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Originally Posted by MollyAndMe  Hi!
I do think Victoria is amazing!
What tips does she have for seperation anxiety?
I don't want Molly to feel like she's being punished for missing us.....I just want her to be "okay" with it.......  |
Reading her definition of seperation anxiety sounds worse then what you described. She says you can't leave your dog alone for even a minute. It howls if you take a bath and shut it on the other side of the door type of thing.
Your situation sounds like she just needs independance training....It's nothing bad. And Victoria doesn't believe in punishing dogs so don't worry about that.
She says you should do five things:
Don't respond immediately to thier demands for attention. It's on your terms. She advises that if they are demanding it ignore them. It's teaching them a simple way to imporve their social skills
If they are overly hyper when you return home, ignore him until he calms down & then reward the calmness. If he jumps again turn around and ignore again.
Make your dog work for attention by doing obedience training.
Keep your dog stimulated w/play and exercise.
Don't allow your dog to follow you where ever he wants to...like into the bathroom. Close the door behind you so he learns to have paitence.
I think it's all about teaching your dog that you are the leader and you will protect and guide them. Once they learn that they don't need to be the one protecting you they can calm into a lower status within your family.
Does that help? Hope so...see, not too bad.
I'm stepping out for a while will check on you this evening. Good Luck