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Worried about seperation anxiety!

DragosMom

DragosMom

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My husband and i leave for Florida in the early am and Drago will be staying with my mother in law. My concern is drago has never been Away from my husband for 1 day since he was 3 months old. My hubby is disabled vet and home 24/7. Drago is basically attached to Daniel. A velcro syndrome per say. I am so worried he is going to stress badly. Any advice?

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lexinrose

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Lol I think your husband will miss the puppy worse then the pup will miss your husband

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season

season

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Well, if he has it there really is nothing u can do about it now. That's something that needs to be worked on daily. It's just me and Solo but I work with him daily on independence. Crate. Place. Even when I'm home I make him be in place and not constantly trying to be my shadow. Yeah, it feels good for us, having the dog wanting to be by us. Sharing affection. But allowing that constantly is setting the dog up for separation anxiety. Even if your husband is home with him all day I'd encourage him to start working on creating space. Using a place command. Duration stuff. It helps. Trust me. Solo is proof. Yeah, I love having him by me. But I know it's a fine line. It takes work.


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season

season

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Like so many other things with our dogs, we wait until an issue comes up. Then it's like, "man, I should have done that." Maybe u guys already are, but since you're worried I'm assuming u haven't. At least he will be with family. That's a bonus. Has your mother in law been around Drago? Is she at home all day? Will Drago be in a crate? Is he crate trained? If he's going to be with her 24/7 I wouldn't worry too much. Just make sure she follows some sort of routine. Keeps him busy.


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dpenning

dpenning

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Not that you could do this for this trip but you could look at getting Drago certified as a service animal, then he would be allowed to go anywhere. That requires lots of training and work tho but may be an option for the future. :)
 
DennasMom

DennasMom

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Probably too late to add now... but... make going away and leaving Drago behind an "expected" event. No baby talk, no looking back, no big deal. Just "bye, be good" and walk out. Hopefully you left lots of "you/home" stuff behind (t-shirt, blanket, bed) - and his favorite toys and chew stuff, too. He'll be fine!

Have a good trip!
 
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