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Just brought Rhaegar home! Need your help doggo family!

Ok guys hes here fully moved in! Hes doing great but is having separation anxiety and is really really sketchy! So please give us some tips on helping him get settled in and comfy! Leave some stories, tips, experience, anything lol Keep in mind he just turned 4 month's old. Please help us out doggo fam
 

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Bailey's Mom

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Okay...who is the alpha...mom? Dad? Whoever is the alpha should STAGE their leaving the house: Good! Potty, crate/or room, but Alpha's shirt/housecoat/pillