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yavenay · 09-01-2011, 08:24 AM

I saw something on Victoria Stillwell where someone was having a similar problem. The way Victoria handled it was by taking baby steps. She would have the owner step outside the door for about 2 minutes. She did this to let the dog know wascoming back. After doing this for awhile she increase the time she stayed out of the apartment. Once the dog got used to the short intervals, she would stay outside until the dog stopped whining then the owner came back in and reward the dog. It's time consuming but it worked for this dog.

Have you tried anything like that? You can always got to Victoria Stillwells website to get tips on separation anxiety.

09-01-2011, 08:24 AM	#11
yavenay Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Delaware Posts: 2,663	I saw something on Victoria Stillwell where someone was having a similar problem. The way Victoria handled it was by taking baby steps. She would have the owner step outside the door for about 2 minutes. She did this to let the dog know wascoming back. After doing this for awhile she increase the time she stayed out of the apartment. Once the dog got used to the short intervals, she would stay outside until the dog stopped whining then the owner came back in and reward the dog. It's time consuming but it worked for this dog. Have you tried anything like that? You can always got to Victoria Stillwells website to get tips on separation anxiety.