Do You Understand Separation Anxiety in Dogs? Tips, Resources, and How to Get Help
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About this video:
In this video, Ian Stone from Simpawtico Dog Training points you in the right direction to help with dog separation anxiety. We discuss the difference between anxiety and distress, and between separation problems and isolation problems (there is a difference!). We’ll tell you what to look for, how to get started with practical solutions, and how to get additional help!
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Your videos are so professionally done. It's as if I am watching a TV show. Thank you for the useful tips!
Thank you, Kate! I'm happy to help!
You taught me the difference between anxiety and distress. Kong methodology regarding distress may be just the ticket for my dog.
Great! Good luck to you!
This guy really needs to get a bunch more subscribers , so much valuable information ! Thank you!
Don't forget that some pet stores do have trainers there and can help point people in the right direction! I work as a trainer at PetSmart and a lot of people including vets and other trainers say that I am not a "real" trainer because I work at PetSmart. I am very passionate about helping all dogs with all sorts of issues. I know I am not qualified to help with more extreme things like seperation anxiety, therefore I have brochures to give to people from the nearest Veterinary Behaviorist. I know a lot of other trainers that work for PetSmart are amazing and do this as well.
Yup my dog has extreme separation problems... I feel for him
We just found out that because my puppy is visually impaired he didn’t like walking straight into his crate head on simply turning the crate sideways is all it took to help him see his crate as a safe comfortable place to be
Fantastic info! I adopted a puppy whose people gave up and were prepared to put her in a shelter because someone told them her crying was due to separation anxiety when they bought a young puppy and promptly began leaving her all alone for up to 12 hours most days! They played with her, taught her NOTHING when she first came into their home, but when they decided they had to move, she had to go. This puppy now is feisty, happy, still very attached to me, but I can leave her alone (in a crate) for a few hours, and she has adjusted to me not being there all the time. She was afraid no one would be there to feed, water and take her out for potty breaks. She was fixated on water because often she went for hours without any and couldn't even get a drink from the toilet (which I don't believe she should have had to rely on for her thirst). Now, she is an awesome, sweet girl who has made a niche in our household, and I love it when her old family sees her, but know this is her home and I will never give her up, sell or throw her away.
We got our rescue greyhound a week ago and the foster family told us that he has severe issues with isolation so this was the first thing we addressed. We tried lots of methods but these are the ones that work at the moment, we'll try to stretch out the time frame each day:
1. Training begins inside the apartment. In the beginning he was following us everywhere, even if we just got up to get something from the other side of the room. And he was staring at us through the glass door and scratching on the bathroom door when we were in there. We corrected this with ignoring him as long as he is not calm and scratching and whining. We only rewarded him when he was at least laying down or even better: went into his bed and was quiet.
2. Sometimes he came into my room wanting my attention but I had/wanted to do something else. In this case I ignored his whining until he got bored and laid down. Then I gave him a ball or a kong so he will learn to be busy on his own without my attention. I have to say this worked best. Now when I ignore him he just goes straight to the toy or he goes to take a nap.
3. Leaving the house is an issue and will be for a long time. I strongly advise getting a pet cam so you can watch him outside of the apartment. I leave him alone for a max of 10 minutes atm and when I get back, I ignore him completely. If he lays down quietly, I reward him.
When I have to leave in the morning, he is alone for an hour since my roommate is sleeping. Before I leave, I don't interact with him, I just throw him a chew bone and hope for the best...
Leaving him his meal in a kong or stuff like that didn't work, he was way too worked up and started whining after 5 seconds. When he was in his bed quietly with the bone, it took almost 15 minutes for him to be distressed. I also use calming music, idk if that helps or not but it can't be all that harmful...
Thank you so much! I've got a pitbull with genuine separation anxiety. She's busted through every crate I've tried, ripped down door frames, and busted through gates as well. We have four other dogs, so she's got a whole pack to hang out with when we are gone, and doesn't care if any of the other family members come and go, but she's totally fixated on me. I'm buying the two books you suggested as well as putting her through some emotional regulation training, and I'm starting to see Improvement, but no she's still got quite the road ahead of her. Thanks so much for everything you've shared, your videos are awesome! I didn't know the difference between Separation and Isolation Stress and Anxiety, so thanks so much for that. That was really powerful.
