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Originally Posted by myriamha ok i 'm having problems wt royce because he starts crying and yelling when i leave for work, so I decided to seek the services of a dog therapist .
she came today she stay foran hour an a half did a whole evaluation by asking tons of questions, the did some tests on royce to see if he is submissive/emotional.....at the end I asked her how she will solve this separation anxiety problem and she said by teaching him "stay command" ( in the sense that when mom leaves you have to stay where you are and she will come back )
It sounds weird to me i think it takes a lot more to solve a separation anxiety problem . do you thing i'm just wasting my money ?
She recommended that Royce stops sleeping in my bed because from the way he looks at me she said he is very attached to me ????  |
Her only suggestion was to have him not sleep with you and to teach him to stay?
Here's a good article on SA.
http://www.clickersolutions.com/articles/2002/sa.htm
Did the trainer say to work with him using positive training? To crate him? Did she say anything else? It doesn't sound like she gave you a lot of advice, unless you are leaving something out?? Many have their own opinions about dogs sleeping with them or not, but honestly if you are away from your dog all day and you get to be together at night, I think it's fine. Sometimes I ask Loki to sleep in his bed because he takes up too much space ( I know he's 10 lbs, but somehow he does take up 1/2 the bed) but if it's cold we all snuggle.
I'd see the vet too. If it's truly SA, that really can be treated with medication. It's like OCD or any other type of anxiety. But they might recommend you try to condition him first. Do you have any more information??