of being over-submissive and anxious.

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yeah,we spoil her a bit I guess and never thought it would lead to her being only into us.
It's caused problems for us when we want to leave for pretty much anything.
She wants to go everywhere with me and is deeply depressed when she can't.

Yeah then I'd suggest finding the root instead of just the symptom. Problem is trainers aren't cheap.

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I would find a doggie day care place that does boarding and bring the dog there. But don't wait till you go out of town. Get in the habit of bringing the dog there from time to time to get it socialized. Then when you go out of town it will be something the dog is familiar with already.

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this sounds like a great idea.
Thanks.

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-dog won't eat for days when kenneled

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I've tried and it doesn't work.

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-you won't let someone dog sit at your home

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Have had a sitter several times and it worked out.Can't always make that happen though unfortunately.

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have several times and it's been pretty great.Can't always take her though unfortunately.

Try using a calming collar on your dog.