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Dogs that Throw Fits When you Leave
My Shepherd mix (Pandora) always freaks out if we leave the house. We have had her since she was first weened from her mother and over the last 7 years she has had to be away from us on average several hours a day. Whenever we leave (then and now) she throws some kind of fit such as reaching up on the counters and pulling stuff off to strewing garbage across the living room. When we are home she never does anything like this at all.
Would training help with situations like this or do you think I will just have to start kenneling her when I go out to the store or wherever?
Would training help with situations like this or do you think I will just have to start kenneling her when I go out to the store or wherever?
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Permalink Reply by matty39 on -
We had a couple of dogs that used to do this. One was a German Shepherd and the other was a German Shepherd/Husky mix. The shepherd eventually stopped doing it and the Husky, we ended up not keeping because she was WAY too rough with the kids. Broke our hearts to have to give her away but she's got a great home and is very happy now. I think for some the separation anxiety is a bit too much. I'm not sure what the answer is. Our Australian Shepherd doesn't do this.....thank goodness.
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Permalink Reply by KrisNY on -
I'm not sure-- you could try to train her- Sneak out for just a bit and watch her and see if she does it. I'm not sure if training will work as you have had her a while. You might have to kennel her.
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Permalink Reply by Simplyme on -
I'm thinking I may have to kennel her as well and that breaks my heart cause she gets such a sad look on her face. But when she was younger and doing this finally I started setting the garbage cans on the counter or outside and then she just started pulling other things off the counters or wherever she can find them. Not every time we leave but if we are gone more than an hour.
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Permalink Reply by Pamela on -
My girl did this when she was a baby. She has outgrown it now. I think only time will fix it. I'm sure it is sad being away from your mommy. Unfortunetly we all don't have the ability to be home all the time:(
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Permalink Reply by Diana on -
Training might help but it would be better to leave her without access to those things she plots her revenge with. setting aside a room that she cannot get out of to access those items would help control the damage.
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Permalink Reply by EugenS on -
That's separation anxiety. It's pretty hard to get rid of the bad behaviour, but a professional can help you.
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Permalink Reply by Pamela on
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It makes sense. I don't like being alone either. I guess I'd rather be at home than at work though but I think it is reasonable them not wanting you to leave,
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Permalink Reply by jimmys devoted on -
how about taking her with you to teh store.. we take fartfignugen with us 90 percent of the time when the temp is cool...
fat boys cries.. we have come home to hius face being soaked with tears so we take him and he gets an ice cream and sometimes ham or a hamburger..... and hes happy.. people just love him.. so why noty try taking her when you go on local errands......
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