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  • lvossL

    Patricia McConnell has a book on working with dogs with separation anxiety, I'll Be Home Soon.

    http://www.patriciamcconnell.com/product/dog-separation-anxiety

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  • nobarkusN

    How much exercise does she get before being crated? Total exercise per day? Does she get a treat upon entering the crate and does she enter voluntarily or pushed in?

    Buddy, Paolo and Dan

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  • lukrisL

    that's not excessive but has she always been left or is it a fairly new arrangement? Why i ask is if it has always been the arrangement, she should be used to it by now. But if not, maybe she still has to adjust. Can anyone look in on her for you while you are out, say after a couple of hours? Have you tried leaving a radio on, some background noise. Do you take her for a good long walk when you get home? etc

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  • A

    We do not exercise her before we crate her bc it's usually early in the morning. She has been crated ever since she was 6wks old and still hates it. She gets a treat in her crate but we do have put her in there. We leave the radio on while we are gone and my mom comes by to take her out if we will be gone longer than 4 hrs.

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  • Rita JeanR

    Everyone on here question???? Could it she has came into season causing this???? Would this not be her first time?????

    Rita Jean

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  • lvossL

    It sounds like she has never truly been crate trained and that is contributing to her anxiety.

    http://www.askdryin.com/movies/CrateDogLR.pdf

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  • A

    Thank you Ivoss for the article. We will try these tips but we will still have to put her in the crate while we are gone. This won't confuse her?

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  • lvossL

    You may want to use a large vari-kennel plastic crate so it is different then the crate she now has the negative associations with.

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  • A

    Haha yeah we have one of those too. That is what we tried to begin with. Would using a muzzle her while in the crate be cruel?

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  • lvossL

    Not only would using a muzzle in the crate be cruel, it could also be life threatening.

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  • lvossL

    I have used the process in the video and even after a day of intensive work there is a difference but it is a long term process. You could use that in conjunction with DAP spray or diffuser to help with anxiety.

    Since this has been going on for quite sometime, you will proabably be best served by hiring a behaviorist or trainer to help you with the short term and develop a long term plan.

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  • YodelDogsY

    I would highly recommend that you get the book that lvoss recommended. It is inexpensive and very helpful. In the meantime, buy a large sheet of plywood to put under the crate to keep her from eating the carpet. A muzzle is a bad idea. The dog is stressed out enough already and a muzzle would only compound the problem.

    Robyn Dubbert

    Sherwood Basenjis

    One thing that I have learned in life is to accept that things are not all black or all white. Life is shades of gray and just because someone sees a different shade of gray than you do, it doesn't mean their shade is right or wrong, its just different. ~ Robyn Dubbert

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  • A

    I bought the book on amazon. We will try the wood under the crate and work with her to be stress free. So the muzzle should be a no-go then?

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  • lvossL

    Right, you should never muzzle an unattended dog.

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  • Rita JeanR

    I do a lot of stange things but I would never use a muzzle and go away. Just to many what if's.

    Rita Jean

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  • tanzaT

    What happens if you just leave her loose when you are gone?…. Have you tried that?... is there a way you could leave her in an area that is gated off from the rest of the house... ?....

    Pat Fragassi

    Tanza Basenjis

    www.tanzabasenjis.net

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  • crystalncodyC

    I had a similar situation with Cody when I first got him. One of the things that helped was that I put an old sheet in his crate that smelled like me. I slept on it for one night before putting it in there.

    I don't have to crate him regularly anymore, but I still put it in there (wash it once a week, sleep on it for a night, the put it back in there). I also still put his favorite treats and new toys in there instead of giving them directly to him. Now he willingly goes in his crate when he needs some alone time away from Moe (or my family :) ).

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  • jonny b.J

    We got chill pills from the vet too. they did not change the personality( although the first time we dosed it was too strong so we lowered it and that was ok) it is about 20 cents a pill and we give one a day. It was AMAZING the difference it made. we started out with 3 a day and it was way too much … went to 2 a day and now are down to one a day. just helps them be very much calmer and less anxiety. sometimes i think i would like one too.lol but it really helped..... was not expensive and made the worry much better.

    jonny b. and HAnsel, he's so hot right now

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  • A

    @tanza:

    What happens if you just leave her loose when you are gone?…. Have you tried that?... is there a way you could leave her in an area that is gated off from the rest of the house... ?....

    Oh no I don't think we will ever try that! I think our couch or entertainment center would be chewed on. In this apartment we have a small laundry room but we have never tried to leave her in there. We are at the point we will try anything.

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  • A

    @crystalncody:

    I had a similar situation with Cody when I first got him. One of the things that helped was that I put an old sheet in his crate that smelled like me. I slept on it for one night before putting it in there.

    No we haven't tried this either but I think she would rip it into small pieces. BUT we will try it as well.

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    My dear friend Jean Skaggs, who deals with this often says… When the dog is guarding you...get up and leave the area. Don't squirt the dog, don't say anything, get up and leave. Turn your back and ignore. These dogs do get it. You might makes many trips off the couch, when that is where you are... But they will get it. I would be happy to send you to her if you have more issues. But really, its just that simple...