Seperation Anxiety
So training and everything has gone well and Charlie has been adapted well into the mix of daily life.
Though we've come to a brick wall and now, staring at it trying to think of the best way to confront it.
When we first got Charlie he cried a little bit in his crate at night but then that went away. At night it is fine and he understands that sometime in the morning someone will come and let him out.
The issue is when we are away.. and sometimes when we are home.
We live with two other people and depending on when they get up, the crying/barking starts. We tried to wait it out.. we tried making noises from far away... and we've tried, the walking up, saying No and Hush and then leaving him again.
They all worked for a little bit but every morning it never fails that his cries will wake us up btw 5am and 9am... Roxi hasn't learned the bad habit from him and is still quiet throughout this whole issue.
He also has started crying outside the bathroom door....
When someone walks outside for a short period of time (to the car, taking out the trash)
and this morning my neighbor told me he was crying/barking all day yesterday. (I was at school.. have no idea where the manthing or roomies were).
I was curious and suspicious that he did so when we left but I wasn't too worried about it till my neighbor mentioned something.
They seem to have a new babies... often.. and while they just have mentioned this for the first time.. I don't want this to become an issue.
This is more me venting my worry and seeking some advice. Though I'll start checking out some sites and talk to some dog friends for information.
Im not sure how to train a dog not to do something when you're not there lol. I might set up a dog webcam like my friend did to see what happens when we arn't home.
The problem is during the day when he is around us - he only barks 1. when he is excited during play and that's almost been taken care of and 2. when someone knocks on the door. which is also being taken care of. 3. when he is back talking during trick time b4 a meal. Also being trained out of.
ahh.. there's always something going on in this house lol.
Though we've come to a brick wall and now, staring at it trying to think of the best way to confront it.
When we first got Charlie he cried a little bit in his crate at night but then that went away. At night it is fine and he understands that sometime in the morning someone will come and let him out.
The issue is when we are away.. and sometimes when we are home.
We live with two other people and depending on when they get up, the crying/barking starts. We tried to wait it out.. we tried making noises from far away... and we've tried, the walking up, saying No and Hush and then leaving him again.
They all worked for a little bit but every morning it never fails that his cries will wake us up btw 5am and 9am... Roxi hasn't learned the bad habit from him and is still quiet throughout this whole issue.
He also has started crying outside the bathroom door....
When someone walks outside for a short period of time (to the car, taking out the trash)
and this morning my neighbor told me he was crying/barking all day yesterday. (I was at school.. have no idea where the manthing or roomies were).
I was curious and suspicious that he did so when we left but I wasn't too worried about it till my neighbor mentioned something.
They seem to have a new babies... often.. and while they just have mentioned this for the first time.. I don't want this to become an issue.
This is more me venting my worry and seeking some advice. Though I'll start checking out some sites and talk to some dog friends for information.
Im not sure how to train a dog not to do something when you're not there lol. I might set up a dog webcam like my friend did to see what happens when we arn't home.
The problem is during the day when he is around us - he only barks 1. when he is excited during play and that's almost been taken care of and 2. when someone knocks on the door. which is also being taken care of. 3. when he is back talking during trick time b4 a meal. Also being trained out of.
ahh.. there's always something going on in this house lol.
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Comment by Avyon on September 21, 2009 at 1:30pm
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Hmmm Charlie is a four year old adoptee and was pre-potty trained hehe. But I think you're right in that the on goings is a little different then what he was used to in his past life. Unfortunately with our current situation we can't move yet but we are working on it truthfully. I keep promising to give the pups a yard :) Thats my dream right now.
The radio ultra sound sounds great. While I'll only be able to use it while he's in the crate - maybe we could try a mixture of the collar when he's out during the day and the ultra sound during the night time... hmm..
Where did you pick one up?
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Comment by christy fry on September 20, 2009 at 5:03pm
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I have a co-worker with a pup that has seperation anxiety and will bark and whine until she came home. She worked with a trainer on barking on command and the pup is crated with a sound machine by the crate to drone out any outside noises. I don't know what sound she uses but maybe a sound machine might help your pup. she says the pup is much better not cured but better. no more complaints I'm assuming from her neighbors
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Comment by Derek on September 20, 2009 at 4:34pm
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I had to use a radio ultra sonic bark correcter for Morgan. He would bark and I was afraid he would wake up my roommates. It worked well, it does not inflict pain, it just lets out an annoying noise that makes them stop barking adn wonder "what the hell was that." It is not a collar, so you don't have to worry about it catching on something. I would think about that. I used that until it died on me. Now that he is older we sometimes use a citronella collar, but he is really good about barking.
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Comment by Deanna on September 20, 2009 at 4:14pm
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hmmmmm...... my thinking is your last line -- "there's always something going on in this house." Dogs, especially Corgis, need a routine, a fixed one. If there's always things going on, I don't believe (I may be wrong) it's separation anxiety as much as it is confusion as to who's doing what, where, when, and why Charlie isn't being included. Just a thought here. It's important to remember that dogs only develop to the equivalent of a 3-year old human toddler in their understandings -- that being said, most Corgis are smarter at 6 weeks that a lot of humans I've met at 60 years --- LOL! -- anyway, it sounds as though you live in a human-congested domicile, i.e., duplex or apartment complex, and all the goings on are curious to Charlie. Also, depending on how old he is now, a dog can only hold their potty for one hour of every month of life. So, if he's 9 months, that equates to 9 hours -- unfortunately, you may have to get up at 5 a.m. for a "dark" potty walk, and make sure he goes out last thing before nite-nites -- it's rough getting a routine down until they're out of the puppy stage, but well worth the rewards in their more mature years! Have you considered living in a place where there's not so many people who don't share the same routine as you, your significant other, and Charlie?
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