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donovan
HI then, I got my schnauzer when it was 1 month, now he is 4 and a half months. I've been very close to him, when i go out i usually leave him with his little brother (my friend got him#. 2 days ago i left him alone in my flat, he barked terribly, he didn't chew anything, but poo and pee everywhere. When I arrived home i could hear his barking from the street, I'm at 2 floor, when i open the door of my flat he went mad, he didn't stop crying, wailing, groaning, i mean everything, and i saw tears in his eyes that made me cry beside him. I tried to calm him down, but it was almost impossible. Then after all i could feel that he was not happy with me. Now as soon as i move anywhere in the flat, he follows me constantly. Someone call the police and i had a visit from the ecology department asking me questions about my dog, dono (my dog's name) has been accused of barking everynight and days, that was a big lie, however, i know it's not true. What is true is that i can't leave him alone, I'm also afraid something could happen to him as he got so nervous and anxious. Could you please help me. I love my puppy and want to have him always, but i also want to do my life as before, I don't want to feel him as a burned but a pleasure, what can you say to me...?thank you...
AnswerThis puppy was acquired at too young an age; he should have been left with his mother and littermates for another month. Since he came to you at such a young age, he has now bonded too much to you, and your treating him like a child rather than a dog is not helping the situation.
You need to get a crate for him to stay in at night and when you cannot be home to watch him. When he is loose in the apartment, he MUST be watched at all times, and he should be taken outside as soon as he wakes, after he eats, and after he plays. He should be praised when he eliminates outside.
Feed him his meals in the crate so that he will be happy there, and put him in it when it is time for his naps. Give him something good to chew on (like a large bone) when you leave so that he can be occupied in there. When you leave, put a radio on so that he hears that, and not things that are going on in the hallway that he might want to bark at. Teach him the command "Be Quiet!" if he starts to bark at sounds outside the apartment. Most schnauzers do not like water, so put some in a spray bottle and shoot a stream of water in his face when he barks as you give the QUIET command in a firm voice. When he is quiet, praise him quietly..."GOOD Quiet."
When you leave, put him quietly in his crate and leave with no fussing or extended good-byes; ignore him for several minutes before you leave. When you come home, do not greet him, but just go about your business quietly, and then take him outside quietly to potty. A puppy this age should not be left crated for longer than four hours during the day as it will need to go outside to potty and cannot hold it much longer than that.
No, your life will not be as before, as you brought in a puppy who needs lots of training, and he is the same as having a toddler in the house now.
Also, find a place that offers obedience training so that you can learn how to train Dono successfully. Look for the paperback book, "How to Raise a Puppy You Can Live With" by Rutherford and Neil.
http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_separation_anxiety.html
http://www.ygrr.org/doginfo/behavior-anxiety.html
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