I do that also, but my dog doesn’t care when I leave. When I leave the house, she’s laying in her bed, looking up at me and then goes back to sleep. And now you know, people will think it’s sadness, but trust me it isn’t.
This is so sweet! But I’ve heard some people argue that saying goodbye might actually make dogs more anxious. Have you noticed that, or do you think it comforts them?
Nope to Number 10. When I come home after work I make as big a fuss of my fur babies as they need. There is always someone in our house so they are seldom left alone but a big fuss when they see mum coming in after a long shift is exactly what they get. ❤
Taking your dog fir a really good walk before you leave is essential!!!! They will be tired and relaxed and less likely to cause any trouble. They will sleep most of the day as well. Exercise is super important!!!!
I'm retired so I don't leave my dog alone very often. I always give her a treat and tell her I'll be right back. She's always so happy when I return though❤
I am as well. I tell him I'll be right back. I made a mistake once and had an appointment with the bank and in hurry forgot to tell him I would be right back. I could hear him from inside the Bank. Dogs understand language. Tell them you are coming back. It's important to them!
I am also retired and always schedule my appts.or plans for the afternoon. I tell him that I'm going to the doctor or store and then give him all the loving he needs and then he gets treats. Since I have started telling him where I'm going, he seems to understand that means I won't be gone more than a couple of hours.
We have two pups so they have each other. I am retired and always home with them. When my husband and I go out, we are never gone longer than four hours. They have food and water and we play beautiful anti-anxiety videos for dogs on RUclips on our TV. They are not crated. They have their little beds and blankets. When we come home they are fine... happy to see us and playful.
Wonderful, I wish other countries would care enough to forbid this for our loving innocent fur babies. I don't even have a crate in the house. They go to their favorite place because THEY want to. They don't destroy or damage anything and if need be they use the cloth pee pads I bought from Chewy. ❤
I have to disagree on making a dog kennel in the home illegal. My Chorkie (Yorkie/Chihuahua)has been kennel trained since weaned from her mom. She came to me in a kennel and now at 4+ years old, she goes into her kennel whenever she wants. When I leave my home, she is kenneled for her safety. Her kennel is at my bedside, she is 5lb, the kennel is rated for a 20lb dog. It has a water dish, toys, plenty of blankets(she likes to make a cave, lol), she gets a wee cookie too and in the summer there is an a/c unit in the room so she does not get too hot. In the winter, she has a special mat that warms using her body heat so she is never too cold. The kennel is covered enough so she can hide herself, or lay out in the light. It has a 3" thick memory foam pillow that covers the bottom so she is not laying on the hard floor of the kennel. Should there be a fire, she is easy to find, the stickers are on my apt. window and doors letting rescuers know she is there in the event of an emergency and I'm not there. I am never away from her more than 4 hrs.MAX, that was the pact I made when I got her and that is only if I go grocery shopping.(dogs are not allowed in any Walmart, Shoppers Drug Store, restaurants here in Canada so that is why. Otherwise she is with me on other shopping trips. Infrequently she will ask to sleep in my bed and I am happy to have her company, although I am ever vigilant that I don't squish her. (She moves..lol) I love her with all my heart, and in my case, I do not see her being kenneled as any type of cruelty. Tiny dogs can get themselves into situations, stuck in places and may bark incessently when allowed to roam free. My pup is very content in her safe spot, she happily chooses to go in there on the occasions when she knows she won't be coming with me. She is welcome in all of my friend's homes and she loves her car rides. This is a win win for us.❤
How would the Sweetish Government know? If you left your dog at home for more than six hours and used the crate/cage as transport and how would they know if it's in the house? I mean my dog here in America has a crate/cage in the house. He finds it to be comforting and his own little place to chill out and be by himself for a little bit. Dogs are ALWAYS being touched by people. So they need a break from that and they go in the crate/cage for a bit. I do agree about the second law no dog should be left home for six hours or more I just don't understand how the gov would know about either one of these laws being broken.
I never needed a crate to keep them my fur baby in them while I was away from the home. But the owner I originally got my female from was always in the crate/cage and left there till he got home. I was given the dog after the original owner gave it to someone else. But this guy had been cruel and abusive towards her. My daughter rescued her and later gave her to me, because the two females didn’t get along and she knew I would be good to her. I named her Maggie May after Rod Stewart’s song. She was my constant companion and she knew what I was expecting from her. The only time she actually left her urnine and fleeces on the floor was the first time when we moved into our new home. After this, I made sure to keep my eye on her actions and I would quietly correct her, and gently I found out later the person living before us in our home were breeding and raising dogs, 18 of them left their scent on the floor, and/or by the doors and more-so in one bedroom where they were being kept in cages. It took 2 or 3 times of saying out, but afterwards, she never did it anymore, she knew she was NOT to do it in the house. Any animal will mark their scent if other animals had gone there before them, it’s their way of saying I was here, while the other one will mark over it and say, it’s mine now, covering their territory and claiming it as their own. It’s another way of communicating to each other. 👍❤️🙏🏼
I have two dogs, I make sure they’ve gone out a few times before I leave them. I do put them in my kitchen with a kiddie gate to lock them in there. I leave their bed in the kitchen with water & a few puppy pads. They won’t drink or eat while I’m gone, but as soon as I’m home they’ll drink again. It’s funny, they both know when I’m going out because I change & put my outside shoes on. I just have to say kitchen, and they both go there. I give them both hugs when I get home, and let them out again (fenced yard).
I play music for dogs, also give treats, and she feels safe in her cage. We jave a good bond. Plus we have toys for her to chew on. She has my blankets that she chews on. She is my companion dog
Thank you for being a voice for our loves. So many don't consider these important things. I give mine a soft beef stick when I leave which gets their mind off of departure.
Bless you all for sharing, brings back wonderful memories, I love all you for thinking of us, that had dogs all our lives, but don't have proper items, needed now. When you are over 70, dogs are needed more than ever, your life is finite. Love never ends.
It’s my opinion: ~ My dog was at daycare daily. Omg $40.00 daily…..I thought that was great but she actually stop eating at daycare etc and she preferred to be at home if I leave her………I would tell her , “I’ll be right back”, turn on the smurfs or jazz music for dogs if I could not take her and I’ve been told she does not even bark……she’s adjusted to a routine……..but most of the time she is with me (emotional support animal) and she loves to meet and greet the world~
Im retired so try to take my little one everywhere with me. However, i leave the house for an hour every morning without him from day one with him. He knows, and i pet him then tell him mummy bye byes, a little treat and just go. A little too treat on my return and he is fine. Once a month i have to leave him for 5 hours and do same routine. I leave the Chill channel on tv for a little gentle noise. And he has his place on the back of the couch at the gront of the house to checkout the neighbourhood. We walk twice a day with beach, so he's a happy chappy.
My little girl loves watching Little House on the Prarie. Soothing music, voices, animals, etc. My Dobie likes to sleep on my bed. He's not crated because of his size. When I leave, I make sure he has windows in the front and back of the house to look out of. I also tell them I'll be home soon and to be good dogs while I'm gone. This signals I'm leaving now. They already know when I start to get ready to go that I'm leaving. This video was pretty spot on. In response, Yes, that's fine for Sweden. I, however, have two dogs. A small, 10 year old female with cancer and a large, 3 year old 115 pound Doberman who loves her but is way to rough with her. Her only protection from him is to separate them and I'm not locking him up. He's a rescue that was turned in because his first owner was in a wheel chair and couldn't control him as a young dog, so he locked him up in a spare room. The barking complaints forced the landlord to say either you go or the dog goes. So, guess who got dumped? That's not happening with me. I'm retired and 100% disabled. The only time I go out is to a dr. appt., pick up prescriptions, and to the store, etc. I'm gone maybe 2-3 hours. That's the last county heard from about crates.
Yes, pups & cats love the TV or radio. My Amazon Parrot loves the kid’s channel on public broadcast and has even learned to sing some of the kid’s learning songs on that broadcast.
They didn’t mention having two dogs, or more. I have two Labrador retrievers. The female doesn’t do well if left alone. The male is fine alone. So together, they both do well because they have each other.
