Join us live to find out why your dog goes nuts when your leave and what can you do to make your dog comfortable in his own skin when he’s alone. You might be surprised as why your dog does this and how simple the process can be to turn this around. We will have a Q&A on your dog’s anxiety and we will also give you helpful tools you can begin to use to make him more comfortable when you leave. If his separation anxiety is hard for you, just image what he must feel like in his own skin being so anxious when you are not there.
Thanks Leila and Jim. A great show with so many takeaways. What I got out of it was that Separation Anxiety is a very holistic situation and I’m sure you could have spoken about it for a long time.
Hi, great show tonight! My dog’s been sleeping in my bed since he was a puppy (10 yrs now). I do have a dog bed on floor on one side that he goes to occasionally when I “talk” to him in middle of night. What is your suggestion to getting him off my bed after all this time to sleep on floor bed all night? Thx!
Will try to write briefly but with my dogs I spend time developing trust. I do that through routine and structure so they can trust things that will happen in their lives. That can include but is not limited to potty schedule, eating schedule, walking schedule, training/ obedience time. I also early on work on “I’ll be back” to teach trust. With a new and less secure dog I will start by saying I’ll be back, step out of sight for a couple of seconds, and return and say I’m back. Over time I increase the time, the distance, and I always say I’ll be back when I have to leave for a bit. As soon as home I say I’m back. It is so important to develop trust.
hey yall- i m asking for my friend martine who is hopefully watching!
shes been reading up on your tips but what if when she leaves she tries to crate him bcs otherwise he gets destructive & he goes nuts in there & ends up across the room by the time she gets home??
Hi Jim, Jessie, a one year old goldendoodle, clings to my husband when I am away from home. Is there anything he should do? I’m loving this hangout! I’m sorry I posted my question too late last week, but I saw you posted just what I needed on Facebook. Thanks very much and regards to Leila.
My granddog is at my house everyday. A lot of times when I leave, I come home and she has knocked the big cushions off the couch. She is crate trained but she is 2-1/2 now, I don’t want to have to put her in the kennel when I leave. Leaving is no issue, she simply sits in the chair and watches me. When I get home, sometimes she doesn’t even get up. Something is triggering her to mess up the couch. I praise my dog and ignore her, or I have scolded her. I can’t join tonight, but will watch later.
One other question I have for a friends dog who is 6 months old, never really has gone much in the car except to the vet. Now she wants to take her out and about. The dog won’t jump in the car, she has to pick her up and put her in. I know this isn’t separation anxiety, but it is an anxiety. I have told her to lure her in with treats but this has not helped.
Since my daughter came home from college, our dog has gotten very attached to her. He won’t eat and mopes around for days when she leaves, then starts eating again when she comes back. Is this a sign of separation anxiety? Is there anything we can do? We don’t baby him when he does this. He normally gobbles up his food…so when he refuses because she’s not here, we remove the food after about fifteen minutes and don’t offer it to him until his next mealtime. We feed him at regular times, twice a day.