Hello,
Does anyone have any experience with separation anxiety in young dogs?
We have recently got a lovely boy puppy, he was adopted at around 15 weeks from a rescue organisation and was with his mother, then in foster care before coming to us.
We have had him home with us for nearly 3 weeks now, and haven’t yet been able to leave him alone whilst we leave the house without him becoming distressed. We have tried a few times and each time he cries, barks and scratches at the front door for the entire time we are gone (Which isn’t long... 3-5 minutes)
We don’t crate him, tried it but he absolutely hated it, and he hasn’t been destructive without it so haven’t seen the need, and to be honest have never crated dogs in the past so didn’t think it would be essential.
Whilst we have left him, we have given him the run of the kitchen (which is open to the hallway and the front door, and he can also get into the garden if he needs to toilet).
I’ve tried giving him kongs, lickimats, other things to chew, but as soon as he realises we are gone he isn’t interested in them and becomes very distressed.
Has anyone else been in this situation and managed to turn it around? And if so, do you have any tips?
I don’t plan to leave him alone for very long ever, and he’s enrolled in doggy day care one day a week, but I would like to be able to get out for an hour or two if I need to, without having to book a dog sitter every time.
Thank you for reading and for any advice you might have!
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Separation Anxiety
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Shoegal03 · 24/06/2020 13:53
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