[cherryblossom]

hi all. I am Lori, and my new dog is Jobi. I have a shih tzu also that is 6 years old, and very calm.

I adopted a chocolate yorkie from a rescue last week. He was great for 4 days, then when i went back to work, all hell broke loose. He barked all day, jumped at the door all day and poo'd in the room and jumped all in it.
while trying to get out of the room Then after dug at the gate and got out of the back yard.

I researched and it looks like he has separation anxiety, since i can't go to the bathroom, or even across the room without him following me. if he can't get to me, even though he can see me, he barks and jumps at the gate.

he won't stop. he does it constantly when i am more than 3 feet away from him. The foster mom who cared for him all august said he will follow you all over and will find a way to gte to you. If only i recognized that then. I just gave him an anxiety med by homeopet. to see if this will help him feel less stress or fear. i read about the amount of repetition i would have to do to desensitize him. i don't know if it will help considering i can't do it all day long, since i work. I hope someone can help me. i don't know his history, just that a rescue took him from a shelter in ohio cause they were going to euthanize him cause he was un adoptable by their standards, they said he is afraid of people. which i don't see, he is cautious, but goes to anyone after he smalls them. I don't know if he was abused or from a puppy mill. He was badly matted that is all i know.ohh and he is male, neutered about 2 years old. the foster mother carried him in a stomach pouch made to help insecure dogs feel safe.


thank you