dennis and terry
wisconsin
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check out a product called "thundershirt". we bought one for Abby and so far it's been great for anxiety, thunderstorms, and fireworks.
dennis and terry
2000 damon intruder 349 (The Boo-mobile)
cats Hunter and Jazz
dog Abigail (newly adopted from humane society)
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Kampinkate
Upstate NY
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Consider trying a crate. Often dogs feel like it is their safe place.
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mtollin
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Taking on a pet is a responsibility. Leaving them in a situation that is both uncomfortable to the animal and neigbors is unacceptable. Until the situation is under control it is irresponsible and selfish if you know problem is going to occur. Sorry if this sounds harsh. You need to either get the situation under control, never leave the animal, or give it up to someone who can. The pet is suffering more than you. I've been in this situation and did have to give up a pet as sometimes you simply can't fix the situation. Not your fault or the pets, kind of like a bad relationship. Sometimes just not ment to be. I saw my do a yearlater and couldn't believe it was the same animal, happy and behaved.
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dalmationlovers
Port Orchard, WA
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Go speak with your vet on this issue. He/she will have ideas to assist you in this. We have 2 dalmations that sometimes get upset that we are not inside with them. For extreme cases we have a percription the vet gave us so they will be be able to manage the separation. Now our dogs are almost 13years old, but we have spoken with him on numerous occasion and he has always gave us great advice. Been using him for over 15 years.
I would not tolerate the noise. I would go speak with the park ranger. Drives me nuts when a dogs barks all day long. Ours get scolded when we hear that.
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eheading
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We have traveled with dogs and cats for many years. We had one miniature poodle with an advanced case of separation anxiety. Our vet told us this is very common especially if you are a second owner. I would recommend that you talk to your vet. We put our poodle in a cage when we went out from the motorhome, and also gave him tranquilizers. We found that after a few months we could stop the tranquilizers and just the dog cage worked.
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J-Rooster
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Kampinkate wrote:Consider trying a crate. Often dogs feel like it is their safe place. X-2, and leave the TV set on!
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Jerry B
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Some folks leave the animals loose in the RV with the windows open. We always put our dog in a pet taxi, close all the windows and turn the air on just in case he starts barking. He lovesthe pet taxi, it is is secure place.
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JLandSons
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We have always gone to the neighbors at the campground and explained our situation,leave a cell phone number and said if it gets too much please call us and we will return. Even tell the park manager to just call us back if you have complaints. We close up, turn on ac and a tv. I have never received a phone call to come back and every neighbor has always said she carried on for a little then settled down and they appreciated knowing they could call us back. Good luck and hopefully it's just a puppy stage.
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday...See? There is no someday.
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SteveRuff
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I also recommend the crate. Our schnoodle is a barker. Once he goes into his crate we cover it with a light blanket much like covering a birdcage at night and we never hear a peep out of him. While we don't like it and don't do it often we have left him as long as 10 hours with absolutely no problems. Now, when anything stresses him he heads for his crate because he knows that is his and he is safe there. Every now and then we "lose" him and find him napping in his crate. Crate training is not cruel and in fact makes the dog feel safe and secure.
Both retired. Travel with Nicky the Schnoodle. Son graduated and is teaching high school math. We still love our 2006 34' Allegro Bay XB and have 40,000+ miles on her.
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dturm
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Separation Anxiety is a condition that can be dealt with through consultation with a vet/behaviorist. Good recommendations about using a crate and closing up the RV, no one wants to be near a barker.
The best approach and success I've had is to use a combination of a SSRI (clomipramine or fluoxetine) given regularly with an event drug like diazepam before you leave. The meds REALLY aid during retraining and will probably be able to be eliminated after rehabilitation.
Doug, DVM
Doug & Sandy
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