Do Yorkies get panic attacks?

[joesmom]

I'm so happy to hear that Buddy was fine when you got home, I was thinking about him and You of course all night.

[BanditSocks2]

Could you crate him during the day as a precaution until you solve this? I would def talk to your vet about it. Also, I saw a toy that you can record your voice, but your voice only plays when your dog interacts with it. That might keep him distracted and calm. Good luck!

[ARCHIE]

Originally Posted by BanditSocks2

Could you crate him during the day as a precaution until you solve this? I would def talk to your vet about it. Also, I saw a toy that you can record your voice, but your voice only plays when your dog interacts with it. That might keep him distracted and calm. Good luck!

Now this sounds like something I would try out.
Where have you seen this? Voice activated sounds good.
I would never crate him, it's been 5yrs, he'll go nut's.
I'm not a crate person. I trained him to have full access to our
home and I like it that way. He never touches anything.
I also think by putting my nightgown on his blanket in the
morning has helped him. I put one nightgown in the hamper
at night to keep my scent on it from the clothes in there
and take it out in the am and put it on his blanket. He's been
laying on it I can tell because it's wrinkled when I get home.
So far so good. I will look for this voice toy this weekend.
Also RR should be here tomorrow. Thanks again.

[Sharly4]

Have you thought about a pet sitter? Not a kennel or anything like that. But someone to come to your house and visit with him a couple of hours. Or even someone that's there all day. Preferably someone you know. Or even someone you know you can drop him off with. All of my puppies that I've found homes for have someone home all the time or when they are out of the house for long periods of time have a family member or really close friend that will puppy sit while they're out. For example there's a couple of couples that have my puppies that work opposite shifts so it works out for them quite well. It's something to consider. As with my babies my dad watches them when I'm out so they're never alone.

[ally173]

maybe u can get a playpen and confind him; my dog stays there all day when i am at work; she sleeps most of the day and no panic attacks; she used to roam around before and used to get anxiety and eat everything in the house; until she got gastritis and the vet told me to confind her. it's been great. good luck

[MaxwellHouse]

When Maxwell has the house to himself, we have to contain him in the smallest room. Otherwise, he seems compelled to go room to room, window to window -- too much territory to "guard" I guess. He must feel safer with less space.

I hope you can find a solution that works for you and your sweetie.

[ARCHIE]

Originally Posted by ally173

maybe u can get a playpen and confind him; my dog stays there all day when i am at work; she sleeps most of the day and no panic attacks; she used to roam around before and used to get anxiety and eat everything in the house; until she got gastritis and the vet told me to confind her. it's been great. good luck

Maybe I should mention Buddy is 16lbs and would either eat his way
through a mesh playpen or jump the wood one. He clears a 32" baby
gate. LOL
He's been in our home with free access for 5yrs. However, maybe closing
a couple of bedroom doors would leave him with still lot's of room but
less to guard. That's a good thought. Thanks,

[ARCHIE]

Originally Posted by MaxwellHouse

When Maxwell has the house to himself, we have to contain him in the smallest room. Otherwise, he seems compelled to go room to room, window to window -- too much territory to "guard" I guess. He must feel safer with less space.

I hope you can find a solution that works for you and your sweetie.

Thank you for your suggestion. I will close the bedroom doors and
hopefully he will feel more secure.
Thanks,

[ally173]

Originally Posted by ARCHIE

Maybe I should mention Buddy is 16lbs and would either eat his way
through a mesh playpen or jump the wood one. He clears a 32" baby
gate. LOL
He's been in our home with free access for 5yrs. However, maybe closing
a couple of bedroom doors would leave him with still lot's of room but
less to guard. That's a good thought. Thanks,

in petco they sell the metal playpen in different sizes; i am sure there's one that he wont be able to jump or one with a top; believe i used to feel bad for my dog because i didnt want to gate her; but in the long run i realized it's best for her health that way; she got much calmer and now it's her routine; i put her bed there; so she goes there by herself when she's sleepy; i put her water bowl and pee pad; it's like her own castle; you should try it and see; good luck

[PANAMA69]

Oh sorry to heard that, poor baby, Phoebe, Shayna and Melody send you tons of kisses

[BanditSocks2]

Now this sounds like something I would try out.
Where have you seen this? Voice activated sounds good.
I would never crate him, it's been 5yrs, he'll go nut's.
I'm not a crate person. I trained him to have full access to our
home and I like it that way. He never touches anything.
I also think by putting my nightgown on his blanket in the
morning has helped him. I put one nightgown in the hamper
at night to keep my scent on it from the clothes in there
and take it out in the am and put it on his blanket. He's been
laying on it I can tell because it's wrinkled when I get home.
So far so good. I will look for this voice toy this weekend.
Also RR should be here tomorrow. Thanks again.

I saw the voice toy at PetSmart. It looked like a little ball with holes in it, and there were a few different sizes, and I think treats came out too or kibble I liked someones suggestion of having someone come to the house to sit with him. Could you send him to "doggie daycare"? We're financially "tight" so we send Bandit once a week and since Nala was just spayed we are going to take her once a month (we don't have favorites, but Bandit just needs it more for the social aspect). Good luck!

Also, Bandit was our first dog and we obviously made many mistakes lol. He would hate being in his crate when we left and would cry...and cry....and cry. We just got Nala this summer and everytime we put her in her crate we put the radio on and it has helped SO much! I don't know if we did a better job of getting Nala used to her crate or she was just predisposed to dealing with being alone, but the radio helped A LOT. My friend also bought a few songs on Itunes for her dog, she calls it Raffi for dogs, and he does well with it.