Meditation music and instrumental are really good. We always take my dog for a walk before I go to part-time work and when I get home she gets another small walk to get the mail. She is almost 13. She is never torn or chewed up anything. She has plenty of toys out and a soft bed and I use Young Living dog oil on her paws before the Vet and Grooming visits.
I think I have a malady I have named, caninitis, where I love dogs, so much it's almost ridiculous. Now that these great videos are available, I realize, many others also have this fortunate fate, and can tell by the facial expressions, I am far from alone. Roof, Roof.
I can't leave my beautiful precious Furbaby Doggie alone whatsoever she has severe separation anxiety issues badly when I am away from her, even if I am just 50 feet away from her when we shop in Walmart, & my significant other's holding her she goes absolutely nuts if she can't see me she goes absolutely nuts, it's so sad. I've had her & rescued her at just 2 weeks old & have never left her side since the day I was brought into her life... ❤❤❤
@lisat9707 well I take very good care of her & she my legal service dog now but unfortunately I don't know what type of life she had prior to me rescuing her before I got her but I do baby her probably a bit more than I probably should but she provides me with the unconditional love & real true loyalty that unfortunately I have never ever been able to get from a Human before except from my beautiful precious Grandma before she passed away many years ago, therefore I have had a very rough upbringing & life as well so again unfortunately u just never know what other lives have to go through to get where they are today unfortunately & we do live in a cruel tough world that's certainly not very easy to live in these days either.
My dog has extreme anxiety too. From my research it can be genetic. It is hard but he can't be on his own. Sorry you are going through the same thing. ❤❤
@clarebrown9403 Aww... I know Sweetie, it's so difficult at times for me especially with me also having a 2 year old Toddler Boy too lol, but perhaps it's due to me also being told that I do baby her alot but honestly that's just how I am when it comes to all Animals, as I am an Animal Lover at Heart & Soul. I also baby my Son, too if he will let me but he's getting alot more independent now & not so dependent on Mom, now as he was but as for my precious Furbaby Doggie, she's a Toy Female Chihuahua 1 years old she's very loyal to me & also my shadow she goes everywhere I go literally including Dr's appts too, she's my PSD Service Dog.
Mine has separation anxiety, too. I've had him for a year and he's come a long way in that time, weening him bit by bit. I don't leave him more than 1-2 hrs at most, and that was gradual to build up to that. If I have to be gone longer, he's going to daycare. I notice he loves wearing his sweater and thought about getting him a thunder shirt. It's supposed to be very calming. He's a velcro dog, but I have helped him gain more confidence to be alone over time and to know that he's going to be ok. My calm has impacted his ability to stay calm.
Toys are put up in the toy box every night and spread out everywhere during the day. Pet carrier is "bedroom" with the door tied open. It's not just for travel like most people use carriers for.
I have always had dogs capable of being free-fed. I don't remember if I trained them that way or got lucky. None of my dogs were ever overweight; I had one I was always asking the vet if he was getting enough food. The vet said he was good but the reason he looks thin is because so many dogs we see daily are overweight. One of my dogs I had trained to move their food or water dish to a certain location if it was empty. A handy reminder. I also trained one to ring bells to go outside. Oh my, I regretted that because he always wanted to go outside, not just for elimination. We had a big fenced in yard.
A rule of thumb for young dogs and potty breaks are 1 hour for each month of age plus 1. So, a pup up to 7 months old is unlikely to make it through a 8 hour work day plus drive home. Females who haven't been spayed may feel like urinating more frequently than usual during their heat cycle which could lead to unexpected accidents compared to normal.
@Texas That is a good rule of thumb 👍 If only people would understand this for the sake of their pup, but no for most it is too much responsibility and the pup suffers. I have cloth pee pads that they use if need be.
No dog should be left for 8hrs at a time without breaks for bathroom and exercise. If you can’t be there like that for them then hire someone to be or don’t have a dog. Simple.
I often take her to work with me. If I need to leave her at home. she has a toy box. When I leave. She either curls up in her bed or she curls up in a washing pile. Thunder, fireworks, shes fine. She doesnt eat everything in her bowl... If I fill the big bowl, it will last all weekend. She eats when I eat.
I am retired so I have plenty of time with my girl.when I go out,I leave toys out with her favourite biscuits and leave the TV on for her.I also make time to walk her first,I don't make a fuss,she knows I will be back to her asap❤
We have always run the dogs before leaving. And, they know they have a job while we are gone, “Be back soon! Watch the house! Love you!l These are said with a happy voice and ever since they were puppies in their crates. We also give a treat. Dogs develop internal clocks.
Some breeds handle being alone better than others. I wanted a Cavalier for decades, but waited until I was retired due to their well known separation anxiety. This guy gets frantic if I'm in the next room, even though he can see and hear me. I have a regular weekly sitter to stay with him while I grocery shop and run errands. Companion breeds are wonderful, loving dogs, but not ideally suited to those who must be out frequently.
I have English springer spaniels, and common wisdom says they suffer from separation anxiety, but mine have always done just fine on their own. I have cameras so I can check in on them and see how they're doing, and they get along just fine without me. They're happy to see me when I get home but they do just fine while I'm gone. Honestly I feel like this guys tips might be overkill. At a certain point you're just babying your dog to the point where they never learn to cope with things. It's certainly true that if you tire your dog out before you leave they'll be sleepy and just sleep through it and never really know you're gone. But then they will never learn to cope with it when you have to leave and can't take them for a long walk first. Leave them some toys to play with. Make sure they have water. Adult dogs can go for a couple of days without food if they need to, so I wouldn't worry about food unless you're going to be gone for over 24 hours. And don't just leave a new dog alone for long periods of time. Start small. A couple of hours. Then build up to leaving them for longer periods of time. And 2 dogs is better than one, but I used to have just 1 dog, and she did just fine playing with my cats.
I think music, as they say, will soothe a savage beast. Dogs are certainly not savage beasts, but music, especially relaxing jazz, which I would not pick to listen myself, I like rock. Don't leave them with screamers, or guys who sing like monsters. That's for people. Leave them with the wrong music,you come home to a guard dog, like a vicious toy poodle! I can't read enough stories on dogs. I really like the idea of a treat as you leave, as stated by another dog lover .Thanks you guys, it really makes my day, EVERY DAY. DOGS ARE ANOTHER MIRACLE OF GOD.
Our dogs are not left alone. my husband and i work but we have my mom here (she had breast cancer .. she is now cancer free!!) 1 of the dogs is a service diabetic dog for my mother. If my mother has a dr appt we take the aussie and the mini aussie to go herding sheep or to puppy day camp. Her service dog comes with us. My full size aussie is also diabetic trained but only for a stand by if her dog has a vet appt etc. We do leave them alone for an hour to go food shopping or something like that... our mini american shepard is 8 months old but he does really well.. frozen kong toy with peanut butter and dog food in it but we do kennel him due to the peanut butter. We also go for a long walk before we leave them alone for even an hour. My dogs are also used to me and my husband leaving we give the place command (dog beds not kennels) and they lay down and get comfy in our bedroom. The service dogs place is in my mom's room. When we do leave them alone we tell google to play relaxing dog music.. it is like 8 hours long it is on youtube.
Only a sith deals in absolutes, Anakin. Seriously, though, it depends on the dog, and the bone. I have an ostrich bone that my dogs have had for literally years. It's dense enough that they can't break pieces off of it. My dogs aren't super destructive. There is no risk of leaving them alone with that bone.
@@imnotmikeactually Christ Jesus the one true holy perfect God deals very much in absolutes alot. The only way to heaven is through Jesus christ to accept him as your lordvand savior and there's faith and works so it's Jesus christs way or hades. God doesn't send people to hades he just respects there decisions.
