Separation Anxiety in puppy

owlet

sheramber wrote: »

I note you have not answered Person One

Are you following any of the advice you've been given?

It's 50Twuncle's thread.....

sheramber

owlet wrote: »

It's 50Twuncle's thread.....

You haven't answered Person One as in you haven't answered Person One's question.

Not - you haven't answered, Person One which would be addressed to Person One.

50Twuncle

sheramber wrote: »

You haven't answered Person One as in you haven't answered Person One's question.

Not - you haven't answered, Person One which would be addressed to Person One.

That is correct - as in THAT IS CORRECT
Yes I have

missbiggles1

sheramber wrote: »

You haven't answered Person One as in you haven't answered Person One's question.

Not - you haven't answered, Person One which would be addressed to Person One.

Which only emphasises the need for correct punctuation.

Which you appreciated, the other poster didn't.:)

owlet

sheramber wrote: »

You haven't answered Person One as in you haven't answered Person One's question.

Not - you haven't answered, Person One which would be addressed to Person One.

missbiggles1 wrote: »

Which only emphasises the need for correct punctuation.

Which you appreciated, the other poster didn't.:)

You are both correct, I missed that entirely & apologise. It was late, as it is now!!

Person_one

50Twuncle wrote: »

Yes I have

I can't see any post where you've responded to my questions. You've got a lot of people here taking time to give advice and help you, could you please give us a proper update of what actions you're taking and how things are going?

MeesterLeRoy

We have a 4 month old puppy right now and I can tell you right away it is not an easy task, it's just like having a baby. I've had rescues all my life--12 dogs, 6 cats and 4 of those dogs we had while they were still puppies. They were all the same, as in pretty annoying, lol. And it's completely normal! You have to have absolute patience. These have helped me along the way, may work for some people, hopefully you too

(BTW I'm also more of a cat person and my wife a dog person, but we make things work. I can understand why you would be frustrated because cats are more independent and don't need a lot of training)

Our puppy can't go out for walks yet because we just got his last vaccination so currently he's doing everything in the house. I usually don't agree with pee pad methods but given the situation, we have to. He's peed on the bed numerous times but mostly because it's my lack of supervision. When you have your puppy out from the crate you need to supervise them 24/7, watch them like a hawk, the moment you see him about to get into position to pee, grab him as fast as you can and put him outside. When he does his business outside, give him a treat. It's important to heavily reward your puppy with treats and affection during his training.

Clean all accidents with a pet cleaner. It has special enzymes that gets rid of the dogs smell, if you don't then he will still be able to smell it and continue doing his business in the same place thinking it's okay to pee there all the time.

Our dog also cries when my wife leaves but eventually he stops. It's important to leave your dog alone in his crate often when he's young so he gets used to being alone. Maybe 2 hours at most is good as long as she's in her kennel and has some things to keep him distracted (make sure he gets exercise before going in the crate so he's tired and will more likely nap while your away. Usually we just leave him alone when we do our grocery shopping or errands, but most of the time both my wife and I are home so he's not being neglected or anything like that. We leave him a frozen kong toy with treats inside or just homemade biscuits my wife makes for him before we leave so it gets him distracted.

The cat thing, I've had dogs who chase them and dogs who don't. It's important that a dog is really well socialized before his 3rd month ends. Socialize them with other dogs, other animals, other people, and kids. At this moment, I wouldn't give your pup full access to the house. I really reccomend having your pup on a leash and clip it to you around the house. Let him see the cats and be aware of their presence but don't let him go. Every time he looks away from the cat, praise him. Be consistent and have patience with his training, it will take months to get him house broken. Remember puppies aren't born knowing what to do as a dog naturally, as his human you need to teach him what you want and what you don't want.

Puppy classes like you mentioned definitely help you with your dog. It will help you bond with your dog as well as a friendly game of tug-o-war (they love that!) And if all else fails, talk to your breeder first about how to adjust better with your puppy. Again, it's a puppy he would barely be 3 years old if he was a human and it wouldn't be fair to him if you returned him just because you had a hard time training him. Cockerpoos are incredibly intelligent because of that poodle gene. Good luck

takethatfan1978

Any update on your pup? Hopefully things have settled down a bit