Crating my GSD puppy was best thing ever. We went out for Xmas dinner he was chilling home in his crate, wi fi camera on so I could watch him. Now he is 6 mo and he is a confident independent balanced dog ,stays home alone out of crate, zero destructions, zero barks ( I have cameras on)❤️.At night he has the choice to come upstairs and sleep by our bed but he sleeps downstairs on kitchen floor 😂. Thank you for all you do for us regular folks pet owners 👍
We've had a new rescue for three months and she has had separation anxiety since the start. She's an anxious dog to begin with, quivering when it starts to rain. She is completely fine in the crate when we're home, the moment we leave her, she becomes a wreck. She will tear anything in her reach, she shakes, she barks continously. We've been trying to work on it, but it's clearly deeply rooted in her. We can't leave her out of the crate when we leave because she will do the same, the crate is safer. We don't let her out when she's like this, we wait to come inside until she's quiet, but without fail she barks and panics when we leave, and I'm only gone 4 hours out of the day at the same time for my job. She knows the routine. I don't know what to do about it at this point 😞
My malinois has separation anxiety (she was my brothers but various chain of events brought her to me) and she's about 1yr 4months. I've left her alone for up to 4 hours at a time (not that long at first) and she's improved tremendously. Still work to do, but she's getting there. I was not able to crate train her though. She's did HORRIBLY in it. So I simply limted the rooms she was allowed/able to go in. So after hearing this I suppose I failed her on that front - but, now she's great. No destructive issues. She still goes nuts when I return from being gone for a long time though, but not nearly as bad as it was a couple months ago. It all worked out well. Woo!
I know I’m being repetitive, but I love what you’re doing. Usually I wait few podcasts and all my questions are answered. Job well done sir. Keep up the great work!
First off, love your videos. Super informative and to the point. We have a labradoodle, 1-1/2 yrs old, and he automatically goes in the crate when when we put on shoes (and I put on lipstick!) because he knows we're going out. We have a camera and he has always been calm if not sleeping while we're out. We have crate trained all our dogs and they have all had positive experiences with the crate (our cats have also snuck in there to sleep with the dogs). We have a good dog trainer too - you guys are so valuable and make such a difference for dogs and their families - thank you!
I rescued a staffi ,with separation anxiety,I wasn't told he had it,it's difficult to sort not impossible just difficult. Thank you Robert for talking about this.
Great advice and very wise words once again, life will restart for all of us and there is going to be some very confused dogs out there. I really hope that owners who have suddenly discovered the art of actually walking their dogs during lockdown exercise time continue to walk them when they have to return to work. Keep safe everyone
My brother's Belgian Malinois is only in his crate at night, except when they are at church. He is attached to my brother and his wife but he will stay in a crate if necessary. Usually I or his step-daughter stay with him if they are going somewhere because he prefers him not being confined during the day. My brother is retired so his dog spends most of his time with him. I come over and do things with the dog while he does yard work or does remodeling on his house. His dog prefers they are home but is okay when they are not. The dogs he previously owned were never crated and he just left them alone in the house. He has thought about leaving the door to his crate open because his dog puts himself in there at night but he does not want him waking him up before his alarm goes off. Once his alarm went off and his dog was in his room so the dog was able to unlock the crate. His dog was 18 months old at the time and not a puppy. His dog is fairly independent but he likes someone with him. His crate is not closed but an open cage-like crate.
I’ve had my German shepherd since he was 7 weeks old. We rehomed him from an accidental litter where they couldn’t afford him. He was separated from his mom at 4 weeks old. But until last week he has been amazing. We went back to work when he was 5 months old and he always only chewed on his toys. But in the last month two things changed. We let him get on the couch and we let him sleep in our room on his bed next to our bed. But within the last week now he’s chewing on our shoes or pillows. He used to bark when we’d leave but we worked on leaving regularly and he stopped that quickly but now he’s chewing things. How do I fix this? And yes we gets twenty five minutes of catch in the morning with a walk after to calm his heart rate. Then at 12 he gets taken out by a dog walker and at 530 we walk him to a dog park where he plays for an hour and then we play catch and walk so he gets around two more hours of mental and physical stimulation. I train him daily he knows every command from stand, roll over, stay, play dead I mean everything so idk what to do but whatever training it takes I’ll do it I just need a direction to go in
Very sound advise on separation anxiety. Thank you as always, Robert. Love hearing or seeing your dogs. Reminds us that even your very well trained dogs will bark as people walk by the home. :) Maybe I'll leave your Ask Me Anything videos loop while I leave my dog alone since he's so used to hearing your voice anyway. Thanks for keeping us sane through isolation.