I really enjoy just looking at all the beautifull dogs, it helps a dog lover when people share things, that their dogs do. Have had more than 30 dogs, in 72, years, I miss them terribly, these videos make me laugh, and cry, packed with love, for mans best friend. Get a dog at the shelter, I would, they come to you, if they like you,then take her, him, home. Happy adventure with furry friends, so blessed.
adjust your life and job in such a way you don't ever have to leave him or her alone for an entire work day. remote work, take them with you while you Uber, one spouse or the other stay home, come home frequently....if you're life requires you to leave at 7 am and not come back for 10 hours you may not be in a place in your life that you can be a responsible doggie owner
@TonyD_GoBucks Exactly Tony!…I just left a comment stating the same thing…Do some of these dog owners take their dogs with them to doctor/dentist appointments😂?!?…To quote James Bond, ‘Never Say, Never’
Radio: 🐶 there's a song Tippy hates and he'll bark and growl at the radio until the song is over. 🐱 there's a song Klondike hates and he'll scream "NOOOO!" at the radio until the song is over.
My cat absolutely loves Star Trek Lower Decks. He has since he was a kitten. It's weird. He seldom cares what's on TV, but loves that one show. I named him Peanut Hamper after the exocomp character on the show. It is a mathematically perfect name after all.
For us, it is all separation. The breeder said, "Come and get our baby boy early The mother was having a hard time with her bite as she was nursing. All the way home, he cried. He's probably missing his brothers and sisters 😊 every time we are out in the car. He starts barking because he thinks we are leaving our little boy. We now go outside the car and walk with the car till we leave home. He und the turn signals and vehicle showing and get very worked up. 😊 but the whole problem started his baby anxiety from leaving mom early. I don't know how you changed. I changed this exact ignore his barking 😊 mom said I have had enough of my litter and atop the bites, please. He's a baby boy ( mini Australian), so I just work him to understand. On the last episode of BLUE BLOODS he did watch the taps at the funeral and kept watching TV and moving his head to say goodbye to a long series TV program 😊❤😊
#2: food is left out 24/7, Tippy 🐶 and Klondike 🐱 never over eat. They eat when they're hungry and stop when they're full. Klondike learn this after we adopted him, poor little kitten barely had enough food to eat from his last home (woman heart was in the right place taking in cats but financially couldn't provide). Klondike saw a bowl of food and put it away, I refilled the bowl, he was surprised and ate some more, bowl went empty and I filled it up again and again until Klondike was stuffed. He quickly learned that he will always have food and water and got better at not eating so much. He put on some well needed weight and became healthy. Klondike is 8 years old and still isn't fat.
He had me till he started talking about not leaving food. Free feeding is super easy to train. Your dog knows when they are hungry when they are trained to free feed, they will nibble when they want and ignore it the rest of the time. This is great for when you might end up having to stay out way longer than expected. Small dogs, especially need to be able to nibble to keep sugar levels even. If you have a dog who gobbles everything up, it takes up to about two weeks to train to free feed. What you do is you fill the bowl, let them eat it, every time you pass the bowl add more food. It doesn’t matter. If they throw up it doesn’t matter if they constantly keep gobbling it every single time even if the bowl is full, put a few pieces of food in the bowl, within the two weeks they will end up walking by the bowl and be completely disinterested because you have removed the fear of not having food. They no longer associate the bowl as something that might not provide. A snuffle mat is great for dry food, it provides nibbles and mental stimulation. Just google snuffle mats for dogs. You can do wet food on a schedule but find a dry food or freeze dried food if you don’t like kibble. I use 100% freeze dried beef or chicken. I know this works because I used this method with many rescues I took in to foster before they got adopted. Beef cheek chews or not rawhide No Hide chews are safe, healthy and also help with anxiety while you are away, so another way of helping your dog not over eat. So many say, my dog will never stop over eating, well that is only true if their owner can’t take real advice.
I leave my dog in his carrier because by the time i come home he would destroy everything but i never leave him alone for a long period of time and after i get home we take him for a walk outside and his happy )😊
Same. My last baby girl could be left alone because she was a perfect angel doggie, but new one would destroy the house and probably inadvertently off herself lol
Everyone has an opinion. I say love them and do the best you can. When you can get home just love on them. Love is what’s important. And quit judging others. You didn’t get to write the book
I have two rescue dogs and no way I can leave them here non crated without the separation anxiety going into high gear. They run all over the house barking and losing their minds howling at the doors and windows. I work at home. But gosh. Makes it very hard to leave the house.
One human day is equivalent to 3-4 days to a dog. So yes when they act like it’s been an eternity since you left… it’s because to them it has been that long. And I’ll 100% take all the dog kisses on my face and dirty paw prints. Don’t get a pet if they “gross” you out.
Lol. It's not a question of if. Even I gross myself out. Bug the love & care & cleaning & feeding & playing & exercise & affection are ALL still important to do.
I like to leave some noise on my tv or radio or place calming music for him. There is a lot of dog calming music on RUclips. But there is a rug right in front of my lazy boy chair that he loves to dig into and flip over when I’m gone. I don’t know if that is frustration or just something for him to do. Doesn’t bother me. He is a good dog. The only problem I had was he liked to pull my underwear out of my clothes hamper and chew holes in them. After he destroyed half a dozen pair plus some pjs, I put the hamper out of reach and got some new underwear. I leave chew bones to occupy him.
Someone once told me that dogs don't have a sense of time, and that they can't differentiate if you're away for like 15minutes or hours.... Is that true?
Im thankful i have great dogs.. my dogs dont have any rules, they can do whatever they want and they are never in trouble.. they are well behaved anyways lol they get expensive snacks everyday and new toys 3 times a week
I can't stand feeling guilty to leave my dog even just for a 30 minutes grocery shopping. Especially when I came home and see them lying at the entrance waiting for me sleeping, it breaks my heart. 💔💔💔
I don't really know to be honest, because WHO is going to be the designated "Selfishness Czar" ??? Oh....I see...."Selfishness" is a pretty "OBJECTIVE" trait is it......????.... No "Czar" or appointed committee is needed to determine such a trait is THAT right????🙄🙄
I absolutely don't agree. Everyone should have a dog. Dogs are completely selfless, and having such a good role model would be very good for a selfish person.
No, I do not agree because I have a dog and yes, I go to work and I raised my dog right and I I taught my dog to stay home alone until I come back home so do not judge people because you think you can. It’s it is what it is.
If you are working a eight hour day and can't pop back to let them out for a toilet break & exercise ,don't get a dog! The only time my dog is left,is when I do my weekly shop.I tell him(won't be long going shops)He is always left with food and water but doesn't touch it until I get home. He sleeps on the chair,doesn't damage anything,waits by the door when he hears the car, ready for his stuffed bone that he knows will be bought for him.
How about "Never let your dog chew a bone etc without supervision" Also food (and sometimes toys) isnt a good idea if you have more than 1 dog because that could cause a fight.
It depends on the 🦴. Some are safer than others. Yeah I've had a milk bone get stuck in the roof of the mouth of one of mine. Fortunately, I was there. By the time I got to him he had gotten it out himself. After that I was careful what size I gave him. .. Maybe they can each have a favorite toy of their own, but if it is a dominant issue you definitely have to take that into consideration 😏
@lea801 Mine dont like toys, so thats too bad. But leaving food with 2 dogs alone is just a risk I wouldnt take for those two reasons. Either they could hurt themselves or it could lead to a fight.
" unless you like dog saliva all over your face and dirty paw prints on your work clothes". Yes, yes i do like it. It is far better than not receiving that form of affection from them. That was a stupid thing to say. But you're forgiven ❤
Rubbish I have four dogs three are always fine alone yet one even three yrs later still will bark nonstop.TV is on, all tired out, no big display by me.Some dogs and breeds have anxiety no matter what.
My dog likes his crate when I leave But then he snuck out to go shopping So I had to take his credit card away He's got a job interview next week I''ll believe that when I see it
Crating the dog is cruel. When at home, it doesn’t have much space to move and then you limit it even more by closing the dog into the crate 🤮 (for their safety😂, so they don’t damage anything😂) … train your dog instead!!! Every one of my dogs had a comfy dog bed instead of a crate.
Crating can be a vital part of that training. When used properly it can become your dog’s favorite little cave. All of my dogs have been crate trained and they loved it. They’d go it there on their own for naps and to their chew bones.
