I take him for walks but whenever I leave for any length of time, he poops upstairs or even jumps on my coffee table. I know he's done his business in the morning, because I watch him to make sure he does. However, he STILL leaves those little packages for me when I get home. Any advice?
2006-08-03 08:07:58 · 16 answers · asked by Deeter 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
The Humane Society has a great pamphlet on canine seperation anxiety (SA): http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/our_pets_for_life_program/dog_behavior_tip_sheets/separation_anxiety.html
The first thing to do is determine if this really is SA or some other problem behavior such as a glitch in housetraining since dogs don't generalize well (your dog may know that it's not okay to poop while you're around, but has not yet learned that it is not okay to poop when you're gone). If it's just a glitch in housetraining, crating would be the way to go. But if it is actually SA don't crate, at least not at first.
SA is a mental disorder in dogs, much like panic disorder or OCD in humans. There is no cure, but there are ways to manage it.
2006-08-03 08:17:12 · answer #1 · answered by tenzo0 3 · 8⤊ 0⤋
have you started crate training her? she is still in a new environment, it takes at least 2 weeks for a dog to adjust to new environment. Might take up to a few months thought. We have a rescue GSD with a very bad separation anxiety, it took her 2 years to get better... but try not to be too involved with her and leave her with other family members, so they can play with her, walk her (important part) and feed her. Start leaving her in a crate for a few minutes at a time, completely ignore her whining and that way she should learn in time that she is safe. She whines because she is insecure. But do not comfort her or talk to her when she is whining as this means attention and that will only encourage her anxiety as that means attention to her. When she stops whining or barking i the crate, after a little while let her out and praise her, but don't let her out while she wants to get out as she will learn to whine until you come and "rescue" her... the key is a great deal of patience and time and ignoring her anxiety. make sure you feed your puppy in it and also keep the toys in there and a water bowl, make it a home base and a good place to be, where it can feel safe. do you only crate him/her when you are about to leave? if so, crate her whenever you want the pup to rest, after the meal, after a walk, after a playtime, it will be more tired and become more peaceful...
2016-03-16 13:04:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
start slow by leave in the dog for a few minutes at a time RE: walking out the door.when you return inside greet your pet and assure it that you are always going to come back. each time you do this stay gone a bit longer, and each time you return reaffirm that you will be back. also take a small child's blanket and sleep with it for a few nights so that your sent is on it and leave it with your pet.pets like children need constant reaffirmation that your going to come back.
2006-08-03 08:19:47 · answer #3 · answered by findoutmoretomorrow 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you can, get another dog for a companion. If not, try leaving the radio or TV on while you're gone.
2006-08-03 08:14:14 · answer #4 · answered by shermynewstart 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What kind of dog do you have? How much does he weigh? You can give him some benedryl based on his weight. The recommended dose is 25mg per 15 pounds of body weight. Email me his weight and I can tell you how much to give him. The benedryl will calm him and help with his anxiety. If that doesn't help, the vet can give you something to calm him when you leave.
2006-08-03 09:16:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make him stay in a kennel carrier all day every day while you're gone. Eventually he should tire of sitting in his own poop, and start waiting til you get home and let him out. That worked for me, anyway. Took about 2 weeks, and my dog would hold it til I got home and let him out of the cage. After that, he never did it in the house again! Good luck
2006-08-03 08:11:05 · answer #6 · answered by Jenintn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i saw on a show once that when you come home don't make your dog excited to see you like hugging them when you walk in the door and stuff so it doesn't seem like a big deal that you left
2006-08-03 08:13:26 · answer #7 · answered by a8enyne 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I have always had most of my dogs from pups and they got use to me stepping out alot at a young age. But I did have one that every time i left she would try to bite any one that came near her, even the people she knew. And when i came back she was fine. I have never had a dog do what u r experiencing but I would treat the situation as I would when I'm housebreaking a pup. Take them to the mess they made and point it out to them then scold them and put them outside for a while. Do this every time it happens and eventually the message should come across. But like I said I have never had this problem, but thats what I would do. And I have never had a problem training dogs so u might want to try that. Good luck! Oh and he may not be able to hold it very long. If thats the case then he cant help it and u dont need to scold him as it will hurt the spirit. U might want to take him to the vet. A broken spirited animal is hard to heal.
2006-08-03 08:25:48 · answer #8 · answered by 420girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My dog did that too she was a stray I found and every time I would leave even for 5 minutes she would go poop in the basement....my solution was to lock her out of the basement and it worked because dogs will not poo/pee where they have to hang out. So I suggest confining your dog to a smaller area because it worked for me!! almost 2 years since my dog last pooped or peed when I was gone.
2006-08-03 08:13:47 · answer #9 · answered by Kelly + Eternal Universal Energy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rescue remedy helps if he gets to wound up in a crate
2006-08-03 08:13:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