Separation Anxiety Good morning everyone,
As I have stated in some of my posts, I rescued my Yorkie. I do not know her age [and the vet could not tell me]. She has been in more then one home. Her originally mom got ill and then she went to someone else temporarily before going to her second mom who needed surgery. She grew up with another yorkie which her second mom kept but her second mom could not keep her as well. So my Yorkie has been in more then one home and is now separated from her sister. I try to be home with her as much as possible. She has only been in my home for about 2 weeks. It's just me and her so I have no one to leave her with when I have to go out. If I try to take her out of the home for a ride, she shakes uncontrollably. She also shakes once in a while if she thinks I am leaving. She is only paper/wee wee pad trained and was never taught to walk on a leash. She is about 5lbs. Her previous owners use to put her in a dog crate/cage at night and when they left the home, however she was in there with her sister. I like to keep food and water down if I am not home so instead I confine her to an average size bathroom when I am not home with her bed, rugs, toys, water, food and wee wee pad. At night she sleeps with me and when I am home she is with me most of the time. Can anyone suggest what I can do to help relieve the separation anxiety when I leave the home? She really gets upset if she knows I am leaving and jumps and cries quite a bit. Thanks. |