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melfunb New Member  Posts: 2 |
posted 11-20-2003 08:47 PM
 
Chino is a beautiful 20 week old Staffy x Boxer pup. He is the most affectionate, loyal and loving pup imaginable. When we bought Chino at 8 weeks old, my husband and i were both working part time so someone was always home with the little tike. However our circumstances have since changed and my hubby has returned to full time work from last week. Now Chino is alone a lot more than ever before. He is showing two signs of separation anxiety: he doesn't eat while we're gone, and when we return, his response is overwhelming, he jumps up, scratches and generally becomes our shadow for the rest of the evening. I would dearly love to get a second dog for Chino but my husband is dead against this idea. Can anybody help...either to convince my husband that two dogs are betta than one, or to convince me that Chino is fine on his own for 8 hours a day?? IP: Logged |
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susan_cude@hotmail.com Member  Posts: 813 |
posted 11-20-2003 09:48 PM
I take it coming home at lunch time is out of the question. Do you keep your dog crated while you are gone? I had the same problem with my dog, when i would get home from work, he would go nuts...(jumping on me) I was told by a trainer that: you should ignore the dog when you first come in the house. If he starts to jump on you, turn away from him, and go about your business for about 15 min. Then give the dog attention. He said that you shouldn't reward bad behavior, and that's what I was doing. It took a few days, but he caught on and stopped jumping on me. Also I made sure I spent time walking and playing with him every night. That's all I could do, I had to work. He seemed happy enough to me, I know he loved me, and I loved him. (he's in doggie heaven now) miss him sooooo much! Good luck to you! Sincerely, Susan IP: Logged |
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Jamiya Member Posts: 1392 |
posted 11-21-2003 06:32 AM
What did he do when you turned away from him? Did he keep jumping on you and then eventually give up? Because I have tried the no attention thing with Nala, and she goes more and more nuts and starts nipping and ripping clothes.
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tuttifrutti Member Posts: 478 |
posted 11-21-2003 06:39 AM
When Ranger jumps on us, we first shove him off, and then we make him sit, before we will give him any attention besides teh command and the shove. We have a friend who shoved his lab so hard when she jumped, that she did a somersault and jumped no more! It hurt her, but not enough to injure her or anything, just enough to make her stop! IP: Logged |
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puttin510 Member Posts: 1179 |
posted 11-21-2003 10:12 AM
I got my second dog for the same reason you are thinking of getting a second. It did work. The jumping part,he needs to be told on a daily basis a firm no with hand held out. Keep doing the same thing everyday. I had a hard time with it becasue my husband would come home and encourage him to act crazy. He listens very well to me. Just be constant in what you want from him. Don't confues him. ------------------ IP: Logged |
Jas Moderator Posts: 536 |
posted 11-21-2003 10:16 AM
quote: Its unfortunate for Chino that circumstances have changed and he has to be alone for 8 Long hours a day. That is a long time for a 5 month old puppy. Generally an upset in routine like this will bring out a behavioral change. In this case, after being alone all day long, your puppy is ecstatic that someone came home, and probably has pent up energy from boredom. Thus the relief and excitement. I would NIX the idea of getting another dog at this point. Two young dogs alone all day is a recipe for trouble. Wait until he is around 2 years old first. What do you do with him while you're gone all day?? There was recently a similar topic posted - for some information about it and suggestions you can view here: http://www.auspet.com/ubb/Forum2/HTML/001518.html [This message has been edited by Jas (edited 11-21-2003).] IP: Logged |
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NewLabOwnr Member Posts: 169 |
posted 11-21-2003 12:41 PM
Max does the same thing when I have worked all day but I never considered it a problem. Max gets very excited when we come home, he used to try to jump on us until we made him sit before giving him any attention whatsoever. Now he knows in order to get even a pat or talked to he has to be sitting. As soon as he's sitting I say good boy and get down to greet him. I haven't seen him all day so getting down to his level and greeting him is just as great as giving my husband a kiss when he gets home. My trainer encouraged this as well. The reason your dog is jumping is because he is trying to greet you, he wants to be face to face, so get down on your knees and say hello (but certainly only when he has stopped jumping). Again, I don't see where this is bad, why wouldn't you want to greet your dog? My dog doesn't jump on me or visitors anymore to greet them, he sits with tail wagging waiting for you to acknowledge him. Also Max is my shadow all the time too, whether I'm home all day or I worked all day. I, again never saw this as a problem. We don't free feed Max so I'm not sure about the eating thing. He eats morning and night with a Kong in between if I had to work that day. While I personally am in a situation where my dog does not need to be home for 8 hours a day, I know a lot of people who do that with their dog, so I don't see why this should be a great big concern for you, as long as you are giving him plenty of exercise and attention when you get home. It would be great if you could come home for lunch or have a neighbor (kid?) do it. But I really wouldn't worry too much about it. Sounds like you're like any normal working person with a dog [This message has been edited by NewLabOwnr (edited 11-21-2003).] IP: Logged |
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susan_cude@hotmail.com Member Posts: 813 |
posted 11-21-2003 07:24 PM
Hi, newladowner, I was just saying that, that method worked for me. Not everyone will do the same kind of training with thier animals. It was very hard not to greet him, when i came in, but after using that method a few times, I was able to enjoy him alot sooner. I'm glad your method works for you! Susan IP: Logged |
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NewLabOwnr Member Posts: 169 |
posted 11-21-2003 07:42 PM
Susan - sorry if you got offended but I wasn't responding to your post at all. I was responding only to the melfunb. I most definitely know that what works for one dog may not work for another. I was very encouraged when my trainer said that it was ok for us to get right down and say hello and I just wanted to pass this tip to melfunb. [This message has been edited by NewLabOwnr (edited 11-21-2003).] IP: Logged |
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susan_cude@hotmail.com Member Posts: 813 |
posted 11-22-2003 07:01 PM
I wasn't offended! IP: Logged |
Also, give your puppy some time to adjust, you said it has only been a week right?All times are ET (US) | next newest topic | next oldest topic |
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