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Separation Anxiety
my dog has separation anxiety, i think it's called. when we leave somewhere and come home, the house is a WRECK. She chews on shoes, gets in the garbage, even goes upstairs and chews up things in my bedroom. and when we come home, she always looks like she thinks someone's going to hit her.
what can i do to stop this?
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My dog did pretty much the same thing when we first got her. But she was in an abusive home before, so I understand why she thought someone was going to hit her- but we definitely don't- and she finally learned she's not going to get hurt anymore! But anyways, all you need to do is put her in a room in your house (maybe your room) for 10-15 minutes each day, without you. Eventually she'll get used to being alone sometimes, and she'll learn that you will always come back. My dog is so much better now. She doesn't tear the house apart when we're gone now. Just give it time- and she'll learn that you're not leaving her- you're just leaving for a while and you'll always come home to her. :) Good luck!
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Hey. My dog has the same thing. What you need to do it, mostly try to spend more time at home, because dogs usually get like this when the owner is barely ever home. Such as if you worked a full time job and comes home, showers, eats, and sleeps, then goes to work again the next day.
So besides trying to pay alot more attention to your dog, we put my dog in a crate. HOWEVER, the crate was HUGE. And, that only lasted for about a week. The next thing you can do is put something that would taste bad, like hot sauce or vinigar. Dogs hate it, so they won't pick at the trash or anything anymore once they remember what it tastes like. NEVER, EVER PUT ANYTHING ON THE TRASH THAT A HUMAN WOULDN'T EAT, like a chemical or something, although i'm sure you're smart enough to know that[:
If you don't want to get a crate, cause I know I flipped out on my mom when she came home with our crate, put her in a room alone, with her bed or something and a bone.
Hope I helped, and good luck with your puppy[:
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Put her somewhere enclosed like a garage and put everything out of sight, try and make it home more often and maybe she will be fine. Go to your vet if the problem persists and sometimes they can prescribe medicine that will calm your dog down, but only use that as a last resort. If your dog is just a puppy, he/she will probably out grow it.
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