Help with my new puppy?

Good for you for rescuing a puppy! When I first got my dog she was a nervous wreck and took a while to warm up to me. I didn't force myself on her but spent as much time as possible around her, took her for walks, and praised her.

I am a pharmacy student and I just took a course in veterinary pharmacy. I am by no means an expert on the subject but there were several suggestions for dogs with separation anxiety:

- They emphasized not kenneling the dog because small enclosed places will only make the poor girl more nervous (even though most people suggest kenneling for house breaking).

- Give your puppy something that can comfort her while you're away. They suggested putting her favorite toy in your dirty laundry so that it will smell like you.

- Leave the house in a condition that mimics the environment you create when you're there. Leave the lights and tv on (not very environmentally friendly)

- Finally, if nothing seems to work, your vet can prescribe her medications that can ease her anxiety when you're away. Not ideal, but it's better than coming home to a nervous puppy and a ruined house.

Just so you know, separation anxiety is by far the most common reason animals are put down (more common than poor health or even bad behavior). It will take time and effort before your new girl may get over her separation anxiety so be patient.

As for house breaking...I'm still working on that with my own :)

All puppies want is someone to play with them and spend time with them. A great way to potty train is to have a kennel. Feed her dinner, put her in her kennel for about twenty minutes (let her play or sleep or whatever in there) then take her straight outside to do her business. The kennel should only be big enough for her to stand up and turn around in ideally so she really won't want to potty in there cause she will have no way to escape it whereas if she's in a big kennel she can potty in the corner and it won't bother her. As for making her like you, just play with her. Buy her tug-of-war toys and things you can play with together. Take her on walks when you have a chance. She will most definitely fall in love with you as long as you love her. :)

oh i hate that separation anxiety! my dog has that. a good idea is to crate train it. what i mean by that is keep them in their crate enough so that they aren't afraid of it and think of it as a safe place that they're comfortable in. That way, if you want to go shopping or something like that, you can leave the dog in the crate while you're gone without it crying and complaining the whole time. It's also good to leave the crate open when you are home so that it has its own little place to go hide/sleep/whatever kind of like a bedroom. and as for housebreaking... have you tried those puppy pads? i haven't tried them, but i know people who do use them and they say they work really well. they're kinda like a big flat diaper that you just lay on the floor. and to get her to like you... play with it, spend time brushing and petting it, baby it. you're kind of like a parent to it now. if you do a good job of taking care of it, it will think of you that way.

first of all you pick that puppy up all the time and love on it. you just talk to the dog and make love to the dog persay. i mean where ever you are in the house make sure the dog is also. i mean never leave him alone when you are home and it will attack to you. now house breaking. you can get small kennel for the dog to sleep in at nite and you can put something n ice in there to sleep on. its nice to do this and then you can alsolet the dog sleep on your bed which is nice i have my dog in bed all the time he loves it and hes good dog. but yu have to take him out alot and get him used to pottying outside. then you have it made if its female fix the dog 4 mos old or male also you never need to have them not fixed. take care.

You need to give her plenty of love and affection. Don't seperate your self from her for long hours for the first couple of days. Maybe leave and walk around your house or black and see how she reacts. It will take her a little bit to adjust to you having to leave her and go to work or shopping or whatnot. Just give her attention and let her know you are there. With our dog we would leave him for varying amounts of time and bring him back treats when we got home.

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Also,what I did to HB my pup was I bought a bell and put a treat up in the top and I taught my dog to ring it with its paw/muzzle when it had to go,but I stuck a treat up in it so when it was rung the treat would fall,it was like a praise.And he knew to ring it to go out.

Also,Seperation Anxiety means it cries is afraid to be alone from its owner......so...read up mor eon that.Sorry.The only dog I ever had with SA was my Pit Bull named Bubba and he would cry and cry and chew threw the doors,and pipes,and pens,and it was horrible,if I left he'd open the door and run after me....dogs with SA need lots of TLC!

Good Luck

if it sleeps in a crate/cage put like an old shirt in it that has your scent so it gets use to it and make sure you love /play with it

my mom did that when she used to breed dogs

Give her some love. Play with it, take him out and explore.