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Post by maryland on Apr 4, 2023 17:26:10 GMT
We adopted a 3 yr. old plot hound mix a little more than 2 weeks ago.
We haven't left him alone yet (besides a quick 15 min). We don't trust him to be left alone as he seems to get into things.
Not his fault, he was brought in through the humane investigations and we don't think he was taught anything at his former home. He only knows "sit" but the humane society staff may have taught him sit. He lived with cats/dogs and their aggressive dogs at most of the food. He was underweight when we got him. He is very sweet!
We do have an old crate we can set up. Any other recommendations for what helped you with your dog if he/she had separation anxiety? We have a trainer coming in a week, so I hope I can learn a lot from her.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Apr 4, 2023 18:26:45 GMT
He needs to learn that you are coming back.
Crate him, leave for only five minutes if necessary, then come back.
Repeat often, but make the time longer and longer.
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Post by giatocj on Apr 4, 2023 19:17:30 GMT
We have never left our almost 3 year old girl alone since we got her. She goes to daycare the 2 days I'm in the office every week and we've only vacationed at Airbnb's so we don't have to eat out or anything.
All that being said, I'm now having to crate train her because we're going on a vacation in May and couldn't find an Airbnb or VRBO that we liked (although I'm still looking), so we're at a hotel and have to go out for meals. It's been a slow process but she's doing better than I thought she would, so patience seems to be key. Patience and very short stints to start. Also, we give her treats in there so she associates it with good things.
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Post by momto4kiddos on Apr 4, 2023 20:35:26 GMT
He needs to learn that you are coming back. Crate him, leave for only five minutes if necessary, then come back. Repeat often, but make the time longer and longer. Definitely crate train! Honestly i'd use it at night and keep him close by in your bedroom. I've crate trained ours and they end up liking their crates as they feel safe there. I had a dog petrified of thunder storms. If one happened at night while she was in her crate though i'd look over and she'd be asleep. If it happened when she was awake and uncrated you couldn't calm her. |
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Post by kimi on Apr 5, 2023 20:08:40 GMT
We have never left our almost 3 year old girl alone since we got her. She goes to daycare the 2 days I'm in the office every week and we've only vacationed at Airbnb's so we don't have to eat out or anything. All that being said, I'm now having to crate train her because we're going on a vacation in May and couldn't find an Airbnb or VRBO that we liked (although I'm still looking), so we're at a hotel and have to go out for meals. It's been a slow process but she's doing better than I thought she would, so patience seems to be key. Patience and very short stints to start. Also, we give her treats in there so she associates it with good things. The hotel allows you to leave your dog in your room unattended? All the dog-friendly hotels that I've looked into state that the dog cannot be left in the room unattended (crated or not). I would love to find a hotel that allows that -- I've gave up looking for one. |
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Post by peano on Apr 6, 2023 0:03:37 GMT
Give him a cookie every time you leave. Crate him. We have two--one for our bedroom and one for downstairs.
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Post by giatocj on Apr 6, 2023 14:21:57 GMT
We have never left our almost 3 year old girl alone since we got her. She goes to daycare the 2 days I'm in the office every week and we've only vacationed at Airbnb's so we don't have to eat out or anything. All that being said, I'm now having to crate train her because we're going on a vacation in May and couldn't find an Airbnb or VRBO that we liked (although I'm still looking), so we're at a hotel and have to go out for meals. It's been a slow process but she's doing better than I thought she would, so patience seems to be key. Patience and very short stints to start. Also, we give her treats in there so she associates it with good things. The hotel allows you to leave your dog in your room unattended? All the dog-friendly hotels that I've looked into state that the dog cannot be left in the room unattended (crated or not). I would love to find a hotel that allows that -- I've gave up looking for one. Every hotel I've ever stayed at has never had a problem with crated dogs being left alone. Most take a cell number in case there's excessive barking, but being left crated was never a problem. I solved our current problem of leaving Sailor alone at all, though, because I finally found an awesome Airbnb yesterday. I'm still going to crate train her just in case we ever are somewhere that we need to leave her for a bit. |
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Post by Lexica on Apr 6, 2023 14:53:15 GMT
I had never heard of a Plott hound before so I googled to read a bit about them and to see what one looks like. They were originally from Germany and brought to North Carolina in the late eighteenth century by a man named George Plott. He brought five Hanover hounds dogs with him that had been bred for generations for their stamina and gameness and when he died, the pack went to his son who continued to breed and raise them, keeping the breed pure. Apparently the majority of Plott Hounds in the states are from these original dogs. They were used to hunt wild boar and bears. I found this very interesting that this one family is responsible for bringing this breed to the states and keeping them pure.
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