Comments on: Separation Anxiety In Dogs – How To Treat It

By: Jonny

Jonny — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:32:30 +0000

Thanks for your article, my dog has the same problem.

By: Alison

Alison — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 03:47:02 +0000

nothing seems to work for my dog. I got him about 1 year ago from the shelter when he was about 10 years old. He’s a Border Collie/Australian Shephard mix.

Starting about a month ago, he’s just not himself anymore. He trembles when I get ready to leave the house and had really caused some destruction – demolishing 2 wood blinds, jumping on my coffee table, chewing many things (including my seatbelt when he was in the car – while I was just right outside, but he did it anyway), throwing himself at doors, etc, etc.

I took him to the vet and they gave him Reconcile (prozac for dogs). This seemed to make him manic and he would not sleep at night. He also got agressive and stubborn. The vet took him off the Reconcile and now he just has Xanax. He was good for about 5 nights, but now he’s back to staying up all night and trying to keep me awake, too. Oh, and I also got him a trainer who recommend trying the crate. He was fine for about 3 hours, but as soon as he woke up, he went crazy. He won’t go back in.

I’m afraid I have no choice than to take him back to the shelter.

By: cheech

cheech — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:49:37 +0000

my dog apparently has separation anxiety and i think that this easy to understand article will work for me

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:55:41 +0000

Thank you so mucu for this article….I’ve recently rehomed a 22 month old dog from a rescue centre, where he has been for the past 15 months. He’s as good as gold while we’re about but causes total destruction while we’re i’m out at work! Having read this I now have more some faith in getting over this problem.

By: kctippi80

kctippi80 — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 11:28:52 +0000

Hi, Tonight I would have been and could possibly still be visiting our 6 month old puppy possible new owner. I think our 6 month old has a serve case of separation anxiety. Licking himself, chewing his own legs, constant barking, scratching at the doors, whining, following us around the house etc….it’s literally become too much. I knew it wouldn’t be easy but I certainly wasn’t expecting it to be his hard. I physically feel warn out and could end up in tears thinking about it. He is in no way spoilt but he does live a good life. He just goes ballistic when he doesn’t have human contact. Mornings and evenings he comes over to the horse field with me for a good few hours, late evening walks as we live in a flat then during the day he is taken to a family farm and put into a polly tunnel with other family dogs to play and socialize, as soon as the humans are out of sight, my god, all hell breaks loose. He will not stop until you go to him. Because of this, I feel he is not welcome due to it being a farm shop. So now he comes to work with me which has to stop. He will sit in a car/van and will happily sleep, at the office he’s happy and yet he cannot see me. At home, please help!! If I’m in the bath, he’s there, in bed, he’s there, cooking dinner, he’s there, it has to stop. We’ve tried the spray collar (it felt like our last resort then) and guess what, even the smell of citronella didn’t work, in fact he barked more. I’m at a loose end now and can only feel that giving him to someone who can spend 24hrs with him is the only way for him to be happy. I won’t feel happy until we can leave him at home to attend work and return without him or the neighbors being stressed out. This article sound like it could help and tonight will be put into practice if I can talk my partner into keeping him. If you have any other advice please help!

Thanks

By: angela

angela — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:56:00 +0000

please help i have a 11 week old lhasa apso and ive owned him for three weeks he just will not stop barking when i go to bed.ive got his bed in a crate and also his toys but everytime i go to bed he constantly barks all night.

By: debs

debs — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:50:29 +0000

Hi this is a very good article but my dog is fine at home, I have a well trained staff, begs, sits, rolls over, well fed, plenty of chew toys, LOTS of exercise, but if i go into anybodys home she chews there front door to bits, shes two years old now and i try not to always bring her but sometimes i unexpectedly visit a friend while i have her out with me.

Can anyone help i have tried all sorts all web sites.

By: Someonee

Someonee — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 20:31:36 +0000

Omg.
My dog wont even stay alone for 1 minute. AT ALL! Everytime we leave him alone, he’ll bark so hard. He wont even stop! He even peed the other day when he was left alone! I dont know what to do! I dont want to give him away! HELPP! Some of this worked but not alot!

By: Goldie

Goldie — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:44:26 +0000

I have just had my puppy 6 days and she started having seperation anxity the second day she was with me. She is only 10 weeks old and I have to kennel her when I leave. I took
a week off work to work with her. Now I have to go back to work and am worried. She is very good about going outside to releave herself, but when I leave her she poops all over her kennel, dog chew toys and her blanket and herself. I don’t know what to do
now. Help !!!

By: Joan

Joan — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:07:12 +0000

We have to crate our rescued dog when we leave or she will destroy anything in her path. Interestingly, she will spend all day in the back seat of the car while we go about our business and do nothing but sleep. As a result we very seldom leave her alone and when we do it is usually for a lengthly period. When we return her greeting is more than over the top, we live in a townhouse community and the noise this little dog makes is amazing. I have no idea how to stop her from making the racket because she’ll keep it up until everyone pets her. She is my 9th dog and the first one with this problem. Any suggestions?