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re: Separation Anxiety in a Dog
Posted on 9/27/17 at 12:41 pm to The Torch
Posted on 9/27/17 at 12:41 pm to The Torch
I have two dogs right now. A chihuahua/dachshund mix (Miles) and a jack russell mix (Rosie).. When I leave, Miles has mild separation anxiety. He will lay by the door and whine then eventually falls asleep. But both of them will not eat or do anything until I get back. But they are not nearly as bad as the dog I had before them.
Before these to I had a toy poodle who would go absolutely insane when I left. Every day it was the same ole thing. Wake up, take him out, get ready.. everything is cool and the second I grabbed my keys he would flip out. He would bark as if his life was being threatened. He ended up having a heart condition, which I think was a result of his anxiety.
When people would come over, he would just run up to them and roll on his back wanting them to pet him on his belly then he would go lay down. He would play with kids, but one time we had Christmas at my house and some in-law brought some kid with them who was scared of dogs so we had to leave him outside, for about 3 hrs.. And for 3 hrs he barked as if his life depended on it. After that episode he started to have issues, but he wouldn't mess up anything. He would just lay at the top of the couch and look out the window all day until I got home.
Before these to I had a toy poodle who would go absolutely insane when I left. Every day it was the same ole thing. Wake up, take him out, get ready.. everything is cool and the second I grabbed my keys he would flip out. He would bark as if his life was being threatened. He ended up having a heart condition, which I think was a result of his anxiety.
When people would come over, he would just run up to them and roll on his back wanting them to pet him on his belly then he would go lay down. He would play with kids, but one time we had Christmas at my house and some in-law brought some kid with them who was scared of dogs so we had to leave him outside, for about 3 hrs.. And for 3 hrs he barked as if his life depended on it. After that episode he started to have issues, but he wouldn't mess up anything. He would just lay at the top of the couch and look out the window all day until I got home.
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Posted on 9/27/17 at 12:42 pm to Eightballjacket
quote:Then he'll have twice as much shite torn up and twice as much piss on his kitchen table.
The best solution is to get another dog.
Posted on 9/27/17 at 12:42 pm to Eightballjacket
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The best solution is to get another dog.
This...we had one dog already and adopted a second. The new dog wasn't potty trained yet so we locked him in our master bathroom while we were gone and came back to it destroyed. He had extreme separation anxiety to the point where I thought we were going to have to return him to the adoption company.
After some time, we tried locking our other dog in the bathroom with him...it was cured instantly. From the on, as long as we left the two dogs together, we have not had a single other problem with this.
Posted on 9/27/17 at 12:42 pm to The Torch
If a dog climbed on my table and pissed on it, I would shoot it in the face.
Posted on 9/27/17 at 12:43 pm to The Torch
No lie, I have heard of thundershirts working miracles on pets with anxiety.
Posted on 9/27/17 at 12:45 pm to The Torch
My dogs will be sad for all of two minutes. They eventually just go to sleep in their kennels or entertain each other until I get back. If we leave stuff out for them to reach (wallet, shoes, etc.) they'll chew it, but they've never gone out of their way to destroy the house.
Posted on 9/27/17 at 12:54 pm to TheFonz
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Get s cat next time. They don't give a shite about anything.
Sociopaths of the animal world.
Dogs are amazing.
Posted on 9/27/17 at 1:04 pm to The Torch
We had this issue. The first time we left our rescue poodle mix home alone, she chewed through a bathroom door and ripped down all of the house blinds. She also would lick her paws incessantly and work herself up to the point where she would become severely dehydrated. She also went through a stretch of urinating on herself in the kennel.
Thereafter, we tried EVERYTHING from hiring a dog behavioral "expert", medication (doggy prozac and xanax), homeopathic remedies, etc etc. Nothing really seemed to help. After many trials, we eventually found a crate that she couldn't get out of. We would always leave a kong toy with peanut butter inside the crate for her, and try to never leave her in there for more than a few hours (we had someone stop by the house when we are at work).
A few years later and sans medication, her anxiety has definitely subsided. Now we are able to keep her in a playpen with a blanket (which she doesn't chew up!) when we leave the house. She's still a little anxious when we first leave, but will eventually lay down and stop barking. We still always leave the peanut butter kong toy for her.
I wish I had a quick fix solution, but for us and our experience, it just took a lot of patience and trust-building where now she knows we are going to come home. I'm not going to say that it wasn't inconvenient at times or trying, but I wouldn't trade that dog for anything and would do it again.
To everyone saying to shoot the dog, shame on you.
Thereafter, we tried EVERYTHING from hiring a dog behavioral "expert", medication (doggy prozac and xanax), homeopathic remedies, etc etc. Nothing really seemed to help. After many trials, we eventually found a crate that she couldn't get out of. We would always leave a kong toy with peanut butter inside the crate for her, and try to never leave her in there for more than a few hours (we had someone stop by the house when we are at work).