This is what scares me. We've been working with our pup on separation anxiety. We got her before all the Covid stuff and then I got laid off about a month after we got her. We have another dog and she's been good with her when we leave for short periods of time. We are hoping that she will be ok once we leave to go back to work. Thank you for your videos.
Can you either direct us to a prior video on the subject, or do a show on how to train both humans and dogs to ween off of quarantine together, in effort to make it more palletable for everyone?
This has been great advice! I am getting a pup in some months and one of my big questions and worries were how to not let my new dog get separation anxiety and this podcast episode pretty much answered all the questions I had about it. I want to set up the dog for success and your channel is very helpful, I've been watching several videos a day and consuming all the information I can to make it possible. I hope you are having a nice day! Greetings from México.
Just like my service dog she got injured and had to take some time off service work and i went to the store i came back and the dog broke the back side of the cage it was bent a bar was broken and the house was turned upside down and she got even more injured so i have to work on that but the cage was new $290 cage and only had it for a week and its broke cuz of her
My female GSD has the most severe separation anxiety I've seen, the vet has prescribed calming meds and they really don't work so we don't leave her. I hope this podcast can give me some insight, we've had her since she was a puppy and she's almost 4 with no change so we work around it.
In my opinion most of the ppls doesn't have realistic expectations on they're dog's. We have a 2 dog's Lab and Rotty my gf have a same expectations for little Rotty like a little older Lab. And I say to her I can't play with Rottweiler like Labrador puppy. We don't have issues with speration problems at all. With Rotty I have half of issues than with Labrador. It's normal to chew some charger cables or flip flops nothing more nothing less. Both of them make good decisions when we are not home,most time they sleep because I walk them a lot.
Hi Robert. I have a 7 month old Golden retriever that has problem. I got her 8 weeks old and she guarded her food and growled when we got close to her, but now she's better with the food. Now she's guarding her toys, if she gets anything from the yard, and we can't put a collar on her. Last week my 22 yr old daughter tried to put a harness on her, she growled and bit her so she stopped When I tried to take it off she bit me hard I thought of getting rid of her bc im expecting a grandchild in Sept and im scared she's gonna be aggressive with him. She goes to daycare once or 2 times a week and she's so good there and everyone loves her. Plsssssss advise me what to do bc she's brought a lot of happiness to our family but I'm really scared of her now.
You were talking about structure in dogs. I agree with this, structure with food, walks, etc. but does that also include training? I've seen dog trainers with puppies say to use almost every moment as a learning/training experience, unless they're too anxious or whatnot to to learn. I'm making sure I know all the information before adopting at a local shelter and I've been wondering this for a bit. I've only heard dog trainers refer to walking and such when talking about structure, but does this include time in the day specified for training? Even if you don't only train then.
As it is a common problem , would it be a good idea to team up with a neighbour and alternatively bring the other dog into the backyard so they have a mate to relate to?
Is it ok to change crate types on a dog that is used to his crate? I want to transition to a wire crate from a hard crate I’ve been using for a year or so. Thank you for the education as always
I think those working at home and with their dogs 24/7 are going to have huge issues with separation anxiety when things improve , Example next door to me with 2 French Bulldogs, one a puppy which has never been left, the other not yet a year. The owners treat them like babies , no training etc. I am concerned for the dogs. Owners are first time dog owners in their early 20's. Recipe for disaster I think. Great topic Robert , thanks for drawing attention to this. Many great herbal remedies can be used to help with anxiety ,Valerian , skullcap and valerian. Phytopet calm etc.
Hi Robert, I've watched your channel for a while now and have to say I really enjoy your tips! As for for your separation anxiety video I have a question. Our beagle is coming up to 3 years old now and we have had her since a pup. At night time she sleeps downstairs in our dining room and she is fine throughout the whole night. However if we go out thats when the separation anxiety happens. Why is she OK at night on her own but not during the day?
Its clear she knows that you are home. Dogs learn patterns very quickly and know when you are physically leaving the home i.e. shower, doing your hair, breakfast, gathering your keys, povketbook, coat etc can all be triggers that begins the dogs SA...souch more than that but just a quick excerpt.