Our dog has a really nice raised bed and a separate crate in our main living area. He likes to sleeps in the crate (door open) during the day whether we are home or not and goes on his raised bed in the evening. Crates are not cruel, the dog feels secure in them because they are protected. We tried to put it away (it’s ugly) but he stood pathetically looking at the space so we put it back. Crates are not cruel if used appropriately.
yep the 11 & 10 part no over acting fuss , and then just camly leave without stress after the walk with some words about guarding the den as you be back later etc ,if nothing else tone of voice etc low key indeed , no canine expert , or feline expert either despite having a soft spot for those majestically independent but i at least picked up those two things but dam , this reminds of how there STILL! is dam ''four legged covid orphans'' out there :/ sodding idiots that got a pup and dident plan or even THINK beyond that years 'work from home' schedule aka not just failing but outright being incompetent about the basic obligations they took on as owners thankfully here technically its even outright illegal to leave a dog or cat etc alone for to long meaning if you cant take it with you or cheek it/give it a toilet & stimulation walk during lunch & breakfast breaks if law enforcement wanted to push it they could give not just give fines here but warnings you HAVE to provide evidence you got a dog 'kinder garden' spot or there risk to be court orders about said pet being 'seized' due to risk for 'animal miss treatment' aka if you are to keep animals be it for work or vanity either case you is to care for them properly so there not becomes strays or semi feral and human aggressive etc
My dog hates his crate. He's a medium sized dog with a large crate. It took one night for me to see it wasn't going to work. He stood the whole time! He usually does his protest bark when I leave the house, and especially when he has to stay in the car while I run into the store for a few minutes. Fortunately, there's no destruction, I make sure he's had a potty break, and make sure he's calm before I leave, always saying "I'll be back". The protest bark has significantly lessened over the past year since he's been with me. I leave the tv on Hallmark channel or on relaxing music. If I have to leave him home for more than a couple of hours, I take him to daycare. In fact, I make my appointments around his weekly visit. When he goes to daycare, he's kept in a 4x6 kennel, and he's ok with that... because he's not alone. He absolutely loves going to daycare! If I plan to go out without him, I don't dare let him see me use mouthwash. The minute he sees that, he goes nuts because he knows I do that last thing before going out. 🤣 It's quite comical to see his reaction. He jumps all over me with excitement, and whines, like "take me with you", so now it's become his signal we're going somewhere like the park. 😂
Well that's because you're not supposed to just stuff your dog in a crate and make them spend all their time in there. Of course they'll hate the crate if you use it as a cage. The crate is supposed to be their den. Think of it as their bedroom. It's their space, where they can go when they're upset. If you're mad at them, it should be a natural reaction to go in their crate until you've calmed down. That means they feel safe in their crate. And it should be their safe space. No punishments while they're in their crate. You probably shouldn't be punishing your dog anyway, so if they go in the crate, that's your signal that you probably need to calm down before you interact with them again. Dogs will have a natural instinct to spend most of their time in a small enclosed space with a single entrance that they can easily defend. So they will go in their crate all on their own if you just leave the crate around and don't try to force them into it. Unless there's a specific reason to make them stay in the crate for a period of time, they should be free to come and go when they want. You should reward them for going in the crate when you tell them to, and don't make them stay in the crate for more than a few minutes unless it's absolutely necessary. And if you do need them to stay in the crate, give them plenty of treats and toys and rewards, so that they associate those positive things with their crate and don't get bored in there with nothing to do. If you stuff your dog in a crate and then leave them there for 8 hours with nothing to do every time you put them into the crate, then it's a prison, and nobody wants to spend time in a prison. My dogs will go in their crate if I tell them to, or on their own whenever they're feeling nervous about something. If I send them to their crate, they'll usually stay in the crate with the door open until I give them permission to come out. They'll typically stay in there for up to an hour or so before they wander out on their own. If they're being particularly problematic, such as barking menacingly at a house guest, I might tell them to go to their crate and then lock the door until the person leaves or until the dog has calmed down. On very rare occasions when there is a medical reason I don't want them roaming the house, such as when my female is in heat, I'll put them in their crate while I'm gone for up to 4 hours or so. But I wouldn't do that regularly. If you use the crate properly, it will help your dog to feel more comfortable and prevent behavioral problems, because if they feel nervous, rather than ripping up the cushions on your sofa, they'll just go hide in their crate where they feel safe until they calm down. Dogs often destroy things when they feel nervous. But if they have a safe space they can go to, they'll just go hide in there instead.
Number 2 isn't true. All animals i have had have free range og eating food. All bowels are always full. They know food is always there, so they only eat what they need at the time and have never over eaten. I start this from the little, however. Did train an older dog when i recued her. Took her a bit to understand it will always be there and to share. She did learn within a short time. Just have to work with them.
Lots of great tips here. However, lose the term "fur baby". Anthromorphisation is epidemic now, and is a common downfall in the owner/pet relationship.
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Luckily I have a job where I only have to work three days in the office. Those three days are tough however as I have to leave my dog alone in the house for that time. Here is what I do and it seems to work for him. 1- I take him for a good walk before I go to work, ALWAYS. 2 - I never make a big deal as I do not want him to see that it is a big deal. 3- I have DogTV on for him when I am away. This keeps him relaxed ruclips.net/video/HrxYSNuw2lo/видео.html&ab_channel=TVForDogs 4 - All his toys are out for him to play with if he gets bored.
Leave TV on After a Walk and checking water bowel is full ,My Boy dont care I get a Kiss on return My Girl always Brings me a Toy Gift for coming back ,Mine Have never soiled the Home or damaged anything Mine Normally go with me if more than a few Hours as I am retired so they are Lucky Pups and can travel for Hours in My car and are happy
My dog & I are both old, so we are always home together. If I must go out, he goes with me when possible.
I use to walk my dog,set up everything.
I also left the TV or radio on for mine.
Id give mine a hug and kiss, and always told my dog id be back soon.
I do that also, but my dog doesn’t care when I leave. When I leave the house, she’s laying in her bed, looking up at me and then goes back to sleep. And now you know, people will think it’s sadness, but trust me it isn’t.
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@@katyw8201 I think, no I know that sometimes mine can't wait for me to leave. Just to get the peace and quiet. 😆
Whatever happens, dogs are so special, they are worth it. So incredibly smart, loyal to the end.
This is so sweet! But I’ve heard some people argue that saying goodbye might actually make dogs more anxious. Have you noticed that, or do you think it comforts them?
Nope to Number 10.
When I come home after work I make as big a fuss of my fur babies as they need.
There is always someone in our house so they are seldom left alone but a big fuss when they see mum coming in after a long shift is exactly what they get.
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Taking your dog fir a really good walk before you leave is essential!!!!
They will be tired and relaxed and less likely to cause any trouble.
They will sleep most of the day as well.
Exercise is super important!!!!
Not to mention not having to go to the bathroom all day or worse going in your house while you're gone
I'm retired so I don't leave my dog alone very often. I always give her a treat and tell her I'll be right back. She's always so happy when I return though❤
That’s exactly what I do for my dog. She knows what, “I’ll be back.” Means.
I am as well. I tell him I'll be right back. I made a mistake once and had an appointment with the bank and in hurry forgot to tell him I would be right back. I could hear him from inside the Bank. Dogs understand language. Tell them you are coming back. It's important to them!
I don't leave him often but always tell him I won't be long!!
I am also retired and always schedule my appts.or plans for the afternoon. I tell him that I'm going to the doctor or store and then give him all the loving he needs and then he gets treats. Since I have started telling him where I'm going, he seems to understand that means I won't be gone more than a couple of hours.
@ I have trained my dog that when I say I’ll be back she seems to understand and is okay.
We have two pups so they have each other. I am retired and always home with them. When my husband and I go out, we are never gone longer than four hours. They have food and water and we play beautiful anti-anxiety videos for dogs on RUclips on our TV. They are not crated. They have their little beds and blankets. When we come home they are fine... happy to see us and playful.
In Sweden, it’s forbidden to leave a dog alone for more than 6 hours. Crates are only to be used for transport, never in the home.
Wonderful, I wish other countries would care enough to forbid this for our loving innocent fur babies. I don't even have a crate in the house. They go to their favorite place because THEY want to. They don't destroy or damage anything and if need be they use the cloth pee pads I bought from Chewy. ❤
What do people do when working?
