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Weimaraners => Weimaraner Discussions & Pictures => : amberdoggoneit November 04, 2005, 12:06:50 PM
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Ok My boyfriend and i just got a wiemeranar. Yes and if yall were wondering she is very high energy, but i love it. Ok my question is she has separation anxiety bad. I am a dog trainer by profession and i cannot help this condition at all. I feel like a bad mom. I researched the breed alot before i actually got one and i know alot of methods to help with separation anxiety but of course i picked the baby that all those methods do not help at all. Has anyone ever had a dog with separtion anxiety and if so how did you help it.
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I don't think I can help, but you have my sympathy. I usually give the Newfs a huge meaty bone, just as I walk out the door so they are always glad to see me go.
Good luck!! I've got my fingers crossed for you!!
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Yea i have tried that andd she will not touch it until we get home. than she wont leave it alone
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I guess it depends on how badly she has it. With my female, she was a laundry and garbage digger, in which case kenneling helped with that. She no longer does it, which is great, but at the time, it was my only option.
If she's the type to fling herself against the kennel or try to chew thru it, I might try an herbal remedy, such as Bach's flower essenses. Just a thought.
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It is a breed trait in Weims, I havent met one that doesnt suffer from it to be honest However, she is a beautiful dog....my brother and his wife has one...she is 9 and still moves like a pup and if her momma leaves the room Jenga will find her and pace unti lshe does...
i wonder if it is the breeding...bec ause i hear of it more and more and more
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My chihuahua had separation just like that. She'd chew through walls and kennels. Once I got her a friend to play with though, she calmed down quite a bit.
Hope that helps.
Rose
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I agree about being a possible breed trait. I have not met a weim that doesn't suffer from separation anxiety. But they are fairly high strung dogs to begin with, so I suppose they just can't help it.
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Hi Amber,  I though about your new baby all night. Do you think a kids playpen filled with stuff toys and treats would work. I know Sugar Bear hated his evil crate the one night he was in it but loved his playpen. He had a special towel that we would cuddle with. He was a happy boy if I had on his CD's, the ceiling fan, and his towel. He even had a second playpen at work.
Lisa
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Zoey didn't have extreme anxiety, but she did have some seperation anxiety when she was little - she was used to having me home with her, so whenever I left, she would cry. Whether it was going to the other room, doing yard work, or leaving the house - she didn't destroy things, just cried and cried.... We solved it by leaving a tv on for her, giving her toys/chews, and giving her something 'me-scented' to cuddle up with. That really helped, and then eventually she grew out of it.
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Hi Amber,  I though about your new baby all night. Do you think a kids playpen filled with stuff toys and treats would work. I know Sugar Bear hated his evil crate the one night he was in it but loved his playpen. He had a special towel that we would cuddle with. He was a happy boy if I had on his CD's, the ceiling fan, and his towel. He even had a second playpen at work.
Lisa
OMG! That has got to be THE most adorable thing I've EVER SEEN!!!!!!!
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I hope that you can help curb the seperation anxiety soon. I know things must be really difficult right now.
ANd I agree Ang, that play pen with Sugar Bear in it is the cutest thing ever!
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The story is that Sugar Bear got his bottom jaw stuck on the crate door the very first night home. The sound of his cry was so very sad, that the next day my hubby was in his shop building our baby boy a playpen bed. Then that one was so great I had him build one I could put by my desk at work. Now Dixie jumped out of it is seconds.
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Well i did it i built a play pen and she wants nothing to do with it. Now winston on the other hand he wont get out of it. i keep telling him that he is too big and that is the baby's bed but he doesnt care. ;D
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Winston wants to be the baby! Hehehe, now you know not to do any of my ideas, and that was my one idea for the day ;D
Well i did it i built a play pen and she wants nothing to do with it. Now winston on the other hand he wont get out of it. i keep telling him that he is too big and that is the baby's bed but he doesnt care.  ;D
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No lisa,
it was a great idea just for the wrong dog. ;)
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amberdoggoneit, just wanted to see if the seperation anxiety is better with your new baby.
Lisa
No lisa,
it was a great idea just for the wrong dog. ;)
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Hey Amber.. We miss you at the correct petsmart :) Rescue Remedy maybe? I've heard others saying it works wonders for SA.
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We have a Vizsla . So I understand your pain about seperation anxiety. lol
I found that Farley was much better if we left a radio station on for him, near his crate. I tried to get a station that had quit a bit of talking. It did not have to be loud , we just left it on softly. Even at night sometimes I would just leave it on low. It seemed to help him alot. We don't even have to use it any more and he is 6 months now. Lots of chew and suffed toys in the crate too.
Good Luck ;)
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It sounds like my dog has some of the same problems as yours. She will not touch toys, bones, or kongs while we are not home so that did not help at all. We leave the TV on for her on Cartoon Network and keep her in an ex-pen. We just started her on Bach's Rescue Remedy so I really hope that it helps.