It's also possible your dog has isolation anxiety instead of separation anxiety. Finding resources that distinguish the difference could help drastically and lead you to finding ways to improve the situation. Best wishes!
I was ill advised on a prong collar years ago with my beagle and it was when I 1st got him as a stray so his prey drive was high and loyalty to me low. He pulled thru the prong so hard to get at a rabbit he put holes in his neck. It was horrifying. I've never used one since.
the prong collar is a tool and you misused it. YOU hurt the dogl the collar was nit at fault. Stop blaming others and look at your lack of common sense.
Please do a segment on a so called new trend of “24 hrs________my dog. People are spending 24hrs bothering their dog or tied up to their dog. There have been lots of bite incidents because young kids see those videos and they want to do a better video.
Robert Cabral there is a trend of people making dangerous videos oriented towards kids. They would hold their dogs for 24 consecutive hrs, they would bother/annoy him, keep him awake, lock him in a porch for no reason while taunting the animal. Stuff that is done in a so called “cute way” but as a serious owner you know it is wrong. The goal is to do that to the dog for 24 hrs and kids are starting to get hurt in Europe (particularly in Spain) because parents don’t teach their kids responsibly and just let them surf TH-cam unsupervised for hours on end.
Crating my GSD puppy was best thing ever. We went out for Xmas dinner he was chilling home in his crate, wi fi camera on so I could watch him.
Now he is 6 mo and he is a confident independent balanced dog ,stays home alone out of crate, zero destructions, zero barks ( I have cameras on)❤️.At night he has the choice to come upstairs and sleep by our bed but he sleeps downstairs on kitchen floor 😂.
Thank you for all you do for us regular folks pet owners 👍
We've had a new rescue for three months and she has had separation anxiety since the start. She's an anxious dog to begin with, quivering when it starts to rain. She is completely fine in the crate when we're home, the moment we leave her, she becomes a wreck. She will tear anything in her reach, she shakes, she barks continously. We've been trying to work on it, but it's clearly deeply rooted in her. We can't leave her out of the crate when we leave because she will do the same, the crate is safer. We don't let her out when she's like this, we wait to come inside until she's quiet, but without fail she barks and panics when we leave, and I'm only gone 4 hours out of the day at the same time for my job. She knows the routine. I don't know what to do about it at this point 😞
At 30:21 you said walk him for 1 hr or 2 then at 30:35 you said there's no need for a long walk.
Wow! Didn't realize how I was contributing to my dog's separation anxiety! Thank you for the good info - using it immediately!
My malinois has separation anxiety (she was my brothers but various chain of events brought her to me) and she's about 1yr 4months. I've left her alone for up to 4 hours at a time (not that long at first) and she's improved tremendously. Still work to do, but she's getting there. I was not able to crate train her though. She's did HORRIBLY in it. So I simply limted the rooms she was allowed/able to go in. So after hearing this I suppose I failed her on that front - but, now she's great. No destructive issues. She still goes nuts when I return from being gone for a long time though, but not nearly as bad as it was a couple months ago. It all worked out well. Woo!
I know I’m being repetitive, but I love what you’re doing. Usually I wait few podcasts and all my questions are answered. Job well done sir. Keep up the great work!
First off, love your videos. Super informative and to the point. We have a labradoodle, 1-1/2 yrs old, and he automatically goes in the crate when when we put on shoes (and I put on lipstick!) because he knows we're going out. We have a camera and he has always been calm if not sleeping while we're out. We have crate trained all our dogs and they have all had positive experiences with the crate (our cats have also snuck in there to sleep with the dogs). We have a good dog trainer too - you guys are so valuable and make such a difference for dogs and their families - thank you!
I rescued a staffi ,with separation anxiety,I wasn't told he had it,it's difficult to sort not impossible just difficult. Thank you Robert for talking about this.
Robert !! I just got to say , You're the best
Great advice and very wise words once again, life will restart for all of us and there is going to be some very confused dogs out there. I really hope that owners who have suddenly discovered the art of actually walking their dogs during lockdown exercise time continue to walk them when they have to return to work. Keep safe everyone
My brother's Belgian Malinois is only in his crate at night, except when they are at church. He is attached to my brother and his wife but he will stay in a crate if necessary. Usually I or his step-daughter stay with him if they are going somewhere because he prefers him not being confined during the day. My brother is retired so his dog spends most of his time with him. I come over and do things with the dog while he does yard work or does remodeling on his house. His dog prefers they are home but is okay when they are not. The dogs he previously owned were never crated and he just left them alone in the house. He has thought about leaving the door to his crate open because his dog puts himself in there at night but he does not want him waking him up before his alarm goes off. Once his alarm went off and his dog was in his room so the dog was able to unlock the crate. His dog was 18 months old at the time and not a puppy. His dog is fairly independent but he likes someone with him. His crate is not closed but an open cage-like crate.
