Can dogs have abandonment issues?

Question

My dog follows me around everywhere. No matter where I go in the house he follows. It is as if he feels I always have to be in his sight so I don't leave him. I know the stay command will help with this but what else can I do to help my clingy dog?

Answer 1

dogs are PACK ANIMALS.. he is just being a typically dog.. the more intelligent dogs are more prone to this than the lesser intelligent ones....

if you didnt want "clingy" you should have gotten a cat

Obedience lessons may help with self esteme.. but really its a dog.. it NEEDS to be part of the Pack.. it thinks you are rejecing it

Answer 2

Well it just means that your dog loves you or thinks of you as his life (most dogs do when they relize you are their food, bath, and play provider)

A good thing to do would be to solialize him, by buying a small indoor play fence, like the babies have, and put it somewhere where he can see you all the time, but can't get to you. Give him the food inside of the play fence, and only take him out to do his doggy business, or to play outside.

This will make him realize that he should not be so dependant on you and thus will stop him from following you all the time. Another good thing to do is to buy another dog, or easier, a toy. Usually they follow you because they don't have anything, or anyone, to play with except for you.

It really depends on the dog's age. Did you buy him as a pup, or the adoption center. With this you can tell why he follows you around. Sometimes concerning the adoption, he may have had a traumatic experience and that may be the reason for following ou, or it might not be. I also suggest training him, this keeps him disciplined.

Good luck with your dog ^^

Answer 3

WARNING! Don't access ******.com it contains a virus. What you need to do with your dog is leave him in a room or preferably his crate for about 10 minutes and go in the other room. Then let him out. Do this several times. When he can tolerate this increase the time to 15 or 20 minutes and when he tolerates this increase the time to a half hour or 45 minutes and so on until he can tolerate being alone without you for an hour or more. You need to show him by building up the time that you are not going to disappear if you are not right next to him.

Answer 4

Yes, dogs are natural social animals so it is very common that your dogs follow you around even only after a few days. When my puppy came home at 12 weeks old, not even a minute, he started following me everywhere. The key thing is yes it's important to bond with the dog but it's also important to teach the dog it's ok to be alone for a while. Start practicing leaving her at the crate periodically and make it a nice experience for her. There are kongs and Roll Over Stuffed Bones that dogs like. I like mixing goat yogurt with peanut butter and some banana, put inside the kong and freeze it. Practicing leaving the house with her inside the crate from few mins to 30 mins initially. And don't let her out if she is crying, even you need to wait for this 2 seconds gap in between.

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Answer 5

Hi, I would suggest getting another dog as a companion to your clingy one. It will give him someone to play with and focus on instead of you. Make sure they meet and like each other before you make the commitment. If you dog is not crazy about other dogs, he will still most likely accept a puppy. After getting the second dog, you must remember to show more attention to your 1st dog always and things should go well.
Bobbie

Answer 6

What breed of dog is he? Some dogs are very sociable and don't like to be alone, such as Labs and Goldens. I'm not sure what you could do other than obedience training to teach him to stay. Good luck!

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Answer 8

yes. Dogs are pack animals, and are very sociable. Some are more sociable than others. To him, you are his pet, master, whatever you want to call it. You could try leaving him with a friend for a day, and see how he reacts, but I don't really know.

Answer 9

Is the dog a rescue or have you had it since it was a puppy? Find a traniner in your area where you live. You need toget him a crate to sleep in when you are busy. use it as a neat place to be.

Answer 10

there are alot of dogs out there that have issues with this it is kind of hard to break the best thing you can do is use treats give them treats when they stay and with hold them if they follow you its sounds stupid but it worked for my small dogs