abandonment issues
I desperately need some advice. What can i do? Should we not be leaving him alone in the house with free reign. Should we crate him? I need any advice you can give me. I love him and I want him to be more comfortable being alone. I'm not sure if it's because he is deaf, or if it's just a dog thing. I've never had a dog before. Like I said, any advice would be very VERY helpful  |
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| I do not have experience with deaf oes, but I know others will be able to give valueable advice.
Sounds like he has separation anxiety. Oliver gets anxious when we are away for more than 3-4 hours, so we crate him. Not only for his own safety, but we can only afford to replace furniture so often! |
| Try leaving for just a few minutes, then go back in the house. Gradually increase the time you are away so she knows you will return. Don't make a fuss either coming or going, that only reinforces her anxiety. I have no experience with deaf dogs but I doubt that has anything to do with it. If she likes her crate I would use that, give her a kong filled with special treats to keep her occupied. |
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I am sorry Sprocket is having seperation issues....who knows what happened before he was lucky enough to be adopted by you!! Poor baby! I know it is stressful on you too I do have a deaf dog who does not have those issues but, have had many a foster dog that does I would definately try a crate.....try to start out with it when you are there and give him something yummy(filled Kongs can be time consuming for some) Let him go in after it on his own and leave the door open to start with when you are there....he may come right back out, then maybe you could shut the door and just go on about your business so, he knows the crate is ok. Once they are used to crates they can really be a "safe place" (I always leave a crate open for whoever wants to get to their comfort zone!) This is just a suggestion, I am sure many others will have even more great ideas! Good Luck Kathy |
| Poor Sprocket! Oscar is deaf and does not experience separation anxiety like you describe. He has never been crated, but he has been gated in the kitchen when we leave, since we got him at ten weeks old. For Oscar, it seems like the gates are his "visual clue" that no one is home, and we often come home to find him sleeping in one of his favorite spots. Even though he isn't destructive in any way while we are gone, we still prop the gates up in order to give him peace of mind. (They are literally laying against the wall and he could push one over by lightly brushing into it.)
Donner's Mom has some great suggestions, and you almost might want to check out the forum's Crate Training section. Laurie and Oscar |
| Hello, Sorry to hear you are going through this I know EXACTLY what you are going through.
George did this when he was a puppy and trashed the house so much in one room we thought our house had been broken into!! We ended up putting him in a cage where he could no damage to himself or the house. We left him for a small amount of time gradually building up. He just needed reassurance that we were coming back to him. It worked well. We left him a toy, blanket, water (though some people say not to). After a couple of weeks he settled down, he knew when we went out he had to go in the crate and when we came back he was let out. He was in there for 4 months and then we increased the amount of space he was given, starting by leaving him in the cage, with the door shut but not locked. he quickly learnt he could open the door. he doesn't have the crate at all now and on the whole is ok, although he recently has chewed a few things. I also spent time in the house getting up and leaving the room, closing the door behind me, waiting a few seconds and then going back in. I ignored him but this also taught him that it is not a bad thing to be left! Good luck, it really is just time! |
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