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After the lose of my last dog ‘Solly’ who I had for 12 years, I never thought I would or wanted another dog, losing him was unbearable. But my wife and sons have worked on me, and 8 weeks ago Pepper joined our family, she is 4, a Frenchie, a rescue and we have no idea of her previous history, other than our Vet thinks she has had 2 litters before she was 2 - she of lovely other than when we leave her alone at home, massive damage to carpet, doors, bed linen etc. We have and are continually doing things to calm her down but so far without any success, when we are home she is fine, and is only left a home for 3 hours a couple of times a week. Any suggestions!!!2
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No suggestions other than a comfy crate for when you go out. But congratulations for taking on a needy hound. I'm sure she'll settle down as her comfort levels increase. She's evidently been through a lot and will need time to gain confidence. I suspect the 3-3-3 rule will apply to her, and she's not quite there yet. I expect @T_C_E will be along in a bit to offer more informed advice.BoPeepAddick said:After the lose of my last dog ‘Solly’ who I had for 12 years, I never thought I would or wanted another dog, losing him was unbearable. But my wife and sons have worked on me, and 8 weeks ago Pepper joined our family, she is 4, a Frenchie, a rescue and we have no idea of her previous history, other than our Vet thinks she has had 2 litters before she was 2 - she of lovely other than when we leave her alone at home, massive damage to carpet, doors, bed linen etc. We have and are continually doing things to calm her down but so far without any success, when we are home she is fine, and is only left a home for 3 hours a couple of times a week. Any suggestions!!!
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There's a full blown separation anxiety training and process you can go through. Google Julie Naismith, we used her advice and techniques to get our Pepper to go from not being able to be left for more than 30 seconds to being able to be left alone for up to 5 hours if needed0
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Mitigating separation anxiety can be a long old process but as with most things dog-training, repetition, repetition and repetition are essential.BoPeepAddick said:After the lose of my last dog ‘Solly’ who I had for 12 years, I never thought I would or wanted another dog, losing him was unbearable. But my wife and sons have worked on me, and 8 weeks ago Pepper joined our family, she is 4, a Frenchie, a rescue and we have no idea of her previous history, other than our Vet thinks she has had 2 litters before she was 2 - she of lovely other than when we leave her alone at home, massive damage to carpet, doors, bed linen etc. We have and are continually doing things to calm her down but so far without any success, when we are home she is fine, and is only left a home for 3 hours a couple of times a week. Any suggestions!!!
Is she only upset when she's left totally alone or does she show signs when one of the household goes out?
Does she follow any/one of you around indoors?
To get Pepper used to the fact that you always come back after 'leaving her', try the "flitting game".
As often as is possible leave the room Pepper is in, ideally shut the door behind you so she is separated, even just for a short while. When you return to the space Pepper is in, don't greet her or make a fuss.
Come and go from her space as much as you can. The aim is to normalise that the separation is temporary and you always come back and it's just no big deal.
With our pooch, I spent time sitting on my doorstep or in my car working on my laptop to familiarise doggo with being alone and getting used to my return.
Don't expect swift results. It is vanishingly unlikely that the SA will just switch off.
Gradually build up the time you're apart
A comfy safe space, like a crate can be helpful if it's smthn she's used to.
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We had to say goodbye to one of our barn cats Ripley. She started snoring in May & after various meds & thoughts of what it might be it turned out to be a mass growing in her head behind her eye. She spent all spring/summer with me in my She Shed being hand fed & her every whim catered for. But ultimately we had to let her go. It never ever gets any easier 😞0 -
No more pain for a beautiful little cat.KBslittlesis said:
We had to say goodbye to one of our barn cats Ripley. She started snoring in May & after various meds & thoughts of what it might be it turned out to be a mass growing in her head behind her eye. She spent all spring/summer with me in my She Shed being hand fed & her every whim catered for. But ultimately we had to let her go. It never ever gets any easier 😞4 -
Weirdly Elf's I don't think she was in pain. But the mass started to push against her eye in the last couple of days so that was the decision made. I will miss my little cricket mate, not sure the other cats will have the patience for TMS xx0
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Sorry for your loss @KBslittlesis2
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So sorry @KBslittlesis, rest easy Ripley.
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Sorry to hear that @KBslittlesis it's never easy losing a pet.1
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Really sorry for your loss @KBslittlesis1
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So sorry to read this @KBslittlesis1
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Sleep tight, Ripley x1
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KBslittlesis said:Weirdly Elf's I don't think she was in pain. But the mass started to push against her eye in the last couple of days so that was the decision made. I will miss my little cricket mate, not sure the other cats will have the patience for TMS xx
I hope that is the case
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Oh Willow……my heart 🥰♥️1
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Hes a strange one .
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Quick update on Pepper, for the part 5 weeks, she has been fine, a mixture of Dog Calming Music, hidden treats around the house, and the fact that I think she know's we are coming back has sorted the problem out!!Billy_Mix said:
Mitigating separation anxiety can be a long old process but as with most things dog-training, repetition, repetition and repetition are essential.BoPeepAddick said:After the lose of my last dog ‘Solly’ who I had for 12 years, I never thought I would or wanted another dog, losing him was unbearable. But my wife and sons have worked on me, and 8 weeks ago Pepper joined our family, she is 4, a Frenchie, a rescue and we have no idea of her previous history, other than our Vet thinks she has had 2 litters before she was 2 - she of lovely other than when we leave her alone at home, massive damage to carpet, doors, bed linen etc. We have and are continually doing things to calm her down but so far without any success, when we are home she is fine, and is only left a home for 3 hours a couple of times a week. Any suggestions!!!
Is she only upset when she's left totally alone or does she show signs when one of the household goes out?
Does she follow any/one of you around indoors?
To get Pepper used to the fact that you always come back after 'leaving her', try the "flitting game".
As often as is possible leave the room Pepper is in, ideally shut the door behind you so she is separated, even just for a short while. When you return to the space Pepper is in, don't greet her or make a fuss.
Come and go from her space as much as you can. The aim is to normalise that the separation is temporary and you always come back and it's just no big deal.
With our pooch, I spent time sitting on my doorstep or in my car working on my laptop to familiarise doggo with being alone and getting used to my return.
Don't expect swift results. It is vanishingly unlikely that the SA will just switch off.
Gradually build up the time you're apart
A comfy safe space, like a crate can be helpful if it's smthn she's used to.
Good luck
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Local cat somehow dozing on my fencepost.
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First proper cut!
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Poodles are lovely, I'd love to have one.Stuart_the_Red said:First proper cut!1 -
The Brazilians love dogs, Lola goes everywhere with us although I have to think about what supermarket allows dogs.3 -
Such a great character and full of energy!ElfsborgAddick said:
Poodles are lovely, I'd love to have one.Stuart_the_Red said:First proper cut!1 -
Completely forgot to post this at Halloween, but Chip says Happy Howloween!1 -
Stan is on Antibiotics after being bitten by another dog off lead in the park.It all happened very quickly and was a shock….but it could have been much worse.0