I’ve had my German shepherd since he was 7 weeks old. We rehomed him from an accidental litter where they couldn’t afford him. He was separated from his mom at 4 weeks old. But until last week he has been amazing. We went back to work when he was 5 months old and he always only chewed on his toys. But in the last month two things changed. We let him get on the couch and we let him sleep in our room on his bed next to our bed. But within the last week now he’s chewing on our shoes or pillows. He used to bark when we’d leave but we worked on leaving regularly and he stopped that quickly but now he’s chewing things. How do I fix this? And yes we gets twenty five minutes of catch in the morning with a walk after to calm his heart rate. Then at 12 he gets taken out by a dog walker and at 530 we walk him to a dog park where he plays for an hour and then we play catch and walk so he gets around two more hours of mental and physical stimulation. I train him daily he knows every command from stand, roll over, stay, play dead I mean everything so idk what to do but whatever training it takes I’ll do it I just need a direction to go in
Very sound advise on separation anxiety. Thank you as always, Robert. Love hearing or seeing your dogs. Reminds us that even your very well trained dogs will bark as people walk by the home. :) Maybe I'll leave your Ask Me Anything videos loop while I leave my dog alone since he's so used to hearing your voice anyway. Thanks for keeping us sane through isolation.
This is what scares me. We've been working with our pup on separation anxiety. We got her before all the Covid stuff and then I got laid off about a month after we got her. We have another dog and she's been good with her when we leave for short periods of time. We are hoping that she will be ok once we leave to go back to work. Thank you for your videos.
Can you either direct us to a prior video on the subject, or do a show on how to train both humans and dogs to ween off of quarantine together, in effort to make it more palletable for everyone?
This has been great advice! I am getting a pup in some months and one of my big questions and worries were how to not let my new dog get separation anxiety and this podcast episode pretty much answered all the questions I had about it. I want to set up the dog for success and your channel is very helpful, I've been watching several videos a day and consuming all the information I can to make it possible.
I hope you are having a nice day! Greetings from México.
Thanks fore the advice Robert can you do a video of your daily routine with the dogs much love from the philippines
Excellent as usual!! ❤️❤️❤️
Robert, PLEASE GO LIVE A.S.A.P. Really enjoy A@Q questions from people, U ARE GOD Angel.....
What about me being separated from my dog!
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I have separation anxiety from my dog hahahah but I have no choice but to go to work.
Thank you 👍♥️💐
Thank you so much!
17:11 okay, so what about when the dog is cutting up his nails by digging into the crate constantly? just let him keep going?
Amazing. Thank you!
Just like my service dog she got injured and had to take some time off service work and i went to the store i came back and the dog broke the back side of the cage it was bent a bar was broken and the house was turned upside down and she got even more injured so i have to work on that but the cage was new $290 cage and only had it for a week and its broke cuz of her
Thanks for all the advice, Robert!
My female GSD has the most severe separation anxiety I've seen, the vet has prescribed calming meds and they really don't work so we don't leave her. I hope this podcast can give me some insight, we've had her since she was a puppy and she's almost 4 with no change so we work around it.
How's it's going
Typical weak bred GSD. it’s a common thing with the breed these days. We have literally banished the breed in the working industry here in AUSTRALIA
In my opinion most of the ppls doesn't have realistic expectations on they're dog's. We have a 2 dog's Lab and Rotty my gf have a same expectations for little Rotty like a little older Lab. And I say to her I can't play with Rottweiler like Labrador puppy. We don't have issues with speration problems at all. With Rotty I have half of issues than with Labrador. It's normal to chew some charger cables or flip flops nothing more nothing less. Both of them make good decisions when we are not home,most time they sleep because I walk them a lot.