This is actually a really good video. Well explained and recorded, with a calm voice and really good tips. To be honest as ridiculous as it sounds, I hadn’t thought about distress versus anxiety. Unfortunately for me its separation anxiety. He follows me everywhere and wants to go with me everywhere too, he has to stay in the car, its just the way it is.
the vet notion kinda reminds me of a situation when a psychiatrist just prescribes meds when someone clearly needs a therapist. thanks for this.
Excellent analogy. Thanks for that!
xkukubax yes this drives me crazy not only has my vet done it to my dog but my doctor has done it to me!!!
This video is absolute gold, i wish I had found this weeks ago before we got our puppy! There’s so much conflicting information out there and everything claims to be the right thing to do, “follow these X amount of super simple steps and you’ll have the perfect dog!” Which leaves you very overwhelmed and frustrated as a new dog mom, feeling like a failure when your little one doesn’t grasp any of the training you’re trying to implement. I also now understand our puppy is showing signs of isolation distress, NOT separation anxiety thank god! Which hopefully we will be able to address better. Thank you so much! 🐾
SUPER! I'm so happy this was helpful to you!
Literally everything advised in this video makes me feel it's one of the best videos I've ever watched on RUclips.
I definitely have a lot of work to do. I just adopted a lab mix about two weeks ago and she has isolation distress. Thanks for explaining the difference! It's frustrating not knowing what to expect when I return home from work. She was actually returned once for being "destructive", but I couldn't imagine returning her. This has been the most informative video that I've watched thus far.
i have watched a few of your videos and you get straight to the point, with language i understand (just an ordinary person), give good advice, and great explanations thanks very much! Alot of the time when you have problem with your dog, you get people giving you so much advice, that really does not work. You are so right about vets, they know their stuff, but not about behaviour or training!!!
I did not expect this video to be so thorough, succinct and ressourceful! Wow. Really great job. I got a pen and paper and fleshed out a comprehensive plan based on your recommendations. I'm extremely grateful for what you've put together and feel very hopeful that I can resolve the situation now. Me and my beagle, Happy, thank you.
Glad it was helpful to you!
hi you are one of my favorite RUclipsr's and you should post more videos
Thanks, Sabrina! :D
This video made a lot of sense. My 11 year old jack Russel Cross was abandoned when he was 10 yrs and has a number of health issues. I adopted him and he has been very well trained via his previous owners. However, he becomes distressed when I leave him alone, even for short periods, barking constantly so much so, that passersby complain. I believe an old dog can learn new training/tricks, it just takes longer. My view is that Rex fears I will leave him, this fuels his distressed state.
I appreciate the time that you put into the visual quality of your videos as well as the planned script. Each one is specific and informative. I would like to hear your thoughts on proper pet interaction with their bedding (chewing, thrashing, humping, licking, etc.) which I have been able to find very little on. What is normal, and what needs to be trained away, and what should be a true concern.
Thank you so much for this. My baby has to stay right up under me and I have had to change every single part of my life.
My boy doesn't do well by himself. He will stand by the window and smack his tail off the wall till it bleeds. I had to take Kendra to the vet and decided to try leaving him alone since it's been about 8-9 months. I used some of your Kong idea plus gave him a chew toy with a treat in it. We were gone for about 90 min. Donte did really well. He chewed a sock, but nothing else that I left strategically placed around the house 😘
YAY! That's progress!
An intelligent and knowledgeable treatment of dog care. Wish Simpawtico was in my area.
Best dog care and training videos on RUclips. Straight to the point and professionally done. 👏
I found your video in a panic as my miniature chihuahua is having only what I can assume is distress or a panic attack , its 11:45 pm right now so theres not much I can do for her at the moment besides comfort her . Your video was not only informative but the way you explained it actually got me to relax lol thank you for your tips !
Probably one of the best vids I've seen out there about this topic. Thank you.
You're welcome. Thank YOU!
We just got a puppy and she’s having isolation distress, BUT this video helped so much! She’s trying the long with kibble for the first time as I type this and she’s calming been occupying her closed crate for the past 30 minutes! This same pup previously couldn’t handle me even taking a shower. Hopefully it will build positive associations and she’ll be well on her way to enjoying alone time.
Can you make a video about what it's like being a trainer, how to become one, and the basic facts of the profession?
My corgi was born on November 24th 2020 and we just picked her up on January 19th : She’s already come with great traits and behavior but we want to train her . We think we won’t have separation anxiety since we are in charge . Our dog won’t rule our house . She will enhance our lives .
