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02-12-2006, 11:55 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Texas
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| Whinning and Separtation Anxiety? I have a 7 month old yorkie female (Teddie). Me and my husband are having problems with her whinning and whimpering whenever we leave the room. I got Teddie when she was 3 months old. When me and my husband leave a room and she can still see us she starts whinning like she's being tortured. We do keep a baby gate up to keep her from having accidents in the rest of the house. Does anyone have any advice as to breaking her of this or something. We also have another 7 month old puppy, a schipperke and she doesn't whine when we go into another room. Also in 4 months we'll be welcoming a baby into the house and I was wondering if anyone had any advice on how she will act around the baby and what we can do to make the transition go smoothly. thanks |
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02-12-2006, 10:56 PM | #2 |
Miss MitZi's Mama Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tunisia, North Africa
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| I saw a program on this once. I remember the solution they gave was to leave the room for say 2 minutes, then come back and give the dog a little treat. To increase the time you are out of the room slowly until you can stay out of the room for hours without the dog worrying. The problem is they dont think you are coming back. I think the point of the excercise was to show the dog that no matter how often you leave or for how long, you will ALWAYS come back. |
02-13-2006, 03:05 AM | #3 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: American in London
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| I think Ascension's advice is good, but I'd like to add to it. I would make the initial separation before treating only a few seconds. You want to go back with the treat BEFORE she starts whining. NEVER go back to her once she has started whining. Do not give her any attention (even negative - like saying "NO") when she is whining. Whining dog = invisible dog. Quiet dog = the best little puppy ever! Gradually increase the length of time that you are gone in very short increments until pup can cope with you being gone for longer periods. You might also look into the DAP diffuser. This is a product that diffuses a scent that is calming to dogs. You could also try giving her something to play with or chew on before you leave the room. Good luck!
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02-13-2006, 04:07 AM | #4 |
Follower of Yorkietology Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Cali-fo-nee-ya
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| i was having the same problem with my yorkie puppy. he hates being crated or confined in the kitchen with a baby gate. he'll cry and whine to no end if i have him confined in these areas. and unfortunately, i living in a condo and in close quarters with my neighbors, i don't have the luxury of ignoring him especially in the early mornings or late evenings. i think his problem is that he has issues being separated from me in an area where there is bars between me and him and he can see me behind the bars. he wants to be on the same side of the bars as me. if confine him in the kitchen with a baby gate, and i'm in the hallway, he'll whine to get out of the kitchen. if i'm in the kitchen and he's in the hallway (with the doors to the bedroom and living area open i might add), he'll whine to get into the kitchen area even though it's the "confined area". so finally, when he's about 80% potty trained on the potty pad, i moved the baby gate and allowed him access to the kitchen and hallway. the babygate now prevents him from accessing the living area, ie, carpeted areas, but i'm never in the living area with him left on the otherside of a closed babygate. he's totally fine with it. i can close the door to the bedroom and he'll scratch the door for about 30 seconds and then just walk back to his bed in the kitchen, waiting for me to come back. same thing when i leave the condo. i left an extra potty pad in the hallway to catch any accidents in the new expanded area. so far so good! i'm not sure if my yorkie is just bizarre like that, but he no longer whines when i'm away. so whatever works man!! |
02-13-2006, 06:45 AM | #5 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada
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| First yorkie uses the same advice i use for my kids...whining kids are invisible kids, good talk is heard! |
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