I have to disagree on making a dog kennel in the home illegal. My Chorkie (Yorkie/Chihuahua)has been kennel trained since weaned from her mom. She came to me in a kennel and now at 4+ years old, she goes into her kennel whenever she wants. When I leave my home, she is kenneled for her safety. Her kennel is at my bedside, she is 5lb, the kennel is rated for a 20lb dog. It has a water dish, toys, plenty of blankets(she likes to make a cave, lol), she gets a wee cookie too and in the summer there is an
a/c unit in the room so she does not get too hot. In the winter, she has a special mat that warms using her body heat so she is never too cold. The kennel is covered enough so she can hide herself, or lay out in the light. It has a 3" thick memory foam pillow that covers the bottom so she is not laying on the hard floor of the kennel.
Should there be a fire, she is easy to find, the stickers are on my apt. window and doors letting rescuers know she is there in the event of an emergency and I'm not there.
I am never away from her more than 4 hrs.MAX, that was the pact I made when I got her and that is only if I go grocery shopping.(dogs are not allowed in any Walmart, Shoppers Drug Store, restaurants here in Canada so that is why. Otherwise she is with me on other shopping trips.
Infrequently she will ask to sleep in my bed and I am happy to have her company, although I am ever vigilant that I don't squish her. (She moves..lol)
I love her with all my heart, and in my case, I do not see her being kenneled as any type of cruelty.
Tiny dogs can get themselves into situations, stuck in places and may bark incessently when allowed to roam free. My pup is very content in her safe spot, she happily chooses to go in there on the occasions when she knows she won't be coming with me. She is welcome in all of my friend's homes and she loves her car rides.
This is a win win for us.❤
How would the Sweetish Government know? If you left your dog at home for more than six hours and used the crate/cage as transport and how would they know if it's in the house? I mean my dog here in America has a crate/cage in the house. He finds it to be comforting and his own little place to chill out and be by himself for a little bit. Dogs are ALWAYS being touched by people. So they need a break from that and they go in the crate/cage for a bit. I do agree about the second law no dog should be left home for six hours or more I just don't understand how the gov would know about either one of these laws being broken.
I never needed a crate to keep them my fur baby in them while I was away from the home. But the owner I originally got my female from was always in the crate/cage and left there till he got home. I was given the dog after the original owner gave it to someone else. But this guy had been cruel and abusive towards her. My daughter rescued her and later gave her to me, because the two females didn’t get along and she knew I would be good to her. I named her Maggie May after Rod Stewart’s song. She was my constant companion and she knew what I was expecting from her. The only time she actually left her urnine and fleeces on the floor was the first time when we moved into our new home. After this, I made sure to keep my eye on her actions and I would quietly correct her, and gently I found out later the person living before us in our home were breeding and raising dogs, 18 of them left their scent on the floor, and/or by the doors and more-so in one bedroom where they were being kept in cages. It took 2 or 3 times of saying out, but afterwards, she never did it anymore, she knew she was NOT to do it in the house. Any animal will mark their scent if other animals had gone there before them, it’s their way of saying I was here, while the other one will mark over it and say, it’s mine now, covering their territory and claiming it as their own. It’s another way of communicating to each other. 👍❤️🙏🏼
I have two dogs, I make sure they’ve gone out a few times before I leave them. I do put them in my kitchen with a kiddie gate to lock them in there. I leave their bed in the kitchen with water & a few puppy pads. They won’t drink or eat while I’m gone, but as soon as I’m home they’ll drink again. It’s funny, they both know when I’m going out because I change & put my outside shoes on. I just have to say kitchen, and they both go there. I give them both hugs when I get home, and let them out again (fenced yard).
I have anxiety just watching this video. I love them so much.
If I could, i would take my beautiful dog everywhere! Unfortunately, not everyone feels the same!!!
I play music for dogs, also give treats, and she feels safe in her cage. We jave a good bond. Plus we have toys for her to chew on. She has my blankets that she chews on. She is my companion dog
I put dog music on when I leave. He knows that is a sign I'm leaving but will be back
Thank you for being a voice for our loves. So many don't consider these important things. I give mine a soft beef stick when I leave which gets their mind off of departure.
We leave the radio on, give her a Kong, tell her we love her and we won’t be long and will be home soon as we can.
Bless you all for sharing, brings back wonderful memories, I love all you for thinking of us, that had dogs all our lives, but don't have proper items, needed now. When you are over 70, dogs are needed more than ever, your life is finite. Love never ends.
It’s my opinion:
~ My dog was at daycare daily. Omg $40.00 daily…..I thought that was great but she actually stop eating at daycare etc and she preferred to be at home if I leave her………I would tell her , “I’ll be right back”, turn on the smurfs or jazz music for dogs if I could not take her and I’ve been told she does not even bark……she’s adjusted to a routine……..but most of the time she is with me (emotional support animal) and she loves to meet and greet the world~
Im retired so try to take my little one everywhere with me.
However, i leave the house for an hour every morning without him from day one with him. He knows, and i pet him then tell him mummy bye byes, a little treat and just go. A little too treat on my return and he is fine. Once a month i have to leave him for 5 hours and do same routine. I leave the Chill channel on tv for a little gentle noise. And he has his place on the back of the couch at the gront of the house to checkout the neighbourhood.
We walk twice a day with beach, so he's a happy chappy.
My little girl loves watching Little House on the Prarie. Soothing music, voices, animals, etc. My Dobie likes to sleep on my bed. He's not crated because of his size. When I leave, I make sure he has windows in the front and back of the house to look out of. I also tell them I'll be home soon and to be good dogs while I'm gone. This signals I'm leaving now. They already know when I start to get ready to go that I'm leaving. This video was pretty spot on. In response, Yes, that's fine for Sweden. I, however, have two dogs. A small, 10 year old female with cancer and a large, 3 year old 115 pound Doberman who loves her but is way to rough with her. Her only protection from him is to separate them and I'm not locking him up. He's a rescue that was turned in because his first owner was in a wheel chair and couldn't control him as a young dog, so he locked him up in a spare room. The barking complaints forced the landlord to say either you go or the dog goes. So, guess who got dumped? That's not happening with me. I'm retired and 100% disabled. The only time I go out is to a dr. appt., pick up prescriptions, and to the store, etc. I'm gone maybe 2-3 hours. That's the last county heard from about crates.
Thank you for the tip! (Little house…)
🌼 My Little Ralphie would have the tv..he’d be sleeping until I got home :)
Yes, pups & cats love the TV or radio. My Amazon Parrot loves the kid’s channel on public broadcast and has even learned to sing some of the kid’s learning songs on that broadcast.
They didn’t mention having two dogs, or more.
I have two Labrador retrievers. The female doesn’t do well if left alone. The male is fine alone. So together, they both do well because they have each other.
Meditation music and instrumental are really good.
We always take my dog for a walk before I go to part-time work and when I get home she gets another small walk to get the mail. She is almost 13. She is never torn or chewed up anything. She has plenty of toys out and a soft bed and
I use Young Living dog oil on
her paws before the Vet and
Grooming visits.
One person gets anxiety just watching this video....now that is a dog lover!
I think I have a malady I have named, caninitis, where I love dogs, so much it's almost ridiculous. Now that these great videos are available, I realize, many others also have this fortunate fate, and can tell by the facial expressions, I am far from alone. Roof, Roof.
Someday I will have a furry friend again.
I can't leave my beautiful precious Furbaby Doggie alone whatsoever she has severe separation anxiety issues badly when I am away from her, even if I am just 50 feet away from her when we shop in Walmart, & my significant other's holding her she goes absolutely nuts if she can't see me she goes absolutely nuts, it's so sad. I've had her & rescued her at just 2 weeks old & have never left her side since the day I was brought into her life... ❤❤❤
That's so sad😢 I think you may need to examine your own attitude and reactions.
@lisat9707 well I take very good care of her & she my legal service dog now but unfortunately I don't know what type of life she had prior to me rescuing her before I got her but I do baby her probably a bit more than I probably should but she provides me with the unconditional love & real true loyalty that unfortunately I have never ever been able to get from a Human before except from my beautiful precious Grandma before she passed away many years ago, therefore I have had a very rough upbringing & life as well so again unfortunately u just never know what other lives have to go through to get where they are today unfortunately & we do live in a cruel tough world that's certainly not very easy to live in these days either.