I wish I'd found this video earlier. We've been dealing with true separation anxiety in our senior dog for about a year now, ever since we moved into a new house. We are doing a lot of the things you mentioned in the video and seeing a veterinary behaviorist. I'll definitely have to check out those books.
That's tough stuff. Good luck with everything!
This helped SO much. I just recently got a new dog(2 days ago) and he has become VERY attached to me which has stopped me from doing a lot of my normal everyday things. It is to the point where I can't even shower without him in the room which I realized does not work out seeing that he has tried to jump in my shower multiple times! Then when I put him out he barks and whines and scratches at my door. Now I'm only 13 years old and it's summer for me and I had plans but at this point in scared that they can all be changed. I have softball every weekday, and i don't come back to my house afterwards so he would only see me on the weekends. It's very weird, he barks at my parents whenever they enter the room or get up from their chair but with me he doesn't. It's almost as if I'm his master which I don't want!! I want my parents to be who he looks up to. Maybe it's the fact that he's 4 months but I don't know what to do at this point! He also barks at any small noise in my house... even when someone comes in the house.
Hopefully that is a joke. 13 years old? You shouldn't have a dog at this age. It is your parents responsibility to raise the dog not yours.
Gweneth So kids should NOT learn responsibility before they grow up and have kids. That's just some stupid logic.
Some kids are mature enough to train and raise a dog, with a little help from the parents. Especially when the kid is a teenager.
Seriously....your video on separation anxiety is the best and most realist I have ever watched! Thank you so much!
Thank you! Glad to help!
Keeping my boy busy isn't enough. Poor guy was surrendered 3 times, I'm his 4th owner. I got him to the point where I could leave to throw the trash out and pick up the mail and he would be relaxed, lying down. After a while of that, because I saw he was doing so much better consistently, I thought to leave him to go help a friend with home remodeling. I left him toys, a kong with the highest quality treats I know he loves (and he's very food motivated), calm music, and plenty of fresh water and in a comfy safe spot. Within a few minutes he realized I was actually gone, and a switch flipped. He was yowling, crying (not whining) and yelping in a way I had never heard from him before. Pacing in circles, howling, crying out, gagging. I saw all of it through my dog camera. Immediately, I turned around came back to my place. I will never forget the look on his face and his distress when I got home, he was drooling and some puke came out with it, his eyes were wide and wild and he was panting harder than when we go on our jogs. He had an actual panic attack. I worked with foster kids and I've seen the look of terror on their faces. This was very similar to that, in fact it left a bigger impression on me. He starts training on Wednesday, and I hope to build confidence and trust between us so that he does not feel like I won't come back when I leave him alone. This poor dog. I have to take him everywhere with me, luckily my job lets me do that.
Hello! I love your channel. I work at a Pet Food Express in Northern Cali and yours is one of 5 channels I recommend based on a dog's needs! Keep up the awesome work.
Thank you for this. This is the first time I've listened to anyone who really understands. I will be ordering those books!
Our little guy screams pitifully when we leave the house. We have left cameras up to see what he does and he lays by the door all the time we are out and just appears thoroughly depressed. He's trained to a fairly high level. He does agility. He gets several long walks each day He's on a good quality raw diet and he's very playful with his toys when we are around but when we are out, he doesn't touch his toys and won't touch any food (if its left out). I feel so sad for him and I really do want to gain enough good knowledge to help this little guy.
Good luck! It's a hard road, no doubt. But, sounds like you're in it to win it, so I think you'll make progress. Best to you!
Just wanted to say, I don't even have a dog (I want a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel SO bad, but I digress) but I LOVE this channel, the content, and the 'philosophy' so to speak about how you train dogs. Really awesome stuff. New sub! :)
Thank you! Welcome aboard!
