Friday, April 3, 2015

Separation Anxiety


Ms. Leda asks:
Hi Lily and Edward! I have a question regarding my own frenchie. He just turned 3 and his separation anxiety seems to be growing. We both work from home and I wonder if being around me 24/7 leads to this build-up of anxiety. I also pet him and give him a LOT of attention, I wonder if this is an issue.

How do you behave around your frenchie when you are home? Do you give them constant attention all day, or do you go on with your own errands and allow them to build up some "independence"?


Mother:
When I leave and come home, I totally ignore them for at least 1 minute. I do ignore them and go about my business when I am at home. Of course they are spoiled rotten and do go a lot of attention otherwise. 

What to try- I would leave a few times during the day even if it for 5 minutes. Also a local French Bulldog meetup group to help socialize wouldn't hurt.

Make sure he gets lots of exercise prior to you leaving the house.



Any other suggestions or experiences with separation anxiety?

paw prints by Two French Bulldogs at 6:01:00 AM
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19 comments:

  1. easyweimaranerApril 3, 2015 at 6:24 AM

    seems that's not only the problem of Ms. Leda...we exactly did what you wrote, we helicoptered around the pup every minute and there was no reason for Easy to stay alone at home... till we had the hell-bow adventure... now we have to learn and to train all things what we ignored the last 5 years within 5 minutes. fortunately it works and we had no mischief by now...i better knock on wood 87 times..
    easy rider

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  2. UnknownApril 3, 2015 at 6:41 AM

    Good advice. Have a fabulous Friday.
    Best wishes Molly

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  3. stellaroselongApril 3, 2015 at 6:45 AM

    We would have the same problem but luckily dad and mom work different times so usually one of them is home wif us, AND we always have each other....great advice.
    stella rose

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  4. MurphyApril 3, 2015 at 8:32 AM

    Stanley gets a but nutty and our pawrents find that ignoring him until he calms down is helpful.

    Your Pals,

    Murphy & Stanley

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  5. Bob T Bear (esq)April 3, 2015 at 8:33 AM

    Gosh it must be sad to be alone if yor not yewst to it. I am ok wen my parronts go owt cos I have lots ov toys. Do toys help yu?

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  6. My Mind's EyeApril 3, 2015 at 8:33 AM

    LILY
    I, MADI, HAVE NO SEPARATION ANXIETY! I KINDA LIKE HAVING THE HOUSE TO MYSELF AND ALL THREE BEDS AND ALL THE COUCHES AND THE CHAIRS. WHEN MY PEEPS ARE HOME THEY ARE ALWAYS TALKING AND SOMETIMES DAD SINGS HIS MADI SONG, WHICH STARTS OUT "BONSAI BUNNY, MADI IS MY....BONSAI BUNNY"...SO PEACE AND QUIET IS APPRECIATED
    HUGS MADI YOUR BFFF OR BB
    MOL MOL

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  7. Little Miss TitchApril 3, 2015 at 8:52 AM

    great advice mum,xx Speedy

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  8. LaikaApril 3, 2015 at 11:05 AM

    I think your advice is clever. Mom and dad are always around us, but sometimes they run some errands without us. That way we got used to be home alone from time to time.

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  9. The Adventures of the LLB GangApril 3, 2015 at 11:39 AM

    We think this is great advice!
    Smileys!
    Dory, Jakey, Arty & Bilbo

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  10. Frankie Furter and ErnieApril 3, 2015 at 1:39 PM

    THAT is Very much EXCELLENT advice...

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  11. My GBGV LifeApril 3, 2015 at 1:43 PM

    We are good about Mom coming and going. No big fuss is made and we just do our thing, sleep, etc. even when she is home.

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  12. The Army of FourApril 3, 2015 at 2:10 PM

    Great advice! Also, we think crate-training helps. I love to "den" in mine and feel very safe and secure and happy in it.
    Your sincerely,
    Margaret Thatcher

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  13. DukeApril 3, 2015 at 3:04 PM

    That is wonderful advise for Ms Leda!

    Love ya lots♥
    Mitch and Molly

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  14. Dachshund NolaApril 3, 2015 at 4:57 PM

    Great tips! Pike has pretty bad separation anxiety. Crating, calming treats, lots of exercise and a Thundershirt help him.

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  15. bichonpawzApril 3, 2015 at 6:50 PM

    Excellent advice on separation anxiety! The girls are so used to both my husband and I being home all the time, that they do not take kindle to us leaving. They torture us with the STINK eye! Sometimes they act a bit miffed when we get home, but as long as they have each other...they are ok. The real problem will be if I have to leave just one of them..pure torture!

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  16. KBApril 3, 2015 at 7:21 PM

    Great advice!!!! I did the same when mine were young.

    I also freeze wet dog food into kong toys, and each dog gets a frozen kong when we leave them home alone. Baby food is another good thing to freeze in kongs. Sometimes, I feel like my dogs WANT me to LEAVE so they can get their kongs!

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  17. Savannah's Paw TracksApril 3, 2015 at 8:40 PM

    Separation anxiety can be so devastating for dogs and cats. All this advice is great information; thank you for keeping this conversation going about how to manage this distress

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  18. Dougall-the-ScottieApril 4, 2015 at 4:57 PM

    Floyd gets this REALLY bad... He chews when they peeps aren't home.

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  19. Tweedles -- that's meApril 6, 2015 at 7:54 PM

    Great advise,,,,,
    mommy is the one with the separation anxiety too
    love
    tweedles

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