My dog has extreme anxiety too. From my research it can be genetic. It is hard but he can't be on his own. Sorry you are going through the same thing. ❤❤
@clarebrown9403 Aww... I know Sweetie, it's so difficult at times for me especially with me also having a 2 year old Toddler Boy too lol, but perhaps it's due to me also being told that I do baby her alot but honestly that's just how I am when it comes to all Animals, as I am an Animal Lover at Heart & Soul. I also baby my Son, too if he will let me but he's getting alot more independent now & not so dependent on Mom, now as he was but as for my precious Furbaby Doggie, she's a Toy Female Chihuahua 1 years old she's very loyal to me & also my shadow she goes everywhere I go literally including Dr's appts too, she's my PSD Service Dog.
Mine has separation anxiety, too. I've had him for a year and he's come a long way in that time, weening him bit by bit. I don't leave him more than 1-2 hrs at most, and that was gradual to build up to that. If I have to be gone longer, he's going to daycare. I notice he loves wearing his sweater and thought about getting him a thunder shirt. It's supposed to be very calming. He's a velcro dog, but I have helped him gain more confidence to be alone over time and to know that he's going to be ok. My calm has impacted his ability to stay calm.
Toys are put up in the toy box every night and spread out everywhere during the day.
Pet carrier is "bedroom" with the door tied open. It's not just for travel like most people use carriers for.
I have always had dogs capable of being free-fed. I don't remember if I trained them that way or got lucky. None of my dogs were ever overweight; I had one I was always asking the vet if he was getting enough food. The vet said he was good but the reason he looks thin is because so many dogs we see daily are overweight. One of my dogs I had trained to move their food or water dish to a certain location if it was empty. A handy reminder. I also trained one to ring bells to go outside. Oh my, I regretted that because he always wanted to go outside, not just for elimination. We had a big fenced in yard.
A rule of thumb for young dogs and potty breaks are 1 hour for each month of age plus 1. So, a pup up to 7 months old is unlikely to make it through a 8 hour work day plus drive home.
Females who haven't been spayed may feel like urinating more frequently than usual during their heat cycle which could lead to unexpected accidents compared to normal.
Definitely not true. Lol but ok.
@MikaNTey would you care to suggest a more accurate guideline?
@Texas That is a good rule of thumb 👍 If only people would understand this for the sake of their pup, but no for most it is too much responsibility and the pup suffers. I have cloth pee pads that they use if need be.
@@MikaNTey,
Which part isn’t true? Bladder control improves as a puppy ages. Spaying can affect continence, particularly continence while sleeping.
No dog should be left for 8hrs at a time without breaks for bathroom and exercise. If you can’t be there like that for them then hire someone to be or don’t have a dog. Simple.
I often take her to work with me.
If I need to leave her at home.
she has a toy box.
When I leave. She either curls up in her bed or she curls up in a washing pile.
Thunder, fireworks, shes fine.
She doesnt eat everything in her bowl... If I fill the big bowl, it will last all weekend. She eats when I eat.
I am retired so I have plenty of time with my girl.when I go out,I leave toys out with her favourite biscuits and leave the TV on for her.I also make time to walk her first,I don't make a fuss,she knows I will be back to her asap❤
We have always run the dogs before leaving. And, they know they have a job while we are gone, “Be back soon! Watch the house! Love you!l
These are said with a happy voice and ever since they were puppies in their crates.
We also give a treat.
Dogs develop internal clocks.
Some breeds handle being alone better than others. I wanted a Cavalier for decades, but waited until I was retired due to their well known separation anxiety. This guy gets frantic if I'm in the next room, even though he can see and hear me. I have a regular weekly sitter to stay with him while I grocery shop and run errands. Companion breeds are wonderful, loving dogs, but not ideally suited to those who must be out frequently.
I have English springer spaniels, and common wisdom says they suffer from separation anxiety, but mine have always done just fine on their own. I have cameras so I can check in on them and see how they're doing, and they get along just fine without me. They're happy to see me when I get home but they do just fine while I'm gone. Honestly I feel like this guys tips might be overkill. At a certain point you're just babying your dog to the point where they never learn to cope with things.
It's certainly true that if you tire your dog out before you leave they'll be sleepy and just sleep through it and never really know you're gone. But then they will never learn to cope with it when you have to leave and can't take them for a long walk first.
Leave them some toys to play with. Make sure they have water. Adult dogs can go for a couple of days without food if they need to, so I wouldn't worry about food unless you're going to be gone for over 24 hours. And don't just leave a new dog alone for long periods of time. Start small. A couple of hours. Then build up to leaving them for longer periods of time.
And 2 dogs is better than one, but I used to have just 1 dog, and she did just fine playing with my cats.
I think music, as they say, will soothe a savage beast. Dogs are certainly not savage beasts, but music, especially relaxing jazz, which I would not pick to listen myself, I like rock. Don't leave them with screamers, or guys who sing like monsters. That's for people. Leave them with the wrong music,you come home to a guard dog, like a vicious toy poodle! I can't read enough stories on dogs. I really like the idea of a treat as you leave, as stated by another dog lover .Thanks you guys, it really makes my day, EVERY DAY. DOGS ARE ANOTHER MIRACLE OF GOD.
#11: 😂 yep. Tippy thinks if he doesn't kiss me good bye, looks away and stares at the wall then I won't leave, I would stay home.
Our dogs are not left alone. my husband and i work but we have my mom here (she had breast cancer .. she is now cancer free!!) 1 of the dogs is a service diabetic dog for my mother. If my mother has a dr appt we take the aussie and the mini aussie to go herding sheep or to puppy day camp. Her service dog comes with us. My full size aussie is also diabetic trained but only for a stand by if her dog has a vet appt etc. We do leave them alone for an hour to go food shopping or something like that... our mini american shepard is 8 months old but he does really well.. frozen kong toy with peanut butter and dog food in it but we do kennel him due to the peanut butter. We also go for a long walk before we leave them alone for even an hour. My dogs are also used to me and my husband leaving we give the place command (dog beds not kennels) and they lay down and get comfy in our bedroom. The service dogs place is in my mom's room. When we do leave them alone we tell google to play relaxing dog music.. it is like 8 hours long it is on youtube.
Never ever ever leave a dog unattended with chews and bones. Never.
Only a sith deals in absolutes, Anakin.
Seriously, though, it depends on the dog, and the bone. I have an ostrich bone that my dogs have had for literally years. It's dense enough that they can't break pieces off of it. My dogs aren't super destructive. There is no risk of leaving them alone with that bone.
@@imnotmikeactually Christ Jesus the one true holy perfect God deals very much in absolutes alot. The only way to heaven is through Jesus christ to accept him as your lordvand savior and there's faith and works so it's Jesus christs way or hades. God doesn't send people to hades he just respects there decisions.
4:00 but I'm just as excited to see them 😞
I really enjoy just looking at all the beautifull dogs, it helps a dog lover when people share things, that their dogs do. Have had more than 30 dogs, in 72, years, I miss them terribly, these videos make me laugh, and cry, packed with love, for mans best friend. Get a dog at the shelter, I would, they come to you, if they like you,then take her, him, home. Happy adventure with furry friends, so blessed.
Thank you so much for sharing your love of dogs! They truly are the best 😊
adjust your life and job in such a way you don't ever have to leave him or her alone for an entire work day. remote work, take them with you while you Uber, one spouse or the other stay home, come home frequently....if you're life requires you to leave at 7 am and not come back for 10 hours you may not be in a place in your life that you can be a responsible doggie owner
I always put on an audiobook for the dog when I leave
Calming presence of people is good. TY
Music or something.
Naw that’s so cute and a really good idea, I’m seriously going to try that
This was nice. But what about when you work from home and go out for errands.
@TonyD_GoBucks Exactly Tony!…I just left a comment stating the same thing…Do some of these dog owners take their dogs with them to doctor/dentist appointments😂?!?…To quote James Bond, ‘Never Say, Never’
Radio:
🐶 there's a song Tippy hates and he'll bark and growl at the radio until the song is over.
