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07-20-2012, 03:40 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: las vegas, nv
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| Help for Separation Anxiety Hi, I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on how to teach a yorkie to stay home alone and be reasonably content? I had begun to leave my yorkie with my mom and her dog, which is his littermate while I worked. That arrangement went ok until I had to move to another state. I didn't have enough time to fully consider the impact the move would have on him so I chose to leave him..at least I knew he would be safe and happy until I could think things through. Well, it has been 7 months and I miss my little monkey so much, and I really wish I could just find a way to have him with me. Doggie day care is not in my budget and letting a stranger in the house to check on him or walk him would never be an option either. Is it hopeless or would he adapt to his alone time? I want him to be happy of coarse, but now I have separation anxiety . |
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07-20-2012, 03:43 PM | #2 |
YT Addict Join Date: May 2012 Location: Douglasville, GA USA
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| I bet he'd adjust-just find ways to keep him busy while you're gone-toys, puzzle games, bully sticks, antlers, himalayan chews. Try and keep time away to a minimum and work up to it. |
07-21-2012, 03:52 AM | #3 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: las vegas, nv
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| I appreciate your feedback, I will have a chance to see him and bring him home in a few weeks, so I will give it more thought, thank you. |
07-22-2012, 07:27 AM | #4 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Maribor, Slovenia
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| Hi lilmojosmom! I am an owner of cute little Jackie and i can tell you first hand that your baby will adjust perfectly on himself. I wasn't worried about adjusting when i got her. When me and my boyfriend are at work she is at home in her place (at the hallway), she has her bed there, food and some of her toys. She sleeps most of the time and when we come home she is happy and perfectly normal. Dogs adjust to any situation. If you play with your little baby when you're home, he'll be grateful and will do anything for you, even wait peacefully for you to come home from work. Good luck! |
07-22-2012, 11:45 AM | #5 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Louisville! Ky
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| My baby had separation anxiety. I work from home with the exception of a couple trips a month and then my friend would always come and stay with her so she was never alone. However it created a monster out of her when I had to leave even for an hour. When I tried leaving I would gate her in the kitchen which isn't a very big room, put all her toys in, her bed, and one of my shirts. I had a cam set up so I could watch her and she would cry the entire time I was gone and for about 5 mi utes after I got home. I knew I had to curb it, so I started putting her in her kennel and would walk put for about 10 minutes every single day, even if I didn't need to. I gradually increased the time and while she still doesn't like it she is much better and I can now leave her without her crying. She seems more content in the smaller space of the kennel. Your baby will eventually learn that you will be home. You might want to take some vacation when you first bring her home so she can adjust without you leaving her in a strange place all day the first day. |
07-22-2012, 01:42 PM | #6 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Minnesota
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| I sometimes leave the radio on..., don't know if it helps or soothes them. |
07-29-2012, 11:36 AM | #7 |
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07-29-2012, 04:19 PM | #8 |
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| I agree with crate training. It really will help with separation anxiety. You do need to start slow and crate her for short amounts of time working your way up to more. I always gave Raley a toy to play with or a treat to chew on while I was training him. Even if you choose not to crate while you're at work, it will still help her. Good luck!
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08-01-2012, 04:18 PM | #9 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: las vegas, nv
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| I think I spoiled my pup rotten or something, when I got him he was really little and was sick for a long time. Because of this, I slept on the couch or in a separate room with him, so my husband could sleep...and then when he got well ... ok he's anti crate now... thinks it's the devil and will scream relentlessly. I tried but he won, but if I did have the time to take I would definitely work with him and teach him how to be content alone. I unfortunately do not have time coming. He was just beginning to learn independence when I had to move away. I am just going to keep looking for a solution before my mom gets too attached or he forgets who I am. |
08-02-2012, 02:11 PM | #10 |
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| For long peroids of aloneness I'd not use a crate but a play pen with a play area, rest (bed) area, food water area and a potty (accident or not) area with a potty pad. Being confined in a crate they are required to sleep in at night is one thing-during the day for longer periods is nonfunctional. I bought a large dog crate (mine are climbers) the open cage kind with three door and have three of them put together so each of my dogs has their own area.
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08-02-2012, 03:21 PM | #11 |
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| I would be very careful with a crate...these pups, if the anxiety is severe, can injure themselves. I have heard of two stories that were scary : one pup died in a crate the people were using to try to help him with the separation anxiety....the other one flipped his crate upside down and had moved it all over the house. They can really get worked up. I personally think that if the anxiety is severe, a behaviorist is in order.
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