Separation Anxiety

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Hello, I know there have been a few threads on this but I'm trying all I can and it doesnt seem to be working, it's obviously me but...
We got our ddog at about 12 month old and for at least a few months none of us could leave the house without him going bonkers - not destructive just crying and screaming. We got him big fat juicy bones and gave them to him before leaving and just popping out for 20 secs, gradually increased this over time and got to the point where he could be left for maybe an hour.
Now 3 years later, he is much happier being left for school run, food shop etc but not much more than that however, my DH has has some leave recently and half term dds were off and I think ddog has gotten used to us all being there and now his separation anxiety has gotten terrible.
Bone thing wont work - not interested, as soon as the door open for us to leave he is screaming and crying - we're ignoring this totally but he wont stop until we're all settled in the house.
He has also started to cry, all day now my DH has gone back to work, it's driving me insane. He doesnt have a crate as his previous owners must have used it as a punishment - he wont go near them. When we go out we confine him to the hallway where his bed is.
Basically I just dont know what to do - I'm trying to look for breaks in the anxiety so I can praise any calm behaviour but there isnt any. He cried for 7hours yesterday. He is fine when i take him out but not in the house. I'm having to get a friend round every morning and afternoon so i can do the school run without him getting too upset (he still cried but not as bad with her there)
Any suggestion are more than welcome, I cant stand seeing him so upset :(

Bump :)

sorry i dont have any experience of this.

can anyone else help?

For separation anxiety, i was advised to practice leaving the dog alone for a couple of minutes at a time and build up from there.
When you leave, don't say anything to the dog. When you return, ignore the dog, don't speak to him or make eye contact. Once he settles and lays down, call him over to you and make a huge fuss.
Keep doing this and make the time you leave him a bit longer each time.

Good luck.

We are going through a similar thing with our rescue dog at the moment. Quite expensive but we have bought a DAP diffuser and it might just be coincidence but he is a little better? It's horrible isn't it :(

we found medic animal online the cheapest for DAP diffuser

Oh, I really feel your pain with this, I had an awful time with my pointer, I couldn't even leave her to put the bins out without her going berserk, and I knew it was complete, blind panic, she took ages to calm down I tried everything, ignoring her when I came in, DAP diffuser, crate, all sorts, in the end I forked out for a dog behaviourist. I was at my wits end, but he was fab, really helped with suggestions of how I had to adapt my everyday behaviour to make her feel more confident. And I had to start with going out of the door and literally leaving her for 5 seconds at a time intially, several times a day to try and desensitise her.
If this is becoming a really big problem, and getting worse, I would suggest getting an appt with a behaviourist (that specialises in that sort of thing) it may not be cheap but would make your life a lot easier! Or at least even emailing / calling one for advice specific to your dog.
If you want to try a DAP diffuser I can post you mine as I no longer have a need for it, you'll need to get a refill though.
Good luck!!