🐱 there's a song Klondike hates and he'll scream "NOOOO!" at the radio until the song is over.
my dog loves the MST3K channel on Pluto TV. She is so chill when it is turned on.
My cat absolutely loves Star Trek Lower Decks. He has since he was a kitten. It's weird. He seldom cares what's on TV, but loves that one show. I named him Peanut Hamper after the exocomp character on the show. It is a mathematically perfect name after all.
One of my 2 dogs loves his crate.When I leave the house, he is happy there, the other has the run of the first floor near him.
For us, it is all separation. The breeder said, "Come and get our baby boy early
The mother was having a hard time with her bite as she was nursing. All the way home, he cried. He's probably missing his brothers and sisters 😊 every time we are out in the car. He starts barking because he thinks we are leaving our little boy. We now go outside the car and walk with the car till we leave home. He und the turn signals and vehicle showing and get very worked up. 😊 but the whole problem started his baby anxiety from leaving mom early. I don't know how you changed. I changed this exact ignore his barking 😊 mom said I have had enough of my litter and atop the bites,
please. He's a baby boy ( mini Australian), so I just work him to understand. On the last episode of BLUE BLOODS he did watch the taps at the funeral and kept watching TV and moving his head to say goodbye to a long series TV program 😊❤😊
#2: food is left out 24/7, Tippy 🐶 and Klondike 🐱 never over eat. They eat when they're hungry and stop when they're full.
Klondike learn this after we adopted him, poor little kitten barely had enough food to eat from his last home (woman heart was in the right place taking in cats but financially couldn't provide). Klondike saw a bowl of food and put it away, I refilled the bowl, he was surprised and ate some more, bowl went empty and I filled it up again and again until Klondike was stuffed. He quickly learned that he will always have food and water and got better at not eating so much. He put on some well needed weight and became healthy. Klondike is 8 years old and still isn't fat.
He had me till he started talking about not leaving food. Free feeding is super easy to train. Your dog knows when they are hungry when they are trained to free feed, they will nibble when they want and ignore it the rest of the time. This is great for when you might end up having to stay out way longer than expected. Small dogs, especially need to be able to nibble to keep sugar levels even. If you have a dog who gobbles everything up, it takes up to about two weeks to train to free feed. What you do is you fill the bowl, let them eat it, every time you pass the bowl add more food. It doesn’t matter. If they throw up it doesn’t matter if they constantly keep gobbling it every single time even if the bowl is full, put a few pieces of food in the bowl, within the two weeks they will end up walking by the bowl and be completely disinterested because you have removed the fear of not having food. They no longer associate the bowl as something that might not provide. A snuffle mat is great for dry food, it provides nibbles and mental stimulation. Just google snuffle mats for dogs. You can do wet food on a schedule but find a dry food or freeze dried food if you don’t like kibble. I use 100% freeze dried beef or chicken. I know this works because I used this method with many rescues I took in to foster before they got adopted. Beef cheek chews or not rawhide No Hide chews are safe, healthy and also help with anxiety while you are away, so another way of helping your dog not over eat. So many say, my dog will never stop over eating, well that is only true if their owner can’t take real advice.
I leave my dog in his carrier because by the time i come home he would destroy everything but i never leave him alone for a long period of time and after i get home we take him for a walk outside and his happy )😊
Same. My last baby girl could be left alone because she was a perfect angel doggie, but new one would destroy the house and probably inadvertently off herself lol
Everyone has an opinion. I say love them and do the best you can.
When you can get home just love on them. Love is what’s important.
And quit judging others. You didn’t get to write the book
thank u
I have two rescue dogs and no way I can leave them here non crated without the separation anxiety going into high gear. They run all over the house barking and losing their minds howling at the doors and windows. I work at home. But gosh. Makes it very hard to leave the house.
Bones are actually pretty dangerous. Don't leave them with anything that can kill them
One human day is equivalent to 3-4 days to a dog. So yes when they act like it’s been an eternity since you left… it’s because to them it has been that long.
And I’ll 100% take all the dog kisses on my face and dirty paw prints. Don’t get a pet if they “gross” you out.
Lol. It's not a question of if. Even I gross myself out. Bug the love & care & cleaning & feeding & playing & exercise & affection are ALL still important to do.
I leave a TV on
I like to leave some noise on my tv or radio or place calming music for him. There is a lot of dog calming music on RUclips. But there is a rug right in front of my lazy boy chair that he loves to dig into and flip over when I’m gone. I don’t know if that is frustration or just something for him to do. Doesn’t bother me. He is a good dog. The only problem I had was he liked to pull my underwear out of my clothes hamper and chew holes in them. After he destroyed half a dozen pair plus some pjs, I put the hamper out of reach and got some new underwear. I leave chew bones to occupy him.
Luckily I'm retired and have a lot of time for my dog.
My lab is just as happy to see me after 4 minutes or 4 hours. Shes good for 4 hours.
Someone once told me that dogs don't have a sense of time, and that they can't differentiate if you're away for like 15minutes or hours.... Is that true?
I tell my dog how long I will be, she understands the concept of time. Easy
Im thankful i have great dogs.. my dogs dont have any rules, they can do whatever they want and they are never in trouble.. they are well behaved anyways lol they get expensive snacks everyday and new toys 3 times a week
I can't stand feeling guilty to leave my dog even just for a 30 minutes grocery shopping.
Especially when I came home and see them lying at the entrance waiting for me sleeping, it breaks my heart. 💔💔💔
JESUS CHRIST BLESS THIS SUFFERING PUPPY, HEAL HIM GIVE HIM LOVING CARING OWNER AND REAL FOREVER HOME ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Amen
@@anna-liisadickman6197 If there was a "Jesus" or "God" this would NEVER happen to such a precious soul.
Selfish people should not have dogs or children, do you agree?
I don't really know to be honest, because WHO is going to be the designated "Selfishness Czar" ???
Oh....I see...."Selfishness" is a pretty "OBJECTIVE" trait is it......????.... No "Czar" or appointed committee is needed to determine such a trait is THAT right????🙄🙄
There should not existed
I absolutely don't agree. Everyone should have a dog. Dogs are completely selfless, and having such a good role model would be very good for a selfish person.
I'd rather have a dog than a kid
No, I do not agree because I have a dog and yes, I go to work and I raised my dog right and I I taught my dog to stay home alone until I come back home so do not judge people because you think you can. It’s it is what it is.
My dogs nap while I’m gone. They are asleep when I return.
No 1 completely contradicts what you said about leaving them and not going back. Some points ok. Others not.
I caught that too
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Dogs are so funny, like bulldogs look like Winston Churchill.
I have a Velcro dog he thinks he has to be by my side at all times so he does get upset when I leave him home alone and gets anxiety
If you are working a eight hour day and can't pop back to let them out for a toilet break & exercise ,don't get a dog! The only time my dog is left,is when I do my weekly shop.I tell him(won't be long going shops)He is always left with food and water but doesn't touch it until I get home. He sleeps on the chair,doesn't damage anything,waits by the door when he hears the car, ready for his stuffed bone that he knows will be bought for him.
Sorry dont agreel... coming home is a big deal😂😂.. also dont use crates either EVER❤
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How about "Never let your dog chew a bone etc without supervision"
Also food (and sometimes toys) isnt a good idea if you have more than 1 dog because that could cause a fight.
It depends on the 🦴. Some are safer than others. Yeah I've had a milk bone get stuck in the roof of the mouth of one of mine. Fortunately, I was there. By the time I got to him he had gotten it out himself. After that I was careful what size I gave him. .. Maybe they can each have a favorite toy of their own, but if it is a dominant issue you definitely have to take that into consideration 😏
@lea801 Mine dont like toys, so thats too bad. But leaving food with 2 dogs alone is just a risk I wouldnt take for those two reasons. Either they could hurt themselves or it could lead to a fight.
You bring up a good point. No one would leave a child alone for hours on end.
@@DisforDogs1having multiple dogs is questionable. Packs are their instinct. It isn't good for families with babies or children.
Imagine that you are placed in solitary confinement for most of the day. It’s cruel. Always have at least two dogs or more. They are pack animals.
