dog help please!?

First, she needs excercise everyday. especially with her breed. We have a Border Collie and he gets one 45 minute morning walk and a good run at night in the park near our house. Its the only way he'll sleep in past 7am in the morning lol.

As for her serperation anxiety, it might just be her low self-esteem. She might think you're going to leave her and not come back, even if youve never given her any reason too. With the messes in the house, that can be normal still, shes still a puppy and excitable and her bladder may not have fully developed. We had the same problem with our guy when we went to put his leash on. You just have to try not to make a big deal out of it. Dont make eye contact and once she gets outside and pees give her LOTS of praise. Shes still only 6 months, so she might not be able to hold her bladder through out the night.

Puppys sometimes just dont like their kennel. Ours didnt, we eventually just gave up on keeping him in there at night. He likes to sleep under our bed now. As soon as the lights go out he crawls under and goes to sleep lol.

Just give her a lot of patience and reinforcement when she does something good and try not to make a big deal when she has accidents in the house or whines at the door.

Oh no. My aussie kelpie...(similar working breed) and we had the same story..They are ment to be working on a farm chasing things so more walks do help. mine wold clear a 6 foot fence and then dig a hole you could put a 4 wheel drive tyre in. She's loudly whine and you be ecstatic to see you. We tried the zapp collars at the city council as a last resort and don't recomend you taking any advice to try them...What made a big difference with ours was tiring her out before i went to work.... frozen chicken necks to keep her occupied for maybe an hour and most of all we bought a mini foxi to keep up with her...Oh and the 7ft pen we made from picket posts, chicken wire, bricks and cable ties haha. Every smaller fence she'd just leave the new puppy at home. Also i was told to try leaving for different times during the day and telling them the same thing when u leave..going to shops now..see you soon and don't pat good bye just wait out front for a bit and come in so they think you only go for a small time sometimes... Oh good luck. We didn't give up and now we have two great dogs. seperation anxiety is probably why we got her but not it's nothing love can't fix. I hope you's stick in there and i can imagine the stress your under to fix it so best of luck...

Obedience training has nothing to do with how a dog handles itself when alone. Training can be a component to building an anxious dog's self-esteem, but learning to sit does not equal being comfortable without any supervision.

Here's some info on separation anxiety: http://www.ddfl.org/behavior/sep-anxiety.pdf. You are correct that part of the problem likely is that she never learned to be alone. Your mother will need to begin to leave the house as part of this program, even if it's just for five minutes (and initially it will probably need to be even less).

And, as others said, she needs daily exercise, at least 45 minutes of running, swimming, playing with other dogs, agility, fetch, etc.

Unfortunately mini Aussies often have unreliable temperaments due to their origins, and you are going to need a good trainer to help you structure her world so she develops better manners. This si going to take a fair amount of authority on your part - and a lot of your involvement, since mom is such a marshmallow.

If by 'messing' you mean urinating when she is greeted by anyone, the best thing to do is look up 'submissive peeing', and work on ignoring her when you come into the house.

She needs to be crated, period, when she is not under direct supervision and being actively walked or trained by someone. Putting her in the kitchen isn't ever going to be enough to teach her to keep clean inside.

The crate should be soemwhere within reasonable earshot of the family - Aussies desperately need to be a part of what is going on, and you may find she lies quietly in her crate if it's in the room where you are. A second crate in the bedroom would solve the problem of her not wanting to sleep away from you - fair enough to tell her to go to her own spot, as long as it's near you.

It is deadly to try and put an Aussie away from it's family - their whole existence relies upon being with you and involved in those they love. My own are all underneath my desk and chair at the moemnt, crowded together despite the amount of room they should have to spread out...it's what Aussies are about.

She needs a regular walk eachday, by you - and perhaps you can work out a daily schedule by which you and your mother can give the dog some structure, taking into consideration what your mother can handle, and will realistically stick to. Consider hiring a professional petsitter to come in during the time your are at work, to take the dog out and work with her.

If you cannot organize a structure for this dog, you may have to speak to Mini Aussie Rescue - but try a trainer first, email me if you need help, and get someone to help you who has specifically worked with Aussies. It matters...

Good luck - this is complicated, but it can be done.

Unfortunately, it will be really hard to train the dog if your mom isn't onboard with it. Did she attend the Pet Smart classes?

If not, I might try to get a trainer to come to your house (they're not that expensive) and involve Mom in it. She doesn't necessarily have to provide exercise for the dog, but I'd think she'd be willing to cooperate in terms of training.

There's no consistency here, which is why the dog is so confused.

Good luck - I love the breed!

As far as crate training and seperation anxiety, I can totally relate. My Staffie put me through the same thing, she would scream and cry, then she started pushing through her kennel bars, eventually she broke them and tore herself up trying to get out. My best suggestion---

Place your puppy in the kennel with pleasant things, put her food and water in there..

To train her for it, put her in there with a kong filled with peanut butter, leave her in there for 5 minutes.. Do this for awhile, then go to 10 minutes, etc etc etc.. She will gradually get used to it

I gave my dog positive rewards for everything- she turned out to be great!! I did use a crate for when we left- I never reprimanded her for voiding in the crate...I just rewarded her when she did it outside. Also for the anxiety- try not playing/contact w/her for a half hour before you leave & the same for when you return. She may pick up on your anxiety too. Don't lose your patience & be consistant w/the crate & the rewards.

Fight the urge to give in. This is a hard ordeal for even an experienced dog owner...convincing your dog that you will return.

You can try sending her to daycare! Most owners agree that this is great!

Welll... she needs excersize EVERYDAY!!! my dogs love playing with me they know that everyday they will get to walk with me and they love it! when you leave keep the t.v. on and a piece of your clothing out it will seem at if you are home!