How To Fix Separation Anxiety In Your Dog: Professional Tips & Tools
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 เม.ย. 2024
- Separation anxiety can be quite emotional for both you and your dog - in this video, I'll give you my professional tips for fixing separation anxiety in your dog and share with you the tools I use.
First - what is separation anxiety? Separation anxiety is a separation-related problem that is related to a dog experiencing anxiety when separated from one particular person. A separation-related problem is when a dog experiences anxiety when left alone (isolated).
This video is intended to give you some tips to help you in the right direction to a less anxious and more confident dog, however, it is not meant to replace work with a behavior professional that can help you and your dog through a modification plan to alleviate separation-related problems.
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It’s because that is what they are used to. Dogs are very environmental they do not come out of the womb with separation anxiety. Especially for Covid dogs and all those special people getting all of these puppies for Covid and never leaving the house that is how you have separation anxiety when you’re never gone. That is why when they were younger it is very crucial that you socialize them and also get them used to a schedule if it were normal times when you have to work all the time.
Now when you do a good thing and you rescue a dog from any shelter or Rescue or just any situation. They are used to being left, They are used to the people that they’ve always known grown up with and love unconditionally leave that is what they are condition to. So you have to unconditioned that some dogs will have that some dogs honestly don’t care who they live with just as long as they get their basic needs.
My dog literally broke his leg trying to get to me due to separation anxiety. You could say I am in over my head.
@SaraOndrako My two puppies have horrible anxiety. I cant go upstairs to work at home because of this. They bark extremely loud. Please help. More tips, they dont listen to any commands either.
Hi Sarah!! My puppy Hudson (chihauhua spaniel mix) is 5 months old and we are dealing with heavy separation anxiety! He howls non stop whenever I leave (in his crate, in a penned area, or free roaming). Last week he howled for 3 hours straight till I got home.
I’ll admit it’s my fault, I didn’t leave him alone nearly close to enough from the day I brought him home!! He is very well behaved, nondestructive and great at asking to go outside to use the bathroom which is why I let him roam free in the house since day 1.
I am now trying to curb this anxiety by getting him a penned off area in the living room and plan to cut away his free roaming capabilities. My thinking is this will help him be more comfortable when I leave since he will be in there for hours at a time when I am home as well!
Would love any feedback or correction/alternatives to this plan!
Hi! I definitely think it would speed things up and help greatly if you onboard a professional in this case. You can bring on a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant to break this down step by step. The IAABC - iaabc.org - has a directory to see if there's one local to you, but if not, this can be coached virtually as well.
Additionally, Malena DiMartini has a book out called Separation Anxiety in Dogs: amzn.to/3tTdt4U It has practices and protocols to help you work through this! I will tell you, whether you work with a behavior professional or attempt to help your pup feel comfortable when left alone by yourself, working through this efficiently does require not leaving your pup alone at all until you've built up their ability to be left alone. it starts with walking out of the room and coming back in, then walking out of the house and coming back in. Then working up to being gone for a few minutes. Then, working up to more and more time while practicing the exercises in between increasing increments of being gone. If your schedule doesn't allow for that, it can be really helpful to hire a dog walker or pet caretaker to be there when you can't (or friend of family member) that would also be willing to practice some of the steps you are working on to increase confidence while you are gone. I wish I could give you all of the answers but separation-related problems are complex and behavior modification plans to fix it are based on the individual dog and adapt as the individual dog is progressing. Hope this helps!! 🥰
hii, do you have any tips for my dog not forming separation anxiety with me because my dog only has anxiety with specific people but I don’t want her to have anxiety with me because ik it’s a lot for her to deal with so if you have any tips I would really appreciate it !
Hi Perla - Absolutely! I'm so glad you raised this question as prevention is always the best method when it comes to behavior, (it's also so much easier than treating the problem once it has already surfaced). To prevent separation anxiety (anxiety related to being separate from a specific individual), your dog needs to have separated independent time from you daily to build confidence in being on their own. Generally to set this up well, you will want to arrange their independent time strategically, meaning during a normal rest period. For example, working in the order of play - work - rest is an alignment of activity that promotes a better rest period. Play meaning anything that gets their heart rate going with you such as tug, fetch, etc. Work meaning something that challenges her brain like working on a new skill together or solving a puzzle. When you go to separate your dog (preferably in a quiet, darker place such as a crate in another room or closed in a bedroom with the shades down), give her something fun like a frozen (xylitol-free) peanut butter Kong or a CET chew that she can work on and enjoy before she naps. Hope that helps!
@@SaraOndrako thank you, so much I will definitely try these!!!
Hi please help me! I took my dog in at 10weeks old she was doing fine at home when I would go to work, but within only 3weeks of having her home, nz went into lockdown and I've been staying home all day everyday since. Just today I walked to the shops and I heard her barking on top of her lungs all the way from 5 houses away from home even from the bus stop. I'm scared that she's developing separation anxiety when auckland is close to coming out of lockdown level3 where I will go back to work. She used to be so independent playing on her own or with my male dog but now if I don't play with her she would lie down next to me and won't sleep without resting her head on my body like my arm or my thigh. This lockdown is messing us up. I read somewhere that I should say bye to my dog like I would to my family when leaving. It worked with my boy he now knows when I blow him kisses it means I'm leaving and he's not coming with me so he just sits until I leave then he goes to bed or run around the house if it's day time and I talk to them through the pet cam he knows I'm watching because he would start wagging his tail and looks right at the cam but she doesn't. Please tell me what to do with my girl. Thank you in advance
Best advice: Get out of NZ now. That Jacinda dude (you know, the one with the horse-mouth) seems quite the unhinged tyrant that plans on implimenting more mass house arrests for innocent people.
