she is a 15 week old weimaraner and she cries like mad when we leave her. we have tried leaving the radio on, toys are easily accessable, we leave some treats for her on the kitchen floor and we've even left a ticking clock underneath her bedding. its starting to annoy our neighbour which is subsequently affecting my girlfriend now. is it just a matter of time before our dog gets used to being on her own or are there any "tricks of the trade" that we could try. I have patience so i don't mind what to try, shame my neighbour hasnt any patience. thank you
2006-11-26 22:58:10 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
Weims are known to be prone to separation anxiety. Go online and research this a bit. If you don't have a crate for her yet, buy one. Also try draping a blanket over her crate, she won't notice passage of time or be able to see anything, it also makes it more cozy and comforting for her. The other thing is what do you do when you come home, and what does she do? If she is bouncing off the walls you need to ignore her when you come home until she calms down, then play with her. That way she gets rewarded for calm behavior. I don't know what radio station you have it on, but try a talk radio rather than one that plays music.
2006-11-27 00:04:47 · answer #1 · answered by Meggz21 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if you are leaving her all day while you both work then it is unlikely to get better. In fact it will get worse as she starts to destroy your home. This is a very highly active working breed.
Never mind the neighbours having no patience, it seems like you have no concern either for the dog or your neighbours. I have 8 dogs and they are not allowed to be a nuisance to my neighbours and if their dog barked and howled all day long I would be right on to the environmental health office to get them to issue a noise nuisance warrant. Why SHOULD your neighbours have to put up with a racket from the dog YOU decided to get even though you don't have time to care for it properly.
2006-11-26 23:19:21 · answer #2 · answered by fenlandfowl 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
expensive answer: dog trainer
cheap answer try not to leave a puppy alone for too long and when you do, keep one of your sweaters or an item that smells like you because that will comfort her and keep the radio on but not too loud cos the neighbours will go balistic. good luck. its a lovely breed.
2006-11-26 23:29:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
First of all it has nothing to do with "Weimaraner". It is just what puppies do when left alone.
It's better not to leave the pup alone for a long time in the beginning. Just leave it alone for short times. Then when you come back, you praise her, talk to her...
She will be happy when she is seeing you again.
Step by step you can stay away for longer times.
As of your neighbour, just talk to him. He has to understand that your dog is just a puppy and that she will stop crying after a while.
Good luck!
2006-11-26 23:02:50 · answer #4 · answered by Maybe YAP again 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Why oh why are people such as yourselves surprised when a very young puppy makes a fuss when they are left on their own for hours on end??? what on earth do you expect???!!! I'm assuming you got this pup at eight weeks old? so you have had it exactly 7 weeks!! It's still getting used to not being with it's mum and litter mates, I'm not suggesting that it remembers them but up until 7 short weeks ago it had COMPANY it has gone from being with a 'pack' of perhaps 8 or 9 + mum down to 3 including itself to being left totally alone!! How the heck would you feel??? poor little sod! Her new pack leaves her in the morning and she is alone and has no idea if they are ever coming back, she is still in a relatively strange environment, if you work full time both of you, calculate how many hours this little soul is left on her own! take into account that you have to travel to and from work, you may stop off for a bit of shopping on the way home get held up in rush hour traffic etc, you get home perhaps at between 6-7pm and then maybe you want to go out in the evening that's another 3-4 hours, You Can't leave a puppy at home all day on it's own and not expect problems, I feel so sorry for your neighbours I hope you realise that they are perfectly within their rights to report you to the relevant authority's?! I apreciate that folk need to work, I have 3 big dogs and work 3 hours a day, they are never left for more than 4 hours at a time, if I need to go out twice in one day then I make certain that I spend at least 2 hours with them for exercising them and training and just being with them, you really should try employing someone to go and play with your pup and take her in the garden as how do you hope to keep her clean in the house?
2006-11-27 00:46:45 · answer #5 · answered by Pawstimes16 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Do you have a cage for her?
if not I would get one an put her in it and train her that way so everytime you leave , bring her out of the cage and put her out side to do her business then spend time wearing her out .. give her plenty of love an attention and see a trainer about her behavior if she barks shack a can with beans in it
2006-11-26 23:23:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-04-22 22:46:36 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called training and there is NO substitute for it. You need to go to a certified animal trainer and have them teach YOU how to deal with a puppy. You obviously haven't had a young pet before and need to learn the patience and ways to aproach that specific breed of dog.
Weimeraners are a 'working' breed and as such need a lot of attention and exercise in order to be happy. You living in an apartment is going to be challenging at best, but not an impossible task. Get used to there being another personality in the house and read as much as you can, which you should have done before you bought the dog! Good luck, for all three of your sakes...
2006-11-26 23:04:21 · answer #8 · answered by wetdreamdiver 5 · 1⤊ 5⤋
it can help if you show her that you will be back. walk out the door count to 5 then come back in do this about 5 thims each time make it longer. hope it helps
2006-11-26 23:05:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Try leaving her your "weekend" sweat shirt on her bed -- an old one that you have worn. She will smell you while alone, so she isn't quite so alone. good luck. kisses to pup
2006-11-26 23:08:02 · answer #10 · answered by reynwater 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