seperation anxiety??
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| You really have to crate or or at least gate her off. Not only is she making a mess, she could eat something that could really make her sick.. after all you've been through, I know you don't want thousands of dollars of vet bills! |
I don't want or need the vet bills but I hate putting that cotton head in that crate! Maybe I will buy a baby gate and keep her in the kitchen. I can't even give her kongs with treats in them b/c she has a sensitive stomach and can NOT handle anything different in her diet! 
She is a good dog otherwise I just don't understands why she is doing this  |
| I agree with Jill about crating her again. It's not cruel or inhumane, it is a safe place for her especially after the move. She doesn't understand that this is your/her new home, she has to learn that you do come home!
She needs to be "trained" again to be left alone. Dogs don't get mad at us, she just doesn't understand the situation and probably gets frustrated. If you put her back into the crate - even for 8 hours - she will feel safe and know everything is okay. Exercise her in the morning so she only wants to sleep while you are away. With the baby gate you still give her more freedom she deserves for now but it's up to you. At the end of the day it is your decision. |
| you really need to crate her - she is feeling insecure and therefore acting out. the crate will help her feel at home.
you can put some of her regular food in the kong and freeze it (with water if its a kibble) and not effect her tummy. |
| I never thought about it like that but your right. She probably will feel safer in the crate. This morning when I left I left her in the kitchen only but I don't know what my daughter may come home to Hopefully she was good but I think maybe you are right to retrain her. Thanks guys I can always count on you for great advice I'm so glad I stumbled on this forum!!!!!!!!! |
well my daughter got home from school and Holly had POOPED ALL OVER the KITCHEN!!!!  I am so mad at her right now. I don't understand this behavior...... at night she is not put in the cage and has full run of the house and she is fine....... What am I doing wrong??? Am I screwing up my sheepie??? My springer was so easy to train and she has just been aweful  What do I do I am at the end of my rope!!!! |
| She's nervous and having all that new, open space is making her insecure. Try confining her to an even smaller area or a crate. She'll be less likely to mess in an area that she'll have to stand in. |
will she always have to be crated? I put a blanket in the crate and she peed on it so I can't put a soft bed in there  |
| maybe maybe not - but she will let you know if she is happier in th ecrate than why wouldn't you let her have access to it? and less to clean up even if she does get overstressed. |
| Some dogs just don't deal well with the full house - I have a couple that are that way.
Our minds think they will be better off with "freedom" to roam the house. Instead the dogs go into overload....."OMG, I hear something".... "I need to protect this whole house".....etc. She has had a lot of stress - moving, the stress she picks up from you about not finding a place, everything. Her guts get into overdrive - kind of like irritable bowel does. The nerves and pacing/racing around when you are gone get the peristalsis going and presto - lots of loose messy poop! It may take some time and rest to get them settled back down. Also, someone once told me that just because a dog (especially a young one) is potty trained to your home, it doesn't naturally carry over to all homes or buildings. That comes with practice, reinforcement and time. |
| If you do keep her in the kitchen, tie shut the doors to all floor level cabinets. Glacier loves to get into the pantry and rearrange potatoes and onions. |
| Dawn OMG you hit her right on the head!! Today my daughter let her out of the crate when she got home and she ran around outside like a mad woman ..... running in circles and jumping and doing the sheepie thing and then my daughter took her inside and they waited for me to get home from work. I was like 15 minutes late b/c I stopped at the store and my daughter called me ( I was 5 minutes from home ) and she said Holly walked into the kitchen and pooped...... I got home and she was happy to see me and my daughter had left the mess for me this time and it was almost pure liquid ....... She gets too excited then her stomach must get upset Is there anything I can do or give her that would help her nervous stomach and help her settle down and not be so anxious???
You really described her perfect though... she has to be with me constantly or she is just beside herself.She has a built in clock she knows when I get home it's unreal....... any more of your wisdom??? Please share.....  |
| you might want to consider talking to your vet for some meds while you work on conditioning her to being a little more independent. |
| what kinda meds and are there any natural ones out there?? |
ravenbrook wrote: what kinda meds and are there any natural ones out there??
not that would work as quickly to make your dog feel well. some people try rescue remedy but it has very mixed results. |
| I was just reading another post and someone in the UK mentioned this rescue remedy... what is it ...where do you get it and what do you mean it gets mixed results |
| most people dont find it to be successful. some pet stores carry it. i find it more humane to try something that is more likely to work so I really don't know where to get it. |
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