Comments on: How to Use Dog Separation Anxiety Training to Help Dogs With Separation Anxiety http://www.dailychihuahua.com/how-to-use-dog-separation-anxiety-training-to-help-dogs-with-separation-anxiety Your daily Adorability! Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:48:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: DogHelper http://www.dailychihuahua.com/how-to-use-dog-separation-anxiety-training-to-help-dogs-with-separation-anxiety/comment-page-1#comment-450 DogHelper Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:09:59 +0000 http://www.dailychihuahua.com/dog-door/how-to-use-dog-separation-anxiety-training-to-help-dogs-with-separation-anxiety#comment-450 You can find a Miniature Pinscher guide book here, under the " M to S " section: http://www.dogbreeds.ebookstogether.com/<br><b>References : </b><br> You can find a Miniature Pinscher guide book here, under the " M to S " section:

http://www.dogbreeds.ebookstogether.com/
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]]> By: Tiffany http://www.dailychihuahua.com/how-to-use-dog-separation-anxiety-training-to-help-dogs-with-separation-anxiety/comment-page-1#comment-449 Tiffany Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:07:59 +0000 http://www.dailychihuahua.com/dog-door/how-to-use-dog-separation-anxiety-training-to-help-dogs-with-separation-anxiety#comment-449 Have you heard of Ceasar Millan? He is sort of like a Dog Whisperer. You might be able to find some of his t.v. shows called the Dog Whisperer online somewhere. What you said about your dog reminds me alot of some of the episodes on his show. I went ahead and found some tips from him on separation anxiety. Copy and past the link below to read 5 of his tips on how to solve this problem. http://www.cesarsway.com/tips/problembehaviors/5-tips-for-separation-anxiety At that same site, you can click on a link at the top that says Ask Ceasar, and he will write back and answer your questions and concerns about your dog. There should be places where he explains other problems dogs have, and Im pretty sure your questions can be answered just by searching that site and looking at problems other people have had with their dogs and see what they did to correct that behaviour.<br><b>References : </b><br>http://www.cesarsway.com/dogwhisperer Have you heard of Ceasar Millan? He is sort of like a Dog Whisperer. You might be able to find some of his t.v. shows called the Dog Whisperer online somewhere. What you said about your dog reminds me alot of some of the episodes on his show. I went ahead and found some tips from him on separation anxiety. Copy and past the link below to read 5 of his tips on how to solve this problem.

http://www.cesarsway.com/tips/problembehaviors/5-tips-for-separation-anxiety

At that same site, you can click on a link at the top that says Ask Ceasar, and he will write back and answer your questions and concerns about your dog.

There should be places where he explains other problems dogs have, and Im pretty sure your questions can be answered just by searching that site and looking at problems other people have had with their dogs and see what they did to correct that behaviour.
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http://www.cesarsway.com/dogwhisperer

]]> By: Lucy L http://www.dailychihuahua.com/how-to-use-dog-separation-anxiety-training-to-help-dogs-with-separation-anxiety/comment-page-1#comment-448 Lucy L Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:05:59 +0000 http://www.dailychihuahua.com/dog-door/how-to-use-dog-separation-anxiety-training-to-help-dogs-with-separation-anxiety#comment-448 You have to be patient you can also try sending to a training or daycare it will learn lot many things in Montreal there is one where i take mine their website reference is<br><b>References : </b><br>http://aubergezen.com in french and http://aubergezen.com/english/index.html in english You have to be patient you can also try sending to a training or daycare it will learn lot many things in Montreal there is one where i take mine their website reference is
References :
http://aubergezen.com
in french
and
http://aubergezen.com/english/index.html in english

