Luigi has started to wail in the night again and we think he has puppy seperation anxiety. He gets very upset when we put him to bed - crying and panting and wimpering. He is also howling all through the night.
We have done lots of reading and it seems that some things we can do are ;
- Put in some clothing we have worn for him to snuggle up to.
- Leave a radio on.
- Leave a light on.
- Use an intercom to talk to your dog!
- Get him used to being left in his cage during the day. A good way to do this is 2 or 3 times a day we play with him for ten minutes. Next put the puppy in the cage for ten minutes, putting the time up 2 or 3 minutes every time. We are up to 25 minutes. Let the dog out but do not look at it or play or pat it for 5 minutes - this tells the dog that being in the cage is nothing to make a fuss about. Then play with and pat the puppy for ten minutes as a reward.
Luigi doesn't mind being in his cage during the day. It is just at night he is unhappy. We are trying lots of things and I will tell you what worked best to fix his puppy seperation anxiety when he is better.
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