Hello! We just adopted an older beagle(almost 9 years old)from a local shelter about 3 weeks ago. He had been owner surrendered twice and they told us that it was because the owner refused to crate him and he would get into things while she was gone. That was definitely putting it mildly. We had no experience with this kind of thing and left him at home alone in the living room while we went out to buy him a crate. We figured he might have made a few messes but when we got home we discovered he had opened our bedroom door and jumped out our window (we have a window ac unit in every room of the house). Thankfully he was at the shelter. The next time we left, we put him in the crate. We've been slowly crate training him but had to take a sick kid to the dr. Got home dog has bent the wire cage apart and gone through the window in another bedroom. He was at the shelter again thankfully. Husband bent the cage back together and we added 2 padlocks to it. Made sure every door was closed completely. We left for about 3 hours and came home to find he had bent apart the other side of the cage and escaped out our kitchen window by climbing onto kitchen chairs until he got up onto the counter and then ripping through the accordion flap attached to the ac. I've only left him unsupervised in the house for 10 minutes while I went to the kids bus stop and he yanked down the curtains. We also discovered he chewed our couch to pieces and ripped holes in our bedroom curtains and knocked over the trash can and drug trash throughout the house. My husband is ready to give him back. I'm at a sahm so I'm here a lot but I do have to leave the house sometimes and I'm at a loss right now. We just ordered a really heavy duty $400 crate for him and I've been trying all the techniques so far. He gets as much exercise as he's allowed because he has a grade 4 heart murmur. I feel utterly helpless.
Thank you so much man!! keep up the high quality work, you are awesome!
Thanks, Dane!
Hey your videos are well made and instructions are clear. I have rescued a puppy who has had some past trauma; together with its siblings, they were abandoned in a house. they were discovered by neighbours and taken into a shelter. they are now physically healthy but incredibly difficult to separate the pups and they are terrified of being away from each other. I have a lot of experience with dogs but I have not dealt with dogs with this level of anxiety before. thank you for all the information provided in the video.
I appreciate your candid feedback and recommendations.
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I feel like if I keep watching your videos I’ll become the next dog whisperer . Great information 👍👍🐶
A new puppy recently joined our family and I have found your videos to be the most useful and informative resource. You mention nosework in this video and in your interview with the vets. Any chance you'll do a video on nosework in the future? Thanks again for everything. Solid work!
I had never heard of the distinctions between isolation/separation and distress/anxiety, and so had labelled our older dog as a SA case. This video helped me understand that isolation was the real issue, though she was still on the higher end of distress, into anxiety. A bit of a chronic picky eater/anorexic, we didn't have luck with Kong training (which I thought was an excellent strategy). She is a senior with mobility limitations (leash walking is difficult for more than a few minutes), but we figured out a work-around to allow for a solid bout of morning exercise (we use a wagon to pull her to/from a park, where she can roll and hop around and chew balls and visit with other dogs and people). We also started her on a moderate dose of medication (fluoxetine). The two tools have done absolute wonders for her in the past month. We can now be in a different part of the house without watching her scramble to get back in our presence (crying all the while), and we can even go to work or out to run errands knowing she'll be snoozing, rather than howling/crying/barking for hours on end! Very helpful and informative video - as they all are!
Great feedback and story to share. This will help many people to see how you've coped and evolved. Great job and thank you for contributing!
Although my English is really poor, I can easily understand what u said! You explain things really carefully! And thank you for the subscription! I am your Chinese fans.
Welcome!
Totally agree about not asking your vet!! I asked mine about coprophagia and they sold me for-bid, and it did nothing to deter her. I read and read many forums on it afterwards and found that training my dog to come running to me after going poop with a high quality treat, then scooping it up after she is inside (out of sight out of mind) is the only way I’ve gotten her to stop! I also started giving her enzymes and probiotics which I believe has made her poop possibly more digested and less palatable in case I ever miss a bowel movement and don’t make it outside in time. Both my dogs however will still eat horse poop and that is basically impossible to stop if you have horses around so I just make sure they are on a board spectrum dewormer once a month.
Yup. Sometimes just activating those enzymes in the gut can help a lot! Great work you're doing keeping ahead of it.
Thanks mate. I feel more confident in training my toy poodle now. She has mild separation distress/boredom. Doesn't have anxiety. Getting a pet sitter.
Good luck with it!
I returned an Alaskan Malamute Puppy for severe S.A. Even if I left him in the living room and closed the door (glass door) and he could see/hear me, he would get desperate and Howl and circle the rooms like he was dying for hours, even if he could see me!
I did my research and the real cause, for most cases, isn't anything the owner did, but the early separation between puppy and mother, which must stay together for 12 weeks after birth, period! Any less than that is highly increasing S.A chances, it will get imprinted in the puppy. I found out my puppy had been separated from his mother at 3 weeks old!