]]> By: spotty http://www.dailychihuahua.com/how-to-use-dog-separation-anxiety-training-to-help-dogs-with-separation-anxiety/comment-page-1#comment-447 spotty Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:03:59 +0000 http://www.dailychihuahua.com/dog-door/how-to-use-dog-separation-anxiety-training-to-help-dogs-with-separation-anxiety#comment-447 Ok, Well most of the time the dog will bark at strangers when you use a choke collar. It hurts her and doesn't really teach her anything. Also, if she howls and barks when you are away you could always ask one of you neighbours to look after her when you are out. I would (and this is only what I would do) get another dog, I know about the tennant not liking dogs in it but then she wouldn't feel alone. As she was alone for a few month it will take her some getting used to but it would keep her compony.<br><b>References : </b><br> Ok, Well most of the time the dog will bark at strangers when you use a choke collar. It hurts her and doesn’t really teach her anything. Also, if she howls and barks when you are away you could always ask one of you neighbours to look after her when you are out.
I would (and this is only what I would do) get another dog, I know about the tennant not liking dogs in it but then she wouldn’t feel alone. As she was alone for a few month it will take her some getting used to but it would keep her compony.
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]]> By: Cherie http://www.dailychihuahua.com/how-to-use-dog-separation-anxiety-training-to-help-dogs-with-separation-anxiety/comment-page-1#comment-446 Cherie Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:01:59 +0000 http://www.dailychihuahua.com/dog-door/how-to-use-dog-separation-anxiety-training-to-help-dogs-with-separation-anxiety#comment-446 sounds like your doing a great job already mate! taking her out every 2 hours, wow that's devotion! Must be hard in an apartment! Carry on with the treats! they will work in the end! During the day leave in in another room away from you start for a couple of seconds then go to her! then go to a minute leave dog alone close door then go to him and give a treat then start with 2 mins, keep doing this till you get up to 10 minutes! still using treats! She properly suffering with anxiety like you said! but remember she is probably testing you cos he thinks you are going to give him away to another owner like he is used to. Also have you tried one of those bark collars? you can purchase them online! or you could try clicker training! If I was you i would just start from the beginning, as she was a puppy! Bless him! keep up the good job.xxxxxxxxxxxxx<br><b>References : </b><br> sounds like your doing a great job already mate! taking her out every 2 hours, wow that’s devotion!
Must be hard in an apartment!
Carry on with the treats! they will work in the end!

During the day leave in in another room away from you start for a couple of seconds then go to her! then go to a minute leave dog alone close door then go to him and give a treat then start with 2 mins, keep doing this till you get up to 10 minutes! still using treats!

She properly suffering with anxiety like you said! but remember she is probably testing you cos he thinks you are going to give him away to another owner like he is used to.

Also have you tried one of those bark collars? you can purchase them online!
or you could try clicker training!

If I was you i would just start from the beginning, as she was a puppy!

Bless him!

keep up the good job.xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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]]> By: Sid Singer http://www.dailychihuahua.com/how-to-use-dog-separation-anxiety-training-to-help-dogs-with-separation-anxiety/comment-page-1#comment-445 Sid Singer Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:59:10 +0000 http://www.dailychihuahua.com/dog-door/how-to-use-dog-separation-anxiety-training-to-help-dogs-with-separation-anxiety#comment-445 <b>Need help with this dog (separation anxiety/barking at strangers/potty issues),or I'll need to get rid of her?</b><br>===A Little Background history of the dog=== Miniature Pinscher chihuahua; 2 Years old. female First owner: Isolated this dog from any other human or dog contact except for the owner. Never left alone. Also the only potty training she have had was puppy pads for 2 years. Lived in a condo. Second Owner: Got the dog after the she moved to another apartment, but found out she couldn't keep dogs at her new place and gave it to owner number two. Owner number two already has a dog, and a strict owner who knows how to train dogs. However, Owner Two moved into their new place and was told you can't keep more than one dog. Total time with Owner Two was 1-2 months. Owner Number 3: (ME) My wife brought this dog home, and at first I didn't want to get a dog until I had a house with a small yard for a dog. Owner Number 2 is my wife's boss, and she was real sad about having to get rid of the dog. So that's 3 owners in 3 months for this little dog. We decided to try out the dog for a week to see how she is, and she is awesome! Very affectionate and quiet. Since I work from home. I take care of the dog. Great little buddy around the house while I'm working. ===The Problems=== The problem is when me and my wife tried to leave the apartment, we put her back in her doggy kennel. We stepped out the door to do the laundry and we heard her barking and howling. About 45 seconds after closing the door. We came back 20 minutes later after the laundry and she was still barking loudly. This is a big problem since we live in an apartment and being quiet is important. Technically we are not allowed dogs hear, but few tenants in the building has dogs that the building owner already knows about, but looks the other way since they are quiet. Racially, out of sight, out of mind. However, You can hear her across the building. When we are around her, she is totally quiet, but leave her alone and she is barking. Since I work form home I stay with her most of the time, but now I feel trapped in my own place because I can't go out anywhere without this dog. So the first problem is the separation anxiety. The second problem is barking at strangers, especially babies. I pick her up and yell at her to stop but she doesn't listen at times. She doesn't bite. Just barks, but that could get me in trouble with my apartment if she scares a tenant that is a parent. I used to use a soft collar to walk this dog but Owner 2 said use the choke collar he gave me to train her and she does respond to the choke collar. I tried more gentle approaches like praising her when she does things good, and treats but they work only like 20% of the time. I hate yelling (only when she does something REALLY BAD...not small things) and using the choke collar but I guess you have to be stern with this dog to establish discipline. Last Problem is not that big of an issue, but while I'm hear, any tips on how to get your dog to poop and pee on my schedule? Right now I'm taking her for a walk every 2 hours to prevent accidents around the house. IDEALLY if I can teach this dog to bring me her collar when she needs to go out would be awesome. Right now we put her in her cage at night, and I end up waking up at 5AM just to walk her, and go to sleep at 11:45PM for her last walk. It's starting to burn me out. I don't want to get rid of this dog and have it have 4 owners in less than 2 months. I would love to keep this dog. Any practical help would be greatly appreciated. Oh and one more thing. I would love to do doggy daycare but with money being tight, I would like to do as much as I can from the apartment. Last weekend we did bring up the dog to my wife's family. I figured they have a large house with a large yard and that would be a good thing. I think the shock from going from seeing one or two people a day (like past owners), to about 10 people in a house (extended family lives in the same house), might have been overload for her. She got along with everybody the second day.We tried to leave her to go to WalMart for 30 minutes with all these people (Thinking she won't be lonely). We get a call at WalMart saying" Come home! She is crying!". Need help with this dog (separation anxiety/barking at strangers/potty issues),or I'll need to get rid of her?
===A Little Background history of the dog===

