The purpose of this thread is to come together to help people who have to be away from their dog for work or other means, to be able to help their dog not suffer from separation anxiety.
To be honest most of us who have had Dobermans for many years have had not the best most optimum situation. I have always lived in the country and worked in the city. Meaning I couldn't just run home during the middle of the day. When I got married many years ago just like today both have to work.
So what did I do to help our dogs not suffer from separation anxieties? Keeping in mind that we were also heavy involved in rescue so at times there were a ridiculous amount of dogs at our house.
from puppy stage we never say good bye to our pups when leaving the house and don't greet them or let them greet us upon arriving back home. This makes leaving and coming back home no big deal. Also when they were pups as well as the rescues we would when they were new with us take whole days and do nothing but leave and come back. Dogs don't see time the same as we do. step outside the door, wait and walk back in. Making these times longer and longer. drive out the drive, go to the corner store and drive back, come back in the house hang out for a bit and do it again.
I have never had a destructive dog while I was gone that didn't do the same thing while you were there, because they knew you were always coming back.
what have you done to help with anxiety problems. Keeping in mind that to bash those who do leave their dogs isn't helping them. give positive things that they can do to help cope with their situation.
To be honest most of us who have had Dobermans for many years have had not the best most optimum situation. I have always lived in the country and worked in the city. Meaning I couldn't just run home during the middle of the day. When I got married many years ago just like today both have to work.
So what did I do to help our dogs not suffer from separation anxieties? Keeping in mind that we were also heavy involved in rescue so at times there were a ridiculous amount of dogs at our house.
from puppy stage we never say good bye to our pups when leaving the house and don't greet them or let them greet us upon arriving back home. This makes leaving and coming back home no big deal. Also when they were pups as well as the rescues we would when they were new with us take whole days and do nothing but leave and come back. Dogs don't see time the same as we do. step outside the door, wait and walk back in. Making these times longer and longer. drive out the drive, go to the corner store and drive back, come back in the house hang out for a bit and do it again.
I have never had a destructive dog while I was gone that didn't do the same thing while you were there, because they knew you were always coming back.
what have you done to help with anxiety problems. Keeping in mind that to bash those who do leave their dogs isn't helping them. give positive things that they can do to help cope with their situation.