Regardless of naming it "distress" or anxiety, both are quite abnormal. I visited a friend of mine who has a bulldog puppy and he could even travel and don't show up for two days, his young bulldog wouldn't give a damn, no "distress'', or anxiety. I think naming "mild" cases distress is underestimating the problem, naming it distress is easy for who doesn't have a dog like that.
Hi Daniel. You are right about puppies needing to stay longer with their mothers/litters. I just did an interview with BreedingBusiness.com about that, actually. So many breeders treat puppies like inventory they have to move as quickly as possible, it creates a lot of preventable behavior problems.
Also, please understand that "Anxiety" and "Distress" are clinical terms. These are applied to humans, too. I didn't just make this stuff up. Don't look at it as though "distress" underestimates the problem, look at it like calling everything "Anxiety" diminishes the problem when you have a dog with serious, and potentially dangerous issues. People who talk lighthearted about their "anxiety" when they're nervous about a new job denature the issue for people who really suffer from life-altering issues. It's the same here, too.
we had a dog with severe anxiety problems, so bad that he had to be in my room at night, that i didnt mind, i loved having him there, but that we lived far from town made it hard cause of work and me being in school, so as sad as i was that we gave him away, i know it was the best for him, he went to live with a man who had 2 other dogs, he did great there, so great that he even became a dad to some lovely puppies, hes name is King (we adopted him from a bad home) and he was amazing so he deserved a amazing place to live with other amazing dogs :)
but i miss him everyday, so much that i want to adopt a new dog. im doing my new research on breeds and how to choose the right puppy, so far im leaning towards a big dog and will then be choosing the almost laziest puppy, but also i will see what puppy is responsive.
but yeah i wish i knew of this method like 10 years ago.
You just helped me so much! Understanding the difference is so important! Thank you
Brilliant video, I've just discovered your channel and your content is really first rate.
Thank you, David!
Thank you for your videos. Im a behaviorist currently working with therapy for people with fobia and drug problems. I have for years tried to talk to the dog-training community about this and they do not understand basic conditioning and reinforcement. Sorry for the spelling I live in Sweden.
Oh my goodness! Keep trying to educate them! Those are both such important concepts to understand. And greetings to you; my heritage is Swedish. 😉
Great Video. It would be cool to have some follow ups to this. Maybe a video on just isolation anxiety? I think a good number of new dog owners go through this. I'm currently experiencing this with our adopted ex-racer. In any case this is a great video to start understanding the topic with some good takeaways. Keep up the great work.
A followup isn't a bad idea!
Given that I heard separation distress simply means the dog doesn't want to be alone while "separation anxiety" means the dog doesn't want to be with anybody but you, I'd probably start by getting the dog used to being with other people.
wow! Thank you!! I get it now, I thought buying a new toy helped a dog, new toy new distraction i thought, but i get it is not the toy.
To be completely honest: you are gold. I love your videos and they helped me so so much ❤️ also, you speak really clearly and I can understand as a German
Wow, thank you for the kind feedback. Happy to help!
These are some of the best dog training videos
Another resource is Malena Demartini-Price, a very experienced trainer who specializes in separation anxiety and has a book, "Treating Separation Anxiety in Dogs."
I've just had to start my dog on drug therapy for severe separation anxiety. A combination of xanax and trazadone. I feel terrible for him. I am going to use the resource to hire a behaviorist as well. I suffer from anxiety myself and know it requires a multi prong approach. Thanks for the video.
You're welcome, Jennifer. Good luck with your doggie!
My dog is responding well to Clomipramine (aka Clomicalm).
We are adopting a dog soon and we know he has seperation anxiety really bad. What does your dog do when you leave him/her along at home for awhile?
Hey, thanks for the videos, they're very helpful. Do you think you could make a more "step-by-step" on how to teach you dog to enjoy being alone, maybe demonstrating with a small puppy? Thank you :)
The best and more professional video on this issue!!Congratulations for your great work and thanks
Thank you!
Hi there! I am so grateful to have found your channel!! This info really helped to figure out my dogs issue. It's definitely 'separation' and I'm determined to work on this with him although his vet really feels he needs Prozac. I'm not too keen on that idea and willing to do whatever I can before resorting to meds. Thank you for making these wonderful videos. I also liked and am now following you on Facebook.😊👍
Hey thanks for the encouragement and the follows! Welcome! Good luck on your journey there. I don't envy you; separation is tough. For whatever my two cents is worth, drugs aren't inherently bad. I take issue when they're used as the only solution. All they do is change the dog's attitude-the behavioral work is still paramount. So, sounds like you're willing to do the work (bravo to you!), so when you're ready, the Prozac may help you reach the finish line. Whatever you decide, all the best to you!
