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08-16-2010, 10:32 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: chicago
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| Help I cant seem to leave Yogi home alone! He is 5 months old and whenever i leave he just cries so I end up staying home with him. In the morning he can tell im getting ready for work and will follow me and as soon as I grab my keys he is at the door waiting. My kids are stating school so this will be the first time he is alone EVER! Please help with any tips! |
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08-17-2010, 09:03 AM | #2 | |
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08-17-2010, 10:09 AM | #3 |
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| A few things. First, give him a treat when you go to leave so that he associates your leaving with something positive. Second, make sure to leave a dirty t-shirt of yours around, or anything that really smells like you that he can curl up on and go to sleep. Third, increase your time away from him incrementally. Start by just leaving him for a few minutes (after you go through the whole "getting ready" routine) and then return. Build up slowly with trips to the store and then out for longer periods of time. Once he knows that you'll return, he will get more comfortable with you coming and going. Fourth, give him a nice, long walk before you leave. The more tired he is when you leave, the less he will notice and make a fuss about it. Finally, it is very likely that he whines when you leave but settles down once you're gone. If you're really worried about it, get one of these - Network IP Cameras - Astak Mole IP Camera. I got mine from Costco and love it! I can watch my dogs over my iPhone when at work and it really helps to ease my mind. Not surprisingly, they sleep soundly most of the day in front of the TV :-)
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08-17-2010, 11:46 AM | #4 |
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| It sounds like a case of separation anxiety. It's not good for him since he feels distressed and not good for you because you feel bad leaving him! He should understand that you are allowed to leave whenever you please. My yorkie is 6 mths and she is fine when I leave but I always crate her about 15 minutes before I start getting ready to leave the house. Something you can do is not make a big deal out of it when you need to go somewhere. When you are getting ready to leave, go ahead and take your keys and put them in your pocket. If that is a signal for him, you need to desensitize him to it. Once you put your keys in your pocket, sit down for about 10 minutes and do something quiet like read or watch TV and then when you leave, don't tell him bye. Just quietly walk out the door. When you come back, don't immediately run to him and let him know that your back at home, then he'll just associate you leaving as a big deal. Give yourself about 10 minutes before you ackowledge him. Eventually that should really help with the separation anxiety. |
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