Great article! Alot of the dogs that come into rescue(I am a volunteer and foster), have problems with sep. anx. , amitriptyline really works , as does clomicalm....You really have to take away the anxiety to get them to respond to training... another thing that i read and I liked was , always make a distinctive noise(i.e , ring a bell , blow a whistle)when you exit and enter, and then use that along with the , "leave for 1 minute , come back".Then gradually extend the length of time between ... Also , you need to make sure you are dominant, confusion over dominance can cause sep.anx. . I have had a dog who would rip the end of its nose off to get out of a crate , pee and poo all over the house , was so crazed that it ignored all common rules of dominance with my dogs and would get bitten because of this... he is now in a good home , on meds and doing well.This is a serious issue. |