Not saying this will work on every dog
But my Shepherd had the worst anxiety, I tried everything short of doping him up on meds(refuse to do this)... I switched him to raw meat for his own health and that actually stopped the seperation anxiety...from my limited research its due to not having carbs in their diet (not necissary the way they are for us)... Wet dog smell went away, his fur got shinier,he's much leaner and he seems happier over all... Give it a shot (:
This is definitely a good example of why we look at medical needs first before moving into behavior mod. In your case, a medical issue was exactly where the problem was and resolving it fixed a number of issues. Thanks you for sharing this!
Glad I found you! An amazing wealth of information. Thank you!!
You're welcome. Thank YOU!
love the tips, they are super helpful :)
Love your videos! Keep up the good work!
My dog barks for hours when I am at work.I work overnights and live in a apt building.I was quite shocked when my landlord told me this about my dog.I almost never hear him bark when I am home.I have tried toys,treats,citronella as well as rescue remedy and melatonin.My dog runs the park twice a day off leash.I also have another dog who has no issues with barking so my dog has always had a friend with him.NOTHING HAS WORKED.NOTHING.He does not care if he is sprayed with the citronella and I try to change my getting ready for work routine daily nothings working.My dog is 11 months old and has never done this till the last 3 months.He does not destroy anything and never has and he does not ever go to the toilet in the house and can go in the backyard when he wants via the dog door.So please tell me what to do.
Please tell me u fixed. Same here. I'm desperate. I can't do this 15years more..
Samee.
THANKKKK YOUUUUU! I just got a puppy today and he's been whining. I thought something was wrong with him but I think he just might be bored. Now I have to test out a kong and some other chew toy 😅
My dogs anxiety isn’t with people leaving but when my new puppy leaves (for vet appt or puppy school, things we can’t take my older dog to). We make sure when we seperate them that he has at least one person and something to do (treats, favourite toy etc) but nothing seems to calm him down. He continues to cry for the whole hour we are gone.
Very useful video (as usual), but I would take issue with your advice regarding vets. As for asking them about direct help, you're absolutely right. But they can be a useful resource, regarding other people/organisations. Many vets are aware of trainers & behaviourists, in the local area & often have great knowledge about how effective these people are.
Man you know your stuff! Like the videos brotha!
I took my puppy from a dog foster home about a year ago. I love him to bits; he has a great personality, and I feel that he loves our family so much. BUT he barks and whines A LOT. . So, leaving home is always a challenge for us.
My husband and I were thinking about taking him to 'doggy school', but then again, it’s extremely expensive, and the nearest 'doggy school' is far away from us. Maybe you have some advice? THANK YOU!!!!
My 7 month old puppy barked for 3 hours. Even when he was too sleepy after all the barking, he closed his eyes and woke up every 10 seconds to bark.. aka howl like a wolf but louder
Another awesomely done video. Thank you!
These videos are insanely useful, thank you!!
dude youre the best thanks so much for your videos, you have the BEST attitude :-)
i wish i was a dog and you were my owner
Thanks man!
My dog has separation anxiety and she takes Dailey medicine for it recently she got super anxious to the point where she got pretty sick
My dog jumped through a one-layer glass window to get out. She tries to chew through the door. Pretty sure that’s because of seperation or isolation anxiety. Taking longer walks/runs and a kong or two every day helps a little bit, but does not fix it so I am training her.
Great videos, well explained and the examples you use really help. Nice voice too. Thanks a lot.
Good video all that you said is. Good . .👏👏👏 every dog is. Different like people have. Different personalities . Its about patience. . Too .
Please make a video on dog barking my dog just turn 1 and lately he's been constantly barking everytime he hears people outside of my apartment
I second that request ^^
Ashley Lindo my neighbors complain constantly, we've been trying so hard to stop it, but he will still bark when I'm not home. :(
Same like I can give him a kong or something but I don't feel like that will stop the problem. They also are working on the apartment across the hall and everytime he hears the slightest sound he goes nuts even if I'm home
Ashley Lindo right there with ya ;-;
Ashley Lindo also, what's up with your profile pic?
Interesting and useful! Could you please give us a video about crate training??
