Comments: Separation Anxiety in Dogs

“My dog when i go tries to bust out the front door and when the door is closed he carries on with barking and howling he has done this since the first time we left him on his own, any tips?” — Ryan, Oct 21 2009

“My Rat-Cha, Rocky, was traumatized by being abandoned by his owner's children when his owner passed away (information available because he was microchipped). He spent 11 months in the local shelter before we adopted him. He had severe SA in the beginning but we have been giving him Melatonin tablets twice a day (natural..not narcotic) and, when we leave, we leave the television, lamp and ceiling fan on. He has weathered two 2-hour separations, now, without any destructive behavior. We also do not make a "big deal" out of leaving. We use a kennel for longer separations, but are going to slowly increase the time apart and see if that works. Robin, Rocky's Mommie.” — RockysMom, Jul 01 2009

“i have a 5 month old boxer who has been well behaved til the last two days he has been chewing things peeing in our house i dont know why he is only doing it when we are not ariund what should i do to stop his behavior?” — rhonda, Nov 02 2008

“my beagle has what i was told is separation anxiety when i'm so i keep him in a crate with a no-bark collar on him when i'm gone but he knows how to remove the collar ” — tanissan1, Oct 22 2008

“I recently adopted a 5 year old Minpin and he goes crazy when hes left alone, no matter how short the time. I am not sure what to do with him as my neighbors are starting to complain about his barking, which only occurs when he is alone.” — mshelley, Oct 02 2008

“My dog "CORNDOG" has this problem when I'm gone. The funny thing is that he isn't alone, my roommate is still there when the behaviors happen. ” — shortymfm, Sep 17 2008

“My american bulldog is 2 years old and He continues to eat everything. We almost lost him once.... He only does it when we leave him alone.” — kmstrick1, Jun 22 2008

“The more time I spend with Cracker the worse the SA is, so if I notice her being clingy I put her on ignore for periods of time (day, couple of days) and then she improves. She still gets fed, walked etc but no "clingy" affection or over attention.” — Tailspin, May 17 2008

“This separation anxiety seems to get worse with age. It seems we can't go anywhere without Dagwood or we get this really sad face and makes us feel rotten.” — Discover wit..., Apr 16 2008

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