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Zoey · 04-26-2005, 01:41 PM

Zoey is almost 3 years old now, and she has ALWAYS hated being alone. She's alone probably 40 hours a week (about 8 hours at a time). Recently, she has gotten so much more anxious about being left alone. She gets run of my whole bedroom, with all her toys and water and food. In the morning, when I get ready to go, she starts to whimper (imagine the saddest, most pathetic whimper), and worse, she'll start to tremble! It breaks my heart!

I've tried signals like shaking my keys and leaving for 1 minute then increasing the time interval, but she still won't get used to it. We play a game sometimes where I hide bits of snacks all through the bedroom while she's behind the closed door in the hallway. Then, I let her in and she searches for her "cookies"--she loves it, but I tried hiding snacks around right before leaving for work, thinking that it would keep her occupied at least a little, but when I come home, every snack is still in its hiding spot, untouched! She's a greedy one who LOVES snacks, so I just can't believe she's so upset she wouldn't even eat them!

Any advice to help my separation-anxiety-ridden pup?

04-26-2005, 01:41 PM	#1
Zoey Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 32	Breaking my heart... Zoey is almost 3 years old now, and she has ALWAYS hated being alone. She's alone probably 40 hours a week (about 8 hours at a time). Recently, she has gotten so much more anxious about being left alone. She gets run of my whole bedroom, with all her toys and water and food. In the morning, when I get ready to go, she starts to whimper (imagine the saddest, most pathetic whimper), and worse, she'll start to tremble! It breaks my heart! I've tried signals like shaking my keys and leaving for 1 minute then increasing the time interval, but she still won't get used to it. We play a game sometimes where I hide bits of snacks all through the bedroom while she's behind the closed door in the hallway. Then, I let her in and she searches for her "cookies"--she loves it, but I tried hiding snacks around right before leaving for work, thinking that it would keep her occupied at least a little, but when I come home, every snack is still in its hiding spot, untouched! She's a greedy one who LOVES snacks, so I just can't believe she's so upset she wouldn't even eat them! Any advice to help my separation-anxiety-ridden pup?