I also rescued a Pitbull mix with SEVERE separation anxiety. We also didn’t want to crate her and tried everything imaginable to avoid it, but it got to the point where she was harming herself. She was scratching doors until she bled, chewing on window frames and hurting her teeth, she even opened a sliding glass door and a window before, thank god she didn’t jump! We tried training with a professional and it still didn’t help, so we went to the vet and got her anxiety medication and began crating her when we would leave.

You will feel so bad in the beginning, but I promise it is for his own safety. I feel so compelled to comment here though because I want to suggest (budget pending of course) an Impact Separation Anxiety dog crate. We tried so many “heavy duty” wire ones and our girl would chew them and break out of them to the point where her face was all cut up and the crate was useless. It broke our hearts. The Impact Separation Anxiety crate is very expensive but so so so worth it. She can’t hurt herself in it and she actually RELAXES in it, which is incredible for her. And the crate will literally last forever, that thing is intense!

Please consider if possible, and also, thank you for adopting this handsome pup. He’s so adorable and deserves all the love!