Why does Rufus panic when left completely alone, yet cope with any company? This is quite a straightforward separation case. Two-year-old Fox Terrier Rufus panics when he’s left alone all by himself. He came from the breeder to live with the young lady at about eight months of age. Until Read more
Why does a dog panic and howl whenever the people he depends on leave the house?
Noah suffers from separation panic whenever he’s left without human company. He’s most distressed when his young lady owner’s mother leaves him.
The whole family suffer too. Their two happy Standard Poodles are no substitute for human company.
Not only does it distress the family, it upsets the neighbour. (more…)
I’m pretty sure that at the root of Luna’s problems is not having left the gun dog breeder until she was twelve weeks old. There will have been no early habituation or socialisation. She won’t have been taken out anywhere to meet a variety of people nor introduced to the outside world while still young enough to take it in her stride.
Why would a dog panic when separated from just one person in the family while remaining calm with everyone else? Darcy watches the lady all the time. When she’s out of sight he pants and he paces. Even when left at home with the gentleman, he whines and stresses. Separation Read more
Why would a calm rescue Beagle panic and try to escape whenever she is left completely alone? The Beagle can’t be left all alone. When they adopted Libby a couple of weeks ago, they had no clue they wouldn’t be able to go out to work and happily leave her. Read more
Why would a small, friendly dog bark constantly when the real problem is fear of people? Bentley barks. The little dog’s main fears and consequent barking is either directly, or indirectly, associated with his fear of people. Bentley is an adorable and much-loved Coton de Tulear. In researching the breed, Read more
Why would a dog suddenly panic and bark the moment you leave the house? There has been a big change in young Cockerpoo Murphy’s life recently. They moved into a new house two weeks ago. The lady was able to go out without any problems before. Now he barks in Read more
At my suggestion, they have just filmed her to find that she runs about in a panic from the moment the leave, defecating as she goes. She pees all over the place. She is constantly pacing, running back and forth and jumping at the door. It seems she does this the whole time that they are absent.
Is this really separation anxiety – or a puppy who has never yet learnt to feel safe alone? The tiny six-month Yorkie is so beautiful I could not resist three photos. Gizmo cries when left alone. The key to relieving him and his young humans from all the anxiety and stress around separation is Read more
When a dog starts peeing indoors after major changes at home, is it really marking – or could it be anxiety and insecurity? Whether marking or anxiety through being left, the root cause will be Herbie’s feeling of insecurity. Greyhounds have hidden depth. It’s easy to assume that because five-year Read more