 help...barking in the crate
hi everyone. i was just wondering if anyone could give me any suggestions. diddy is 10 months old and is still barking really loudly in the crate when we leave. i know he has major seperation anxiety because he even screams when we stop to park the car. he is able to go in the crate on command when i say "go home" and i give him a treat. however, once he's done with the treat, he barks as if somone is hurting him. he knows quiet but doesn't listen when he knows we are leaving. i don't know what to do. i tried pretending to leave for a few moments and return. that didn't work. i tried leaving toys, treats, kongs with peanut butter. that also didn't work. eventually he would bark. i thought it would go away as time went on but he's been doing this ever since i started crate training him when he was a baby. i'm afraid the neighbors in the apartment complex will complain one of these days because it is so loud. |