Miniature Pinscher chihuahua; 2 Years old. female

First owner: Isolated this dog from any other human or dog contact except for the owner. Never left alone. Also the only potty training she have had was puppy pads for 2 years. Lived in a condo.

Second Owner: Got the dog after the she moved to another apartment, but found out she couldn’t keep dogs at her new place and gave it to owner number two. Owner number two already has a dog, and a strict owner who knows how to train dogs. However, Owner Two moved into their new place and was told you can’t keep more than one dog. Total time with Owner Two was 1-2 months.

Owner Number 3: (ME) My wife brought this dog home, and at first I didn’t want to get a dog until I had a house with a small yard for a dog. Owner Number 2 is my wife’s boss, and she was real sad about having to get rid of the dog. So that’s 3 owners in 3 months for this little dog. We decided to try out the dog for a week to see how she is, and she is awesome! Very affectionate and quiet. Since I work from home. I take care of the dog. Great little buddy around the house while I’m working.

===The Problems===
The problem is when me and my wife tried to leave the apartment, we put her back in her doggy kennel. We stepped out the door to do the laundry and we heard her barking and howling. About 45 seconds after closing the door. We came back 20 minutes later after the laundry and she was still barking loudly. This is a big problem since we live in an apartment and being quiet is important. Technically we are not allowed dogs hear, but few tenants in the building has dogs that the building owner already knows about, but looks the other way since they are quiet. Racially, out of sight, out of mind. However, You can hear her across the building. When we are around her, she is totally quiet, but leave her alone and she is barking. Since I work form home I stay with her most of the time, but now I feel trapped in my own place because I can’t go out anywhere without this dog.

So the first problem is the separation anxiety.

The second problem is barking at strangers, especially babies. I pick her up and yell at her to stop but she doesn’t listen at times. She doesn’t bite. Just barks, but that could get me in trouble with my apartment if she scares a tenant that is a parent.

I used to use a soft collar to walk this dog but Owner 2 said use the choke collar he gave me to train her and she does respond to the choke collar. I tried more gentle approaches like praising her when she does things good, and treats but they work only like 20% of the time. I hate yelling (only when she does something REALLY BAD…not small things) and using the choke collar but I guess you have to be stern with this dog to establish discipline.

Last Problem is not that big of an issue, but while I’m hear, any tips on how to get your dog to poop and pee on my schedule? Right now I’m taking her for a walk every 2 hours to prevent accidents around the house. IDEALLY if I can teach this dog to bring me her collar when she needs to go out would be awesome.

Right now we put her in her cage at night, and I end up waking up at 5AM just to walk her, and go to sleep at 11:45PM for her last walk. It’s starting to burn me out.

I don’t want to get rid of this dog and have it have 4 owners in less than 2 months. I would love to keep this dog.

Any practical help would be greatly appreciated.
Oh and one more thing. I would love to do doggy daycare but with money being tight, I would like to do as much as I can from the apartment.

Last weekend we did bring up the dog to my wife’s family. I figured they have a large house with a large yard and that would be a good thing. I think the shock from going from seeing one or two people a day (like past owners), to about 10 people in a house (extended family lives in the same house), might have been overload for her. She got along with everybody the second day.We tried to leave her to go to WalMart for 30 minutes with all these people (Thinking she won’t be lonely). We get a call at WalMart saying" Come home! She is crying!".

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