That's why I subscribed , thank you! Like your videos a lot. Keep up the great work
Thank you!
How do I get my dog to stop shaking when I leave him alone? He barks as well but mostly he shakes like crazy as soon as I start getting ready for work. He even shakes if I talk to my husband standing up for a few minutes...
such a great quality video! thank you!
I have had my dog 14 years and she still has PANIC ATTACK :hyperventilating and shaking .
it sometime even though she can be super dominant towards other dogs ..apparently just if I think of leaving her can start a shaking hyperventilating.
She has an adopted sister but that helped only a bit.
same!!! my pup is 7 and she loses her mind every time I leave. Her crate looks like a shark attacked it. Hours of exercise hardly put a dent in it. She stops eating her Kong the minute she realizes I'm leaving.
My dog, Dovey, self mutilates herself whenever I have to go out and can't take her. She rips her paw pads up until she bleeds. So I got her a brother, Reese. It only helped a little bit. Reese howls when I leave, and Dovey rarely self harms now. But I still feel like a POS when I leave them at home.
Damn that's rough.. I can only imagine how you feel when you come back home to see it.
I just adopted a dog myself so I'm no expert on these issues and mine doesn't do anything but whimper and scratch at the door. And I know it's obviously another cost but do you think a pet daycare would help?
We adopted a 2 year old mutt about a month ago who has some isolation distress. He loves Kong and chew toys, but REFUSES them in the crate, barks loudly, and urinates even after a long morning walk/run where he has multiple potty sites. I walk him every morning until he lifts his leg up and no pee comes out! . I will, literally, walk him a mile to an open field near our house and then let him run off-leash like a maniac until he gets tired and we begin walking back. I’m a stay at home mom and am rarely ever gone for more than an hour at a time. I’ve tried feeding him in his crate and only giving treats when he’s calmly laying in his crate in order to form good associations with it, I’ve tried the exercises that the behaviorist from the shelter we adopted him recommended which include increasing the time left alone in the crate and beginning triggers for his distress and then staying home... I’ve even tried the Bach remedy! His vet offered some tranquilizers, but I’d hate to do that for just a little distress. He is totally fine laying down in his crate, napping in it all day as long as I or someone else is somewhere in the house.
I’m not sure what to do. I’ve been using a male dog wrap, but he’s found a way to get out of that now and I don’t want to be cleaning up a puddle every morning for the rest of his life. What else can I do?
Hi Ruthanne. Aside from any stress or anxiety pieces to address-which I would recommend involving a local professional to help you with one-on-one-the potty training component needs a little tweaking. Walks aren't for peeing. During focused potty training you and your dog are stationary until the job is done. You have to have the opportunity to a) put it on some reasonable prompting system, and b) be able to reward immediately to condition him to *want* to go in front of you when you say. When you said "multiple potty sites" that's the key. Your dog should have ONE potty site. The others are totally ancillary. Sure, dogs will pee on walks...all of mine do too...but if you want to attain some control over the situation then you've got to focus on ONE first. No walking, no obedience, go to a spot, and potty. It's super common for folks to use walking time as potty training time and they need to be separated, otherwise your dog becomes an indiscriminate eliminator. To them, there's no rhyme or reason to it all and they're confused about why you get upset some of the time. The house is just one more potty site to him. Going in his one special spot needs to be way more awesome than going anywhere else. He needs to WANT to go there for you. Check out our potty training handout for more info: www.simpawtico-training.com/download/3388/
Simpawtico Dog Training Thank you, I will work on this over the warmer months! I’ve definitely been working on limiting his potty sites in order to overcome his “marking behavior” to fire hydrants or light poles at the end of each block (since we don’t have a fenced-in yard). No doubt we still have work to do in the area of potty training. Again, thank you for your reply.
I love your videos they are always helpful...
My dog has separation anxiety, he only wants to be with me, when I leave the room he follows me, when I leave he barks and barks even when the rest of my family tries to play with him. He doesn’t stay long when I put him on my mom or sisters lap. We’ve been trying to solve it but he’s so attached... we’ve only had him for a week
I knew my puppy didn't have anxiety, but I couldn't find a video of yours on his whining.
I have a 9 week old mal/husky mix. I am home all day and give him lots of attention. He gets lots of exercise. He is typically in the room I am in. Sometimes, he's fine just being in the same room even if he can't reach me and sometimes he isn't, but if I leave the room, he screams, every time. Since we adopted him 10 days ago, he's been alone, at most, for about 4 minutes at a time, and he does not stop screaming.
