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Originally Posted by njoydaride  Kingston had a seperation anxiety problem too. What we did was not give him any attention whenever he asked for it. We put him in the X-Pen with his toys for little increments during the day. At first he was mad at us and ignored us completely. We only gave him praise when he was being quiet in the xpen playing with his toys and we only played with him when we wanted to play. We always stopped and started playtime on our terms. He used to be really needy. Whenever we left him to use the bathroom, he would whine. Whenever he couldn't see us for a minute, he would whine.
We would also leave him for awhile, increasing the intervals everytime. When we came back, we ignored him again even though he was doing circles around us and trying to climb up on us. When he calmed down, we would give him all the love and praise and treats. It's the funniest thing. Now whenever he wants attention, he will sit and stay, but his tail will be wagging like crazy because I think he knows that as long as he looks calm, he will get praise.
Also for the first couple of nights, he slept in bed with us. We would move him into his crate after he was good and tired. We wouldn't close the door at first. Also, his schedule was like clockwork. He slept at around 11p at night and woke up 6:30a on the dot every morning. Now he's used to the crate and goes in on his own and doesn't mind us closing it.
Just be patient and don't expect any overnight changes. |
I totally agree.
When we first got our Penny ( she was our first Yorkie ) she cried quite a bit and we found that the best thing for us was to keep her close by at night and to remember that we had just taken her from everything that represented comfort and security to her.
It was just like having a newborn baby in the house and during the day when she was sleeping I would tiptoe so as not to wake her.
We now have six and it became easier with each puppy we added to our family.
Good luck and just be reassured that this stage will not last forever.
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