Indeed, they are great company for each other. Making room for another dog is not hard. Making time is the solution and the rewards are endless. 🐾
" unless you like dog saliva all over your face and dirty paw prints on your work clothes". Yes, yes i do like it. It is far better than not receiving that form of affection from them.
That was a stupid thing to say. But you're forgiven ❤
I never leave my dogs for longer than four hours
I'll always have atleast 2 dogs, so thryve got company if im not there
I never leave my baby boy one good thing about being a truck driver
Two Goldens are up and ready to go at 06:00am, to early 😢
Rubbish I have four dogs three are always fine alone yet one even three yrs later still will bark nonstop.TV is on, all tired out, no big display by me.Some dogs and breeds have anxiety no matter what.
Because they are not alone… They have three more friends to play and be with. These applies more to families with just one pup
I like dogs more than people
My dog likes his crate when I leave But then he
snuck out to go shopping
So I had to take his credit card away
He's got a job interview next week
I''ll believe that when I see it
No,
never leave your dog alone with bones or chew sticks :(
Theres natural calmy chews two for emergencies
If you can have another dog as friend, yours or borrowed from neighbour.. I have a Pom and a cross doberman...
My dog has never been alone. We hire a baby sitter if we want to go out. Otherwise she is always with one or both of us.
☕️🇫🇷💕my shitzu dog doesn’t like to walk outside 😢
Crating the dog is cruel. When at home, it doesn’t have much space to move and then you
limit it even more by closing the dog into the crate 🤮 (for their safety😂, so they don’t damage anything😂) … train your dog instead!!!
Every one of my dogs had a comfy dog bed instead of a crate.
Crating can be a vital part of that training. When used properly it can become your dog’s favorite little cave. All of my dogs have been crate trained and they loved it. They’d go it there on their own for naps and to their chew bones.
That is OK if the crate stays open and dog can go in and out as he needs to
Our dog has a really nice raised bed and a separate crate in our main living area. He likes to sleeps in the crate (door open) during the day whether we are home or not and goes on his raised bed in the evening. Crates are not cruel, the dog feels secure in them because they are protected. We tried to put it away (it’s ugly) but he stood pathetically looking at the space so we put it back. Crates are not cruel if used appropriately.
@@amsa5661Yes. Agree, but only if the door is left open. Otherwise, it's jail IMO
Please stop calling the dog “your fur baby”. Yuk.
14:38 no your making it better for a few minutes
constantly calling the dogs 'fur baby' was just creepy.
My dogs like to watch the Dog Channel on TV. They do much better if I have to leave them home if II leave something interesting on the TV.
yep the 11 & 10 part no over acting fuss , and then just camly leave without stress after the walk with some words about guarding the den as you be back later etc ,if nothing else tone of voice etc low key indeed , no canine expert , or feline expert either despite having a soft spot for those majestically independent but i at least picked up those two things
but dam , this reminds of how there STILL! is dam ''four legged covid orphans'' out there :/ sodding idiots that got a pup and dident plan or even THINK beyond that years 'work from home' schedule aka not just failing but outright being incompetent about the basic obligations they took on as owners
thankfully here technically its even outright illegal to leave a dog or cat etc alone for to long meaning if you cant take it with you or cheek it/give it a toilet & stimulation walk during lunch & breakfast breaks if law enforcement wanted to push it they could give not just give fines here but warnings you HAVE to provide evidence you got a dog 'kinder garden' spot or there risk to be court orders about said pet being 'seized' due to risk for 'animal miss treatment' aka if you are to keep animals be it for work or vanity either case you is to care for them properly so there not becomes strays or semi feral and human aggressive etc
is this same for cats
My dog hates his crate. He's a medium sized dog with a large crate. It took one night for me to see it wasn't going to work. He stood the whole time!
He usually does his protest bark when I leave the house, and especially when he has to stay in the car while I run into the store for a few minutes. Fortunately, there's no destruction, I make sure he's had a potty break, and make sure he's calm before I leave, always saying "I'll be back". The protest bark has significantly lessened over the past year since he's been with me. I leave the tv on Hallmark channel or on relaxing music.
If I have to leave him home for more than a couple of hours, I take him to daycare. In fact, I make my appointments around his weekly visit. When he goes to daycare, he's kept in a 4x6 kennel, and he's ok with that... because he's not alone. He absolutely loves going to daycare!
If I plan to go out without him, I don't dare let him see me use mouthwash. The minute he sees that, he goes nuts because he knows I do that last thing before going out. 🤣 It's quite comical to see his reaction. He jumps all over me with excitement, and whines, like "take me with you", so now it's become his signal we're going somewhere like the park. 😂
Well that's because you're not supposed to just stuff your dog in a crate and make them spend all their time in there. Of course they'll hate the crate if you use it as a cage.
The crate is supposed to be their den. Think of it as their bedroom. It's their space, where they can go when they're upset. If you're mad at them, it should be a natural reaction to go in their crate until you've calmed down. That means they feel safe in their crate. And it should be their safe space. No punishments while they're in their crate. You probably shouldn't be punishing your dog anyway, so if they go in the crate, that's your signal that you probably need to calm down before you interact with them again.
Dogs will have a natural instinct to spend most of their time in a small enclosed space with a single entrance that they can easily defend. So they will go in their crate all on their own if you just leave the crate around and don't try to force them into it.
Unless there's a specific reason to make them stay in the crate for a period of time, they should be free to come and go when they want. You should reward them for going in the crate when you tell them to, and don't make them stay in the crate for more than a few minutes unless it's absolutely necessary. And if you do need them to stay in the crate, give them plenty of treats and toys and rewards, so that they associate those positive things with their crate and don't get bored in there with nothing to do.
If you stuff your dog in a crate and then leave them there for 8 hours with nothing to do every time you put them into the crate, then it's a prison, and nobody wants to spend time in a prison.
My dogs will go in their crate if I tell them to, or on their own whenever they're feeling nervous about something. If I send them to their crate, they'll usually stay in the crate with the door open until I give them permission to come out. They'll typically stay in there for up to an hour or so before they wander out on their own. If they're being particularly problematic, such as barking menacingly at a house guest, I might tell them to go to their crate and then lock the door until the person leaves or until the dog has calmed down.
On very rare occasions when there is a medical reason I don't want them roaming the house, such as when my female is in heat, I'll put them in their crate while I'm gone for up to 4 hours or so. But I wouldn't do that regularly.
If you use the crate properly, it will help your dog to feel more comfortable and prevent behavioral problems, because if they feel nervous, rather than ripping up the cushions on your sofa, they'll just go hide in their crate where they feel safe until they calm down. Dogs often destroy things when they feel nervous. But if they have a safe space they can go to, they'll just go hide in there instead.
Absolutely not! To 4 of these
Re #7. Remember that they're generally not very smart.
#1 w/ 🚸 2! 🙄
If possible, take doggie with you ❤️ 😍 💖 ❣️ 💕 💘
And if all fails get another dog.😊
Number 2 isn't true. All animals i have had have free range og eating food. All bowels are always full. They know food is always there, so they only eat what they need at the time and have never over eaten. I start this from the little, however. Did train an older dog when i recued her. Took her a bit to understand it will always be there and to share. She did learn within a short time. Just have to work with them.
Lots of great tips here. However, lose the term "fur baby". Anthromorphisation is epidemic now, and is a common downfall in the owner/pet relationship.
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Luckily I have a job where I only have to work three days in the office. Those three days are tough however as I have to leave my dog alone in the house for that time. Here is what I do and it seems to work for him. 1- I take him for a good walk before I go to work, ALWAYS. 2 - I never make a big deal as I do not want him to see that it is a big deal. 3- I have DogTV on for him when I am away. This keeps him relaxed ruclips.net/video/HrxYSNuw2lo/видео.html&ab_channel=TVForDogs
4 - All his toys are out for him to play with if he gets bored.
Leave TV on After a Walk and checking water bowel is full ,My Boy dont care I get a Kiss on return My Girl always Brings me a Toy Gift for coming back ,Mine Have never soiled the Home or damaged anything Mine Normally go with me if more than a few Hours as I am retired so they are Lucky Pups and can travel for Hours in My car and are happy