A few years later and sans medication, her anxiety has definitely subsided. Now we are able to keep her in a playpen with a blanket (which she doesn't chew up!) when we leave the house. She's still a little anxious when we first leave, but will eventually lay down and stop barking. We still always leave the peanut butter kong toy for her.
I wish I had a quick fix solution, but for us and our experience, it just took a lot of patience and trust-building where now she knows we are going to come home. I'm not going to say that it wasn't inconvenient at times or trying, but I wouldn't trade that dog for anything and would do it again.
To everyone saying to shoot the dog, shame on you.
Posted on 9/27/17 at 1:05 pm to LSU Delts
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I have a very sturdy cage for mine. She does the same thing when gone. I came home to a torn up couch and chewed kitchen chair legs. Now its the kennel.
Same here. I tried leaving mine out during the day a few different times hoping he'd grown out of it. Nope. The cumulative result was a completely destroyed couch, piss everywhere, destroyed throw pillows, and a chewed up rug. I got a massive cage kennel for him and put it in a spare room, so now when I leave it's kennel time. He gets really long walks every day, which is something you'll have to do if you decide to crate him. Dog play care is another option if you have one of those places nearby. They're usually cheap and the dog gets a ton of exercise. Mine goes once a week.
Posted on 9/27/17 at 1:08 pm to Blue Velvet
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For starters, I can already tell that you don't excercise your dog enough.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Posted on 9/27/17 at 1:10 pm to TheCaterpillar
I have a goldendoodle and that guy wants to be on my hip or my wife's hip 100% of the time.
Its awesome.
But when we leave he gets distraught. These days he just goes into our guest room that overlooks the front of the house and waits, staring out the window for us to come home.
When he was a puppy (up until about 1 year), he was in the kennel when we were gone. Put your dirty t-shirts in there when you leave and make sure its a cage they can see out of but can't chew through.
Its awesome.
But when we leave he gets distraught. These days he just goes into our guest room that overlooks the front of the house and waits, staring out the window for us to come home.
When he was a puppy (up until about 1 year), he was in the kennel when we were gone. Put your dirty t-shirts in there when you leave and make sure its a cage they can see out of but can't chew through.
Posted on 9/27/17 at 1:16 pm to GeauxGriffin
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To everyone saying to shoot the dog, shame on you
While extreme, their sentiment is: It is just an animal. They are ham handedly expressing the opinion that animals, in their minds, are like tool, or an appliance. When it is defective, you go get another one.
I don't agree 100% with that sentiment, you will never find me paying for a $2000 surgery for a $300 dog. New pup on the way after Sparky kicks the bucket.
Posted on 9/27/17 at 1:18 pm to The Torch
Get your dog a friend and plenty of toys. Also, keep it well exercised. Other than that, ask your vet for drugs for long periods, but I am not sure your dog can make that a daily habit.
Posted on 9/27/17 at 1:21 pm to The Torch
We always have 2 pets so they don't suffer from this. You might consider another dog.
Posted on 9/27/17 at 1:22 pm to The Torch
I will pass the same information on that I recieved here. My dog was the same and I actually came here to the outdoor board to see if anyone wanted to adopt her. I was told to buy one of these:
Nylon muzzle
I did and 2 years later she hasn't torn one single thing up and we leave her in the house all day while we are gone. She stayed in a kennel before we bought this and hasn't spent a single minute in it since. It was a life saver and we love our dog again.
ETA: she can still drink while its on just can't open her mouth. She eats before we leave for work and again at night. This thing somehow chilled her out more than anything else we tried. It is a miracle product.
Nylon muzzle
I did and 2 years later she hasn't torn one single thing up and we leave her in the house all day while we are gone. She stayed in a kennel before we bought this and hasn't spent a single minute in it since. It was a life saver and we love our dog again.
ETA: she can still drink while its on just can't open her mouth. She eats before we leave for work and again at night. This thing somehow chilled her out more than anything else we tried. It is a miracle product.
This post was edited on 9/27/17 at 1:28 pm
Posted on 9/27/17 at 1:38 pm to Tigers0891
Dogs are fairly easily conditioned out of this phase. Impatient owners are the problem
Posted on 9/27/17 at 1:38 pm to thetigerman
Benadryl works fine.
But you are going to have to get rough with the dog, no more if this screaming "no" in its face. It's not a human.
I think all you interior dog owners need to be caged up, too, for your total selfishness, but that's another story.
But you are going to have to get rough with the dog, no more if this screaming "no" in its face. It's not a human.
I think all you interior dog owners need to be caged up, too, for your total selfishness, but that's another story.
Posted on 9/27/17 at 1:39 pm to The Torch
How old is the dog? How long have you had him?
Posted on 9/27/17 at 1:44 pm to texashorn
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I think all you interior dog owners need to be caged up, too, for your total selfishness, but that's another story.
Another story you obviously want to tell.
So, go on...
Posted on 9/27/17 at 1:44 pm to The Torch
We had to put my boston on prozac because hers got so bad.
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