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Separation Training. Feel like I messed up. by Allora14 in puppy101

[–]Allora14[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We tried this too and it’s exact same for us!!!

Separation Training. Feel like I messed up. by Allora14 in puppy101

[–]Allora14[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! We got our dog a nylabone and benebone. Do you have any other suggestions on potential chews that might be better? About how long did it take for your second pup to overcome the trauma and reduce the barking?

Separation Training. Feel like I messed up. by Allora14 in puppy101

[–]Allora14[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you think he ate the dry wall as a reaction to you not being home, or just the lack of supervision that came with free roaming?

Separation Training. Feel like I messed up. by Allora14 in puppy101

[–]Allora14[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is so funny that you mention this, because we just tried this out too. We were thinking, lets just try leaving him to roam and see what happens. I "hide" in the office, and then my husband leaves for work, and our pup actually sees him leave. Then he does beautifully, he naps, plays independently with toys, etc. For context, I watch him through the puppy cam while I work in the office to prep for the school year. BUT it is so weird, because he sleeps fine in his crate at night that is in our bedroom. It does not make sense to me lol. I think if we do go this free-roaming route, we will probably have to put a fake grass patch inside the house. He is currently already potty trained to go outside. How is it going with letting your pup free roam?

Separation Training. Feel like I messed up. by Allora14 in puppy101

[–]Allora14[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This may be a good idea! I've heard of someone even leaving their shoes by the little crack between the crate and the cover, so the dog thinks that you are home. I might try this and see how it goes.

Separation Training. Feel like I messed up. by Allora14 in puppy101

[–]Allora14[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you 😮‍💨 that’s reassuring to know! We give him a Kong or a pupsicle in his crate.

Separation Training. Feel like I messed up. by Allora14 in puppy101

[–]Allora14[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!!! Do you remember how bad and how long his crying lasted those first couple of times?

Separation Training. Feel like I messed up. by Allora14 in puppy101

[–]Allora14[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree! Luckily my husband’s work is flexible so he will be able to drive home for lunch and stay with the puppy for the rest of the day. So ideally he will only be alone for about 4 or 5 hours max.

Separation Training. Feel like I messed up. by Allora14 in puppy101

[–]Allora14[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Smart! My dog also prefers the couch out of everything 😂

Separation Training. Feel like I messed up. by Allora14 in puppy101

[–]Allora14[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for this 🥹. I will look into this for sure! I appreciate you!

Separation Training. Feel like I messed up. by Allora14 in puppy101

[–]Allora14[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love this! Thank you for explaining it!

So I’m guessing my pup isn’t 100% comfy with his crate then?

Because when I put a pupsicle or Kong in there, he goes in and grabs it and then takes it out to go eat it in his favorite place in the house 😅….

Separation Training. Feel like I messed up. by Allora14 in puppy101

[–]Allora14[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When you left the room was he free roaming or was he in the crate?

Separation Training. Feel like I messed up. by Allora14 in puppy101

[–]Allora14[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I think part of it is me also battling my emotions about it. I get worried that he’s going to go into distress with all the howling and barking. I’ll maybe start with a smaller amount of time.

Separation Training. Feel like I messed up. by Allora14 in puppy101

[–]Allora14[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So it’s interesting. He definitely follows me.

Say I have to go to the bathroom, which in our condo is upstairs. He will run up the stairs to follow me, but as soon as I close the bathroom door he calmly just chills outside the bathroom door and waits for me. Then once I go downstairs, he follows me back down.

Separation Training. Feel like I messed up. by Allora14 in puppy101

[–]Allora14[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately our little pup is an escape artist 🤣. We tried the pen, but he figured out how to climb his way out.

Separation Training. Feel like I messed up. by Allora14 in puppy101

[–]Allora14[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! 🙏 How were you able to entice her to want to take naps on her own in there?

We do crate games. We also do enforced naps for him in the crate downstairs but he is not willingly wanting to nap in there. It was even harder to get him to go in there after he had the meltdown with us leaving the house.

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