Puppy has been with us for 5 weeks and separation anxiety seems to be getting worse instead of better, pup is crated for part of the day as we are trying to toilet train and part of the day he is in the living room (gate on door). As soon as I leave the room he cries, I try my best to ignore him but he cries and cries, quite often dh or the dd's are still in the room with him so he's not alone. He knows my voice and can recognise my cough when I wake in the morning (if I cough he starts crying out for me). I know he sees me as mum, I walk him, feed him and train him but its like having a clingy child, he won't go outside alone ( he will wee right next to me in the garden and when he's finished he sits by my feet).
He's a fab dog, well behaved great on and off the lead (well almost), I just wish he would stop crying and howling as soon as I leave the room.
We have tried rewarding him when he's quiet ( by getting dd to reward him when he's quiet when I'm out of the room) and have tried coming and going whilst ignoring him but now he is crying for even longer and wakes me up 4 times in the night.
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Marne · 16/02/2013 21:46
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