Leave while you can and take your doggie with you. Then, worry about your pup's separation anxiety problem from your new home.
hello I have a pitbull whose 2 years old and he has extreme separation anxiety. He has ripped threw 5 cages the last one was all metal and hen ripped through it and cut his face everywhere. My husband and I decided to give him to the shelter cause he wouldn't stay in the dog walk outside or in a cage . However I have been through a lot with this dog from deployments to bringing up my baby . I couldn't give up on him so I got him back from the shelter and I have been researching cages for him and the only one we haven't tried is the impact dog cage which is 1k . My husband just got out of the military and I'm finishing up college so 1k is hard for us to afford. So my question is, how can I fix his separation anxiety. I don't want to rehome my dog, my 2 year old daughter loves him and so do I.
Hi Andreah - a stronger cage in this situation will only lead to more serious injuries to your dog while trying to break out of the cage. The root of the issue needs to be addressed. I'm so glad that you got him back and are trying to make things better for all of you. That 1k (or even half of that) would be much better spent on a visit to your vet to ask about medical intervention and a behavior or training professional to help teach you ways to promote confidence in your dog when he is left alone. It's not an easy problem to solve and professional help makes such a difference! He will need to learn that it's okay, and even fun to be left alone - starting with small periods of time while you are still home, and building up to longer periods of time, while you are home and then eventually while you are not home. This is done with enrichment and crate exercises to promote a stress-free, more desirable environment for your dogs when separated. Hope that helps! Hang in there!
generally crates or confinement areas are not indicated to dogs with separation anxiety. The only treatment that has brought a real change in my dog behavior concerning separation anxiety is a desensitizaton method that the vet is guiding me to use with my dog.You practice the ecercise for 30 minutes 5 days a week.Start with very short absences and increasing slowly gradually. I started with 30 seconds and now my dog who suffers severe separation anxiety can stand 30 minutes alone. But you need the supervision of a specialized vet in separation anxiety to guide you through the program
why get a second crate if the first one clearly didn't help the dog? Nevermind 4 more! Crates are not recommended for dogs with separation anxiety as they usually also have confinement anxiety. The best method to use is gradual desensitization. Look up Julie Naismith or subthreshold training.
You talked about breeds that are more independent, which breeds are these?
Hi Elisabeth! Livestock Guardian breeds such as Anatolian Shepherds, Akbash, and other breeds like Chow Chows are known to be more independent than others - mostly based on us selectively breeding them to be able to do their jobs without a lot of human input. This, of course, is making generalizations so it's important to remember that all dogs (more independent breeds, less independent breeds) have individual personality characteristics too!
The dog in the back really doesn't want to be bothered, lol. Guess dogs get moody just like cats do!
What about CBD OIL in anxiety situation?
Hi Kristina! Excellent question. CBD oil is tricky because of the lack of regulations of the products and the varying information out there on actual dosages for efficacy. I've only used it thus far for pain and inflammation so do not have direct experience with anxiety cases on CBD trials. Good news though! The first week of December I'm recording a TH-cam video with a veterinary holistic expert. She's a board-certified animal behaviorist and will be able to give us the most up to date information on not only just CBD but other supplements for behavioral health as well. If you're already subscribed to the channel, be sure to hit the bell button and TH-cam will notify you when I release that video. Best!
@@SaraOndrako wow thank you so much 😊
Hi Kristina! The video I mentioned is finally live 😊 You can view it here: th-cam.com/video/hegk4sPGuNo/w-d-xo.html Dr. Narda Robinson was my guest - she's a medical doctor and a veterinarian and shared some amazing insight on CBD as well as several other holistic approaches to canine care. Take a look at the video description as well - there is a specific company that she recommended in regard to CBD that I linked in the notes in the description. Big take home for a dog with anxiety is that there are different terpenes in cannabis that can "awaken" the dog more and increase anxiety or "calm" the dog and decrease anxiety so it is important to know what specific terpenes are in the specific CBD you pick and whether they are more activating or more calming. Hope that helps! Feel free to share the video and keep me posted fi you decide to try it with your vet.
@@SaraOndrako thank so so much 😄
My puppy just peed on his snuffle mat and I have no idea why cos he seem to enjoyed the game. Why took a pee when I believe he is already potty trained :(
Literally none of these things work for my dog. I don't know what his problem is but all I can do is put a muzzle so he doesn't chew his way out, a bark collar so he doesn't piss off my neighbors, a towel down to soak up the pee, and go live my life.
How big is your dog? Maybe a crate might be your solution. I’ve treated dogs with server separation anxiety with crates. Since the dog doesn’t have full roam of the house\apartment it learns to cope with itself in the crate instead of pacing around.
@@Trilliano He's 45lbs and all of this IS in a crate lol
@@tsteel80 how bad is his separation anxiety? If he can tolerate being in the crate without crying and can sleep in his crate that’s an easy fix
@@Trilliano I think it's pretty bad. I've had him just over two months. Not once has there been an accident or chewing in the house. Only peeing in the crate when I'm gone. He's very submissive and obedient. His only issues are being in the crate (very nervous/restless) and reactive to other dogs.
@@tsteel80 that’s fine. If he jus barks and howls on the crate here’s what you should do. 1. Learn rules boundaries and limitations. No more on the sofa and no more sleeping with you or on any furniture. Make him wait for his food. The separation anxiety will start slipping away. Make sure he doesn’t follow u around the house. Also exercise him regularly. Then start leaving him alone in the house but stay close to the door and when he escalates too much jump in and correct him with a “no” or a sound you use to interrupt his anxiety
this is a good video, want to be youtube friends?