Comments on: Does Your Dog Have Separation Anxiety? What To Do http://www.barkingupthewrongtree.co.uk/does-your-dog-suffer-from-separation-anxiety-6.html A Dog Blog For Dog Lovers Everywhere! Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:30:34 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: lw http://www.barkingupthewrongtree.co.uk/does-your-dog-suffer-from-separation-anxiety-6.html/comment-page-1#comment-404 lw Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:18:07 +0000 http://www.barkingupthewrongtree.co.uk/does-your-dog-suffer-from-separation-anxiety-6.html#comment-404 In just the same way, don't make a big fuss of leaving your dog. You could try tying her lead to the gate or leaving someone else holding the lead, and start in small steps by just walking a few metres from her, standing there a few seconds, then walk back. Repeat until she isn't bothered by this, then try a little further and so on. It is hard work but well worth it. In just the same way, don’t make a big fuss of leaving your dog. You could try tying her lead to the gate or leaving someone else holding the lead, and start in small steps by just walking a few metres from her, standing there a few seconds, then walk back. Repeat until she isn’t bothered by this, then try a little further and so on. It is hard work but well worth it.

]]> By: Tania http://www.barkingupthewrongtree.co.uk/does-your-dog-suffer-from-separation-anxiety-6.html/comment-page-1#comment-403 Tania Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:14:35 +0000 http://www.barkingupthewrongtree.co.uk/does-your-dog-suffer-from-separation-anxiety-6.html#comment-403 This all sounds good as I have just got a rescue dog with this problem. How does this work when I leave her outside the school gate for pick up? This all sounds good as I have just got a rescue dog with this problem. How does this work when I leave her outside the school gate for pick up?

]]> By: How to stop a destructive dog | Barking Up The Wrong Tree http://www.barkingupthewrongtree.co.uk/does-your-dog-suffer-from-separation-anxiety-6.html/comment-page-1#comment-62 How to stop a destructive dog | Barking Up The Wrong Tree Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:33:47 +0000 http://www.barkingupthewrongtree.co.uk/does-your-dog-suffer-from-separation-anxiety-6.html#comment-62 [...] often than not, a dog is destructive because it is suffering from a form of separation anxiety.  Dog separation anxiety is something we wrote about a while ago, but when a dog is being destructive, there are other ways [...] [...] often than not, a dog is destructive because it is suffering from a form of separation anxiety.  Dog separation anxiety is something we wrote about a while ago, but when a dog is being destructive, there are other ways [...]

]]> By: Barking Up The Wrong Tree » Should I Get A Second Dog? http://www.barkingupthewrongtree.co.uk/does-your-dog-suffer-from-separation-anxiety-6.html/comment-page-1#comment-18 Barking Up The Wrong Tree » Should I Get A Second Dog? Fri, 01 Feb 2008 09:54:35 +0000 http://www.barkingupthewrongtree.co.uk/does-your-dog-suffer-from-separation-anxiety-6.html#comment-18 [...] from our earlier article about separation anxiety, anxiety happens when a dog cannot cope with being separated from his pack.  Dogs expect to live [...] [...] from our earlier article about separation anxiety, anxiety happens when a dog cannot cope with being separated from his pack.  Dogs expect to live [...]

]]> By: lw http://www.barkingupthewrongtree.co.uk/does-your-dog-suffer-from-separation-anxiety-6.html/comment-page-1#comment-12 lw Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:20:52 +0000 http://www.barkingupthewrongtree.co.uk/does-your-dog-suffer-from-separation-anxiety-6.html#comment-12 Very good point, especially as it doesn't take much to tire my dog out! Very good point, especially as it doesn’t take much to tire my dog out!

]]> By: Cheryl Cain http://www.barkingupthewrongtree.co.uk/does-your-dog-suffer-from-separation-anxiety-6.html/comment-page-1#comment-11 Cheryl Cain Wed, 16 Jan 2008 11:17:14 +0000 http://www.barkingupthewrongtree.co.uk/does-your-dog-suffer-from-separation-anxiety-6.html#comment-11 These are greats tips and they do work. I tried it on my own two, Harvey a 18 month old basset and Tashi a 10 month old Shih Tzu. I leave them with a treat and toys when I go out and most of the time they are so occupied with the tasty chew bar they don't even notice me leaving! I also find that taking dogs for a really good walk is effective. As pack animals dogs don't understand being separated from you and they should look at you as the pack leader. So when you leave they get distressed as it doesn't make sense to them. However if they've had good exercise and are tired it makes sense to them that they must stay behind to recover! These are greats tips and they do work. I tried it on my own two, Harvey a 18 month old basset and Tashi a 10 month old Shih Tzu. I leave them with a treat and toys when I go out and most of the time they are so occupied with the tasty chew bar they don’t even notice me leaving!

I also find that taking dogs for a really good walk is effective. As pack animals dogs don’t understand being separated from you and they should look at you as the pack leader. So when you leave they get distressed as it doesn’t make sense to them. However if they’ve had good exercise and are tired it makes sense to them that they must stay behind to recover!

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