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Originally Posted by Dany001  A few weeks ago I did the what Maximo suggested...I say "I'll be back" as my key phrase--then I walked out and shut the door (leaving a window open so I could hear, but he could not see me), I stayed out for a minute or two, and when he was silent I came back in. I repeated that several times , increasing the time I was gone to about 15 mins. Only coming back inside when he was silent so he associated my return with silence not crying.
Now he's usually calm when I leave. If he is crying when I leave, it only lasts a few seconds then he stops. |
We are working on this with our Dharma. How old was your dog when you were practicing this? Dharma is 14 weeks old and she has been home for a week and a half. She poops in her crate every time we leave so we're trying to work on getting her more comfortable when we leave. I was just wondering if she is too young, or if she has been here too little to feel comfortable enough when we leave.
As I said in another post, we leave her in her crate with toys and the radio on. We only leave her for an hour tops!