I have a 5 month old pug and he has seperation anxiety. Everytime I leave the room he has to bark, or follow. I can't even take a shower without him with me (not in the shower but in the bathroom). Any suggestions on how to treat this would be great.
2006-08-20 12:30:17 · 7 answers · asked by Sandra T 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
You could be creating a monster. He needs to be able to spend time alone without you. What happens when you go to work or the store? He can tear up more than you can imagine. Try to crate train him and don't give into the barking. He can learn it 5 minutes at a time. Crate him and leave the room. Don't go back until the time is up. Then praise him and take him outside to play. Let him learn that you will return. This will work on a normal puppy, but if your puppy has been a product of inbreeding and has severe problems then there is medication to help with it. If after a couple of weeks things haven't improved. Take him to the vet and explain what you have done and see what the vet can do for you and your puppy. Good luck.
2006-08-20 12:59:40 · answer #1 · answered by bcringler 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
there is really no easy answer to your question - at least not one that will provide you with enough information on Yahoo answers. It's kinda like asking - how do I cure cancer on yahoo answers. There are just too many other mitigiating things going on and you need to assess your own circumstances and dog individually. I have (now it's a had) a dog with separation anxiety. I have since "cured" him. There isn't a cure, it's simply learning that you will come back. There are a couple of things that you should know 1.) obedience training will not help a dog suffering from separation anxiety. This isn't something that you can obedience out of him. 2.) kennels do help. A crate of appropriate size simply means that your dog has a safe place to be while you are gone. Dogs that suffer from separation anxiety oftentimes, if they have roam of the whole house, will eat things (couches, floors, pillows, electrical cords) so keeping them kenneled can actually help keep them calm and make them feel safe - but this also introduces kennel training into the mix (which I HIGHLY recommend you do if you have an anxious dog!!) 3.) getting another dog probably won't help. The dog is associating you (the human) leaving with his anxiety, another dog isn't going to replace you or confuse him and therefore now you will have two dogs but still have the one with separation anxiety. I suggest you spend the time searching separation anxiety on the internet (honestly, as opposed to yahoo answers) because htere is a wealth of info out there that you should read that can help you in a more specific way based on the temperment and level of anxiety that your dog displays. There are no quick fixes to this behaviour - the key is patience. please remember that.
2016-03-26 23:19:28 · answer #2 · answered by Marilyn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sandra, firstly you are lucky your pup is only 5 months old!-2ndly, may I suggest you start asap to leave your little yipper alone for 3 minutes, having NO access to you and not able to hear you. After approx. 3 minutes, go back to your pup and give him/her lotsa' praise. Then wait a short bit, do same thing, only make the 5 minutes into 10-DO NOT GIVE IN TO THE WHINING!!!-Then when you go back to the pup, praise, praise, praise. Gradually do this and keep it up until your pup gets over the anxiety separation issue, because he/she will KNOW you are coming back to him or her. So, after the 10 minutes, go 15, then go 30, then 45, and so on. BUT, the VITAL thing here is to REALLY, REALLY praise and shower the pup with praise and love each and every time the lenght of time spent w/out being up your butt (sorry....so to speak,)the praise part gives your pup incentive to realize that he/she must DO SOMETHING to get this super-duper-X-tra attention, AND it will kick in that it is from waiting for you!
I wish you the best of luck, and long happy and healthy life with your new addition.
2006-08-20 12:42:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
He will get used to it. Right now he is a pup and it is normal. He always had his mother and siblings around. Try giving him a special toy or chew bone to play with or chew on to keep him occupied while you are busy. If he doesn't settle as he gets older talk to your vet.
2006-08-20 12:42:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Try giving him a stuffed toy that you only give him when your around. Then when you leave give it to him
2006-08-20 13:12:03 · answer #5 · answered by vcat_11 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe when you leave the room or house you could leave a piece of clothing or something with him that has your scent on it.
2006-08-20 12:41:53 · answer #6 · answered by carrie.nicole 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/our_pets_for_life_program/dog_behavior_tip_sheets/separation_anxiety.html
2006-08-20 12:36:46 · answer #7 · answered by aussie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