JB wrote to ask me about her dog having separation anxiety when she’s gone: “My 4 year old adopted English Cocker is almost perfect except for barking when in her crate and we are gone. The neighbors are complaining because she supposedly barks and howls all the time we are gone. Otherwise she NEVER barks …
Adam’s Advice On What To Do About This Dog’s Separation Anxiety Read More »
By Joe Camacho of Dog Squad U, based in Tuscon, Arizona. — Reprinted here with explicit permission from Joe. There is an old antage that goes: “The only thing two dog trainers can agree on is what the third is doing wrong.” That being said, I’d like to talk a little bit about MY philosophy …
A friend online (in a private Jiu Jitsu forum I host) had a question about separation anxiety, and a few others chimed in, also: Trixie writes: “I have some friends that moved here back in July. The moving process took them a while, they had a new born and had to make several trips between …
Separation Anxiety in Dogs — The Hardest Of All Behaviors To Fix Read More »
Whiteshepherd wrote to me about dog separation anxiety: I had a really embarrassing moment this afternoon. I and my 8 months old GSD live with my cousin. My cousin usually takes him out potty in the morning and feed him when I’m not home. My dog is house trained and stays in his crate during …
Yorma writes to me: Our 11 year old puppy obviously hasn’t read the dog crating rules and doesn’t know NOT to poop/pee in his crate. He does use wee wee pads when outside the crate and we give plenty of time to relieve himself before placing him in the crate. But after we leave him …
Separation anxiety is a behavior that many dogs begin to exhibit when away from their pack, or family. As the name implies, they are literally “anxious” about being “separated” from their pack. However, this “anxiety” can be as mild as: excessive drooling, barking and hyperventilation… to more extreme behaviors such as: self-mutilation, chewing anything and …
Separation Anxiety and Clomicalm– Prozac for Dogs! Does It Really Work? Read More »
Dogs are a lot like children. They need stimulation or they will get bored and we all know the trouble children can be when they get bored. Bored dogs are generally unhappy dogs and they are also the dogs that are most likely to get into trouble with other animals and humans. The happiest dogs …
Many people are unaware that separation anxiety even exists with their dog. There are many different traits that can be seen in a dog due to separation anxiety. When we leave home for work each day, most people are unaware of what their dog is experiencing, and for many of them it is separation anxiety. …
So you have a problem with a whining dog? It is not unusual for people to have problems, particularly with puppies whining all day long. Most puppies will outgrow this behavior. They generally whine for two reasons: For attention and when they are anxious. If they want attention, they will continue to whine if that …
There are times when you and your dog will need to be apart Unless you have no intention of ever being apart from your dog, then it is a wise decision to train it to be happy while you have periods apart. As we have our pets for many years there will generally be times …