hes a 2 year old black lab cross, he wee's and poo's every time i go out, even to the shop, i baught another dog in the hope that would help (it hasnt) my naighbours are elderly and complain at the barking alot, im thinking of sellin him to people who will home all the time, is there anythin i can do or is seperation axiexy for life?
2006-11-12 06:11:22 · 15 answers · asked by susie 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
It's not for life and if you sell him it will only further increase the aniexty and make it harder for the new owners. He CAN get over it; one of my dogs I got from the animal shelter had it and got over it within a couple of months.
Start leaving him for only a few minutes at a time; and when you come home Do NOT make a big fuss over him. Wait a few moments till he has calmed down and then pet him; do this several times during the day; the week; etc. until he gets used to being left alone during longer periods or time; he will learn that you ARE coming back home to him and not abandoning him.
2006-11-12 06:16:26 · answer #1 · answered by Melissa B 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
try leaving him for short periods of time, and then gradually making those times longer. Go out for even 10 or 15 seconds, and don't come back in until he stops barking, whining, etc. And when you come home, don't make a huge deal about being home. Just ignore him for a bit, and like 10 minutes later, start paying attention to him. if you're gone ALL day, it might be better for him to have a home where there are people home during the day, and you know will love him. also, do some research on the internet, you might find something useful. good luck!
2006-11-12 06:20:34 · answer #2 · answered by Emo B 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Keep the dog, you'll miss him if you give him away. Locate a Doggy Day Care in your area, ask if they train dogs or can recommend a trainer. Perhaps he wee's and poo's because of the food he's eating. Try a different brand of dog food and see if that helps. If not take him to the vet for a check-up.
2006-11-12 06:20:27 · answer #3 · answered by newyorkgal71 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try leaving him for short periods in the house in another room, shut in. start with just one minute and build up length of time. He's obviously allowed to follow you every where. This will take a long time, but will get used to it eventually, you'll need to be hard and have a lot of perseverance for it.
When you go out, leave radio on or tv. Try a stuffed kong, give him something to do.
I left mine an old chair in the window, he can look out now and is much happier.
Give him his meal before you leave him, he will be more likely to go to sleep with a full tummy.
2006-11-12 06:32:38 · answer #4 · answered by jess 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The other person that left you a comment is right, but before you leave get your dog/s involoved in an activity. Buy a rope so that they can play tug a war, or throw toys around before you leave, or feed them before leaving. The last one always worked for me. I don't leave my dog much at least not for long periods of time. After we got her and i had to start going back to school and work. I would always feed her before I left in the morning and afternoon. If you get your dog engaged in an activity before you leave it will be harder for him to tear himself away to watch you leave. My dog usually sctraches at the window if she watches me leave and if I feed her before I left, she was too busy eating to notice I had left. After a few weeks of both of the comments it should lessen in the potty department. Always hug or love on your dog and tell him you have to go and that you will be back in a little while. People think dogs don't understand, but they do. After talking to your dog then feed him and leave. I have a 2 year old black lab also.
2006-11-12 06:24:58 · answer #5 · answered by roxnnid 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah.. Crate train him... Leave him home for short periods of time and get him slowly used to being alone. When you leave don't make a huge fuss and make him think he needs to be sucky. Get ready to leave, put him in his crate, and turn around and leave. You likely made him feel anxious by fussing when you leave. Some dogs are worried about watching the whole house while you are gone, a crate helps to alleviate that problem as he only has to watch the crate area.
2006-11-12 06:17:07 · answer #6 · answered by DP 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-04-23 18:19:54 · answer #7 · answered by vivian 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
awwww bless him. id try not giving him to much fuss wen ur around the house. leave on a recording of ur voice and maybe limit how long ur out at a time. if u realy have to sell him make sure he goes to a loving family with lots of free time. i sugest retired people.
2006-11-12 06:23:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
go with mollie and melissa's advice, it's worth the effort and usually pretty easy to conquer. Just bear in mind that the dog thinks every time you leave the room that you are never coming back. once he realises you always come back, you've cracked it
2006-11-12 10:18:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
take him to a dog trainer and spend a bit of money on him. if more people did that , there wouldn't be so many dogs at the dogs trust. it's so sad. you can over come almost everything by simply doing it properly. why are so many people so willing to dump their animals before helping them? it's like unless they are perfect, they are too much trouble. you should have got a cat, love.
2006-11-12 06:16:40 · answer #10 · answered by canada grl 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