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From:Perth, Western Australia
Registered: May 2003

posted 11-13-2003 02:04 AM         

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not me, the dog ;D shes been on endep for about 3 months now for it. weve done evreything we can. not let her follow us around, putting her in the backyard more, not taking her everywhere with us etc etc. she had been good the past 3 times ive left her. i come home today and my god. shes ripped the fly wire door off and ripped the fly wire off it too. shes chewed the gate, again! my dad actually repaired the gate before and made it dog chew proof and put really solid hard jarrah on, guess that didnt work. shes also chewed through a really tough rubber mat. shes going to injure herself soon trying to escape. its getting ridiculous. i swear she has an undeveloped brain. [everything else of hers is stunted due to being ill at the place we got her from] anyone have any other suggestions apart from the training and drugs?

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From:Allagash, Maine USA
Registered: Oct 2003

posted 11-13-2003 05:19 AM         

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Kyle-- have youtried crating her? Something that worked with my dogs because they both had severe separation anxiety!!was to leave for about ten minutes and come back. I would do this a couple times a day, then slowly after a couple times, I would increase the time I was gone. After about a week I was up to a couple hours. It was a matter of reassuring them that I woud in fact return. The most damage is caused with in the first thirty minutes that you are gone. Most people crate, or confine the dog to a specific area that is fairly closed in. Make sure that whatever you use for a room that there is nothing she can really get into like chemicals or chewable things. S.A. is a difficult thing to deal with. Try not saying anything or speaking to her like ten minutes before leaving, and when you get home, do not have long greetings. Just a hello a pat on the head and make it short and sweet. Good luck!
Angie

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From:Nellis AFB, Nevada
Registered: Jun 2003

posted 11-13-2003 08:01 AM         

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I totally agree with Maine_Pitbull. Crate training is the best thing you could do. Bailey had seperation anxiety and I crate trained her and it did wonders. It takes a while to do but it is worth it. At least in the crate she can't tear up your house while you are gone and that's a plus. There are articles you can look up on this website that can help you learn to do it. In time, she will learn it is a safe place to go and if you leave her crate out, she will go and lay in there to sleep or chew a toy. I highly recommend it. Good luck!

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