Separation Anxiety ..... My yorkie doesn't like being left at home. I think it's because we've got him used to taken him out with us. Does anyone have any tips on making it easier for him to be more comfortable when we leave him for a few hours?.... This is my lil Frankie. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...rtraitcopy.jpg |
See to it that he doesn't have the whole house - one room is enough. Leave him with a used t-shirt of yours and his favorite toy. Every time you go out the door say "I'll be back" as the very last thing you tell him - every time - even when you take out the trash. Even though he doesn't understand the words he will understand the meaning after a while. Do not "feel sorry" for him when you come home and show him that - be happy when you greet him :) And don't ever put him in a crate - being alone is not a punishment and he will feel that if you crate him. Good luck :) |
When we leave we put Bella in the kitchen with 2 baby gates to block it off......We put a den int there with bedding materials so she can go lay down if she wants and then we put lots and lots of toys in the kitchen to keep her busy. She is slowing gettting used to it. Of course she would much rather have full roam of the house but she tends to sleep while we are gone. Just make sure wherever you put her it is a happy place, nothing that feels like a punishment |
Thanks. Thanks for all the tips. What I usually do when I leave him is .. leave him in a one of my sister's rooms upstairs with his bed /water and food. I have to put a comforter under the doorway though..because we've noticed he scratches the carpet near the doorway even the door. I can't leave toys cause he doesn't really play with them alone...it's usually with me or my family. |
I was having the same problem with Tito and contacted the local Humane Society for some advice (they have a behavioral hotline). This is what the bahavioral specialist recommended (I apologize, it is a bit lengthy): The following steps should help acclimate him to the crate. 1) Place him in the crate with the door closed. Sit next to the crate and drop a treat into the crate every five seconds, regardless of his behavior. Use a treat that he will eat despite his stress - hot dogs, cheese, liver, etc. Chop the item into small pieces (about the size of a large pea). Do this for one or two minutes. Let him out while he is still eating the last treat. Do this step as often as needed until you notice that he is anticipating the treat and not vocalizing as much. Then, do this step one more time before going to step 2. 2) Do the same as above, but drop a treat every seven or eight seconds. When he is not as vocal, go to step 3. 3) Do the same as above, dropping the treat every ten to 15 seconds (be random with the interval - for instance, wait ten seconds, then 13, then ten, then ten, then 15, then 11, etc.). When he is mostly quiet, proceed to step 4. 4) Move two or three feet away from the crate. Give him a treat every eight to ten seconds. Gradually build to giving him a treat approximately every 15 to 20 seconds (this will possibly take four or five sessions). 5) Give him a treat, then walk about six feet away. Wait ten seconds, return to the crate and give a treat, then walk six feet away. With each session, add a few seconds to your away time, until you reach 30 seconds between treats. 6) Do the same as above, but walk as far from the crate as you can and still be in the room. Work up to using 60 second intervals, then proceed to step 7. 7) Do the same as above, but walk out of the room between treats. Again, gradually build up the time between treats. Work towards him being in the crate for about ten minutes with three or four minutes between treats. Once he can handle step 7, he should be fine with staying in the crate for longer periods. Still occasionally crate him while you are home and give him a treat from time to time when he is quiet. You should find that things progress more quickly after step three or four than the first few steps. Depending on how many times a day you practice, it will possibly take a week or more to complete these steps. It is better to delay moving to the next step than to move forward too quickly. Hurrying will probably unravel your work. It may also help to give him a Kong toy stuffed with peanut butter and other goodies when you leave, especially while you are still working on the above steps. |
:thumbup: Good advice. |
What's a Kong toy? I hear everyone talking about it but I don't know what it is? Great advice by the way. |
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Is a good advise to keep him in one room with his bed, toys and food. Also you can keep the radio or TV on so he feels that he is not alone. Start living him in a room alone for small periods and always tell him that you will be back so he can start getting used to being alone. Good luck. This is a Kong. |
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I have given up for now since I don't want to stress her out. I am now leaving her in the bathroom with Choppi in a crate (if I leave Pochi/Choppi alone in a room with her they will teach her to wreak havoc in the room and try to "get on top of her") in the bathroom with her and she seems to be doing fine (no frothing). I am hoping she will one day sit in a crate without freaking out. Any suggestions? :confused: |
poor baby ! I can relate to it cause Cheri hated the playpen... but I caved and she's always done fine out - I'm lucky to have had the time to housetrain her myself - she really HATES when I leave though and always cries - I think as she gets older she'll be ok but it's heartbreaking ! I hope you get some ideas because that sounds so sad for your baby.... |
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