I am having a horrible time with my female Yorkie that is 6 months old... When we leave to go anywhere she is left in a confined area (bedroom) with our other Yorkie that is over a year now. They have food, water, a billion toys, we leave the tv running, puppy pads, their blankets they love love love, all kinds of bones.... But the 6 month old goes nuts when we leave. I'm not sure how loud she gets but she dug a huge hole in the carpet (at the apt that we rent) right behind the door in the doorway. It really wasn't like this all the time, it just seems that the last 3 months or so it has just gotten worse. I don't know what to do, but I do know that we'll end up getting kicked out of the apt if we don't figure this out... I will not get rid of her! I've bought Sit, Stay, Fetch, but it just isn't working, and believe me we've stuck with it.... Any ideas? Any help? Anyone out there had this happen??
2007-02-14 13:00:41 · 11 answers · asked by gorillagirl 3 in Pets ➔ Dogs
I've searched the internet basically all day... So I'm not looking for just website help or website quotes... I want experience please!
2007-02-14 13:05:31 · update #1
Crate training isn't really a possiblity, when we did crate her she just barked and barked all the time (landlords and neighbors hate that... I would too!)
and... We've had the Kong toys. It's a no go. We just ended up with scratched doors...
2007-02-14 13:12:33 · update #2
and... the longest they are ever left is never more than 3 hours at a time. They get long walks and tons of play time with us. With the people that live here the crate training isn't working, we can't afford to move. They've already made it clear she was too loud in the crate, and we were doing it in baby steps.
2007-02-14 13:31:00 · update #3
Separation anxiety can basically be curbed with a light medication. They are given a dose of acepromazine or some other type of sedative, but the dose is very low. It doesn't affect their playfullness or personality. It just makes them calmer and able to deal with situations better. I would just consult your vet, they can start her on a med immediatly.
Good luck !!!!!!
2007-02-14 13:07:00 · answer #1 · answered by pritigrl 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yorkie Separation Anxiety
2016-11-12 21:18:23 · answer #2 · answered by cura 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have vet evaluate the medication situation because it may help. A crate is not a bad idea, but crate during the day when you're around at first so they don't feel so overwhelmed. Think baby steps. If your dog whines, ignore, barks, ignore, they moment they are calm, let them out with no affection. She will get the point. Mountains of toys will not keep a bored dog from being bored. Try a good long walk before you leave and come home on lunch if you can. Hire someone to stop by if you can't. Leave without a big goodbye this only makes it worse. Some dogs will never get over this problem so i wish you luck.
2007-02-14 13:25:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry the crating didn't work out. Yorkies and all terriers can be very persistent. Her ability to bark loudly and continuously has always gotten her what she wanted (in this case, you coming back) so she keeps doing it. If it doesn't work, she will just keep on barking. So it's very hard to untrain a dog from doing this when she's had so much practice!
I think it'd be best to talk to your vet about some calming medication. It sounds like your dog is really stressed and you really want to help her to relax - and there are Prozac-type meds available to help. Also try using DAP (link below) in conjunction with this. Then you can go back to trying some of the things you read about online to help with the separation anxiety. For me, the #1 thing that helped my pup was to have her in her crate and then totally ignore her for 20 min. before I leave, and then for 20 min. when I get back. This taught her that me leaving was no big deal. I also always feed her in there and play a lot of games with her where she can only leave the crate when I say her release word.....
Good luck with your pup.
2007-02-14 13:53:02 · answer #4 · answered by Misa M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Yorkie Separation Anxiety! HELP?
I am having a horrible time with my female Yorkie that is 6 months old... When we leave to go anywhere she is left in a confined area (bedroom) with our other Yorkie that is over a year now. They have food, water, a billion toys, we leave the tv running, puppy pads, their blankets they love love...
2015-08-07 19:51:00 · answer #5 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My fiance has had a male Yorkie that is now 2 years old, and he has been giving us a bit of difficulty because he also suffers from separation anxiety. We have no idea how to handle it, because he has absolutely NO RESPONSE to any discipline. He just doesn't care. He spent about 2 months with my fiance's mother and her solution (unkown to us until recently) was to lock him up in his kenel in a cold room on the other side of her house. We're currently on vacation in Florida and have dropped him off to stay with a friend that lives a few minutes away. We just got a phone call today that put my fiance in tears because her little puppy won't behave. She doesn't want to give him up. He is constantly constantly constantly whining. There's nothing we can do, and we don't know what there is to do. So -believe me- I KNOW what you're going through.
2007-02-17 16:53:59 · answer #6 · answered by Matt 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try crate trainning with a kong. We always use a crate with our dogs...I feel it keeps them safe and it keeps our house safe. You load the kong and give it to the dog in the crate as you are leaving. It will keep the dog busy while you are gone. They don't have time to get upset if they are busy. Good luck.
2007-02-14 13:07:21 · answer #7 · answered by Barbiq 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A dog should be trained on how to eat, walk with you, not to bark, potty training and sleep on its place etc. You can teach anything to your puppy, dogs get trained easily with some good instructions. If you want some good training tips visit https://tr.im/wtT3M
If properly trained, they should also understand whistle and gesture equivalents for all the relevant commands, e.g. short whistle or finger raised sit, long whistle or flat hand lay down, and so on.
It's important that they also get gestures and whistles as voice may not be sufficient over long distances and under certain circumstances.
2016-02-14 16:13:07 · answer #8 · answered by Jen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-06-21 01:09:47 · answer #9 · answered by Rosalind 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like the only choices that you have left are to get a dog sitter or to take her with you. we have the same problem with our older dog and he's had it since he was two months old. some times it goes away and sometimes it doesn't.
2007-02-14 20:39:23 · answer #10 · answered by MommyCaleb 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