He could have been fast asleep, and he'll still notice me leaving and start crying. I can give him a kong or his Starmark bobber and he'll ignore them the second I leave even if he was engaging them before I left. Most of what I am reading is simply, "Ignore him", but we do have neighbors, (we live in a three-story row house,) and even in the basement, you can probably hear him through the walls. When I return to the room, I try not to immediately talk to him, and sometimes he quiets the second he hears me walking down the steps.
As for whether he's specifically attached to me and my husband or not, sometimes my son being with him is enough and other times, it isn't. And even more other times, he freaks out a bit if my husband and I aren't both present, but usually that isn't an issue. (But if we are both with him and one leaves, he wants to follow that one, not matter which one it is.)
He's crate-trained for bed time. During the day, while he's learning, he has two tethers. (a ten foot and a fifteen foot,) one in the basement, (our office/other things,) and one on the main floor, which he can use to reach most areas except the non-puppy proofed ones. (Keeps him away from litterboxes and the TV area/desks with their cords and rug.)
I find a lot on long-term leaving but not a lot on being gone for 2 minutes.
My dog doesn't have separation distress. I just happen to be cooler than her toys, the other pets, my husband, and my daughter. ;)
She's great at night, knowing I'm sleeping. Husband works at night and sleeps during the day. In order to keep her quiet I must either be with her or in the basement... Because she knows there's no way out except the door that leads to her. I'm sure she also knows I get bored in the basement. She thinks I'm gonna do cool stuff without her if I'm in any other room or near the front/back doors.
Your suggestion on toy games and chew toys is straight from Ian Dunbar's classical conditioning using mind game toys and chew toys.
Please explain why you think there is a difference between distress and anxiety when the definition of distress is given as:
"Extreme anxiety, sorrow or pain".
Do a video on things you need to have for owning a dog
Thanks your videos are so helpful and clean:)
We adopted a four year old Belgian Malinois mix almost 8 months ago.
She was the perfect dog for the first three months, then she started stealing things (mostly one of my slippers) and leaving it in my office. It progressed to eating cloth napkins and my cloth glasses case. I tried toys and Kongs to no avail. We started crating her at night and when we were both gone. She was fine for a while, but then she tried to escape her crate.
She doesn't play or even engage in the house (outside is a different matter. She does a lot of sniffing then, and I let her choose which route we take on our walks).
She's content to sleep as long as one of us is in the house (we don't have to be in the same room. She's not a velcro dog).
Is this separation anxiety or isolation anxiety? There are no behaviorists in my area that I can afford.
Thanks for the great video very informative. We have a spitz and he barks, cry and howls about 10 mins after we have gone out.... i will try all the info you have given us from a few of your you tube videos
Great! Good luck with everything.
hi im a new subscriber, i have been lucky with my little dog (Lhasa Apso) as afr as training goes mostly due to us being together 24hrs a day 7 days a week i live on my own so its just me and the dog and a giant Rabbit (hes a mans Rabbit) the only time i leave him on his own is when i go to the doctors and i always ask the neighbours to keep an ear out for him and give me feedback on noise level, hes just not used to being on his own the Rabbit is not much company as it just eats grass and ignores him so no fun there. My solution and it seams to have worked was to just stop him from following me around the house if i go to another room he stays where he is and at random times i will leave him in other rooms of the house starting with just stepping through doorway closing door then immediately opening it and walking back in now i can leave him for hours and he seams fine no complaints off neighbours nothing chewed everything good my next step is to set up a web cam to make sure he is not just laying by the door stressing quietly until i come back dont like the thought that he could be stressing quietly as being quiet and laying down will always get a response from me could go on but i will stop
also buddy gets out of his cage when I'd leave and back none stop but one day before leaving I turned on the tv loud enough so he would think I'm watching it and also played with the entrance door opening and closing it several times and then finally left making sure he did not hear the keys or the door being locked,and sure enough when I got back he was still in his cage ,I let him out hugged him really tight and send him out for releif .wow
I thought of that trick because I did a simular thing with Payton my 3rd scottie ,she would have a major fit in her cage when she would see me leave with Ruby my golden retreiver so I covered the cage with a big towel and voila problem solved
Thank you so much. I whish i can find a behaviorist is Portugal...