Hi Robert. I have a 7 month old Golden retriever that has problem. I got her 8 weeks old and she guarded her food and growled when we got close to her, but now she's better with the food. Now she's guarding her toys, if she gets anything from the yard, and we can't put a collar on her. Last week my 22 yr old daughter tried to put a harness on her, she growled and bit her so she stopped
When I tried to take it off she bit me hard
I thought of getting rid of her bc im expecting a grandchild in Sept and im scared she's gonna be aggressive with him.
She goes to daycare once or 2 times a week and she's so good there and everyone loves her.
Plsssssss advise me what to do bc she's brought a lot of happiness to our family but I'm really scared of her now.
You were talking about structure in dogs. I agree with this, structure with food, walks, etc. but does that also include training? I've seen dog trainers with puppies say to use almost every moment as a learning/training experience, unless they're too anxious or whatnot to to learn. I'm making sure I know all the information before adopting at a local shelter and I've been wondering this for a bit. I've only heard dog trainers refer to walking and such when talking about structure, but does this include time in the day specified for training? Even if you don't only train then.
Robert, First I would like to tell u thank you for the Videos u are Glorifying GOD....... Saving DOGS & PEOPLES LIVES. GOD, DOGS, GUNS!!!
You sure predicted this.
As it is a common problem , would it be a good idea to team up with a neighbour and alternatively bring the other dog into the backyard so they have a mate to relate to?
Is it ok to change crate types on a dog that is used to his crate? I want to transition to a wire crate from a hard crate I’ve been using for a year or so. Thank you for the education as always
I think those working at home and with their dogs 24/7 are going to have huge issues with separation anxiety when things improve , Example next door to me with 2 French Bulldogs, one a puppy which has never been left, the other not yet a year. The owners treat them like babies , no training etc. I am concerned for the dogs. Owners are first time dog owners in their early 20's. Recipe for disaster I think. Great topic Robert , thanks for drawing attention to this. Many great herbal remedies can be used to help with anxiety ,Valerian , skullcap and valerian. Phytopet calm etc.
My dog just turned 1-year old. She has separation anxiety. How do I change the behavior?
Hi Robert, I've watched your channel for a while now and have to say I really enjoy your tips! As for for your separation anxiety video I have a question. Our beagle is coming up to 3 years old now and we have had her since a pup. At night time she sleeps downstairs in our dining room and she is fine throughout the whole night. However if we go out thats when the separation anxiety happens. Why is she OK at night on her own but not during the day?
Its clear she knows that you are home. Dogs learn patterns very quickly and know when you are physically leaving the home i.e. shower, doing your hair, breakfast, gathering your keys, povketbook, coat etc can all be triggers that begins the dogs SA...souch more than that but just a quick excerpt.
It's also possible your dog has isolation anxiety instead of separation anxiety. Finding resources that distinguish the difference could help drastically and lead you to finding ways to improve the situation. Best wishes!
@@rainbowpanic5632 my dog has isolation anxiety and there's no one in my area who has ever heard of it.
I messed this up, gave too much attention not enough structure. Now she´s a nightmare, thinks she can do what she wants. arghhhh
I was ill advised on a prong collar years ago with my beagle and it was when I 1st got him as a stray so his prey drive was high and loyalty to me low. He pulled thru the prong so hard to get at a rabbit he put holes in his neck. It was horrifying. I've never used one since.
the prong collar is a tool and you misused it. YOU hurt the dogl the collar was nit at fault. Stop blaming others and look at your lack of common sense.
@@DougHinVA That's true.
@@DougHinVA She said she was ill advised and made a mistake. What does the blame game help?
Is a dog with separation anxiety always not a mentally strong/healthy dog?
Please do a segment on a so called new trend of “24 hrs________my dog. People are spending 24hrs bothering their dog or tied up to their dog. There have been lots of bite incidents because young kids see those videos and they want to do a better video.
I don't know what this is.. can you clarify?
Robert Cabral there is a trend of people making dangerous videos oriented towards kids. They would hold their dogs for 24 consecutive hrs, they would bother/annoy him, keep him awake, lock him in a porch for no reason while taunting the animal. Stuff that is done in a so called “cute way” but as a serious owner you know it is wrong. The goal is to do that to the dog for 24 hrs and kids are starting to get hurt in Europe (particularly in Spain) because parents don’t teach their kids responsibly and just let them surf TH-cam unsupervised for hours on end.
Can't hear you
If farts were a good reason to surrender a dog mine would have been out Day 1 😹💩
"Not putting a dog in a crate is a stupid myopic thing to do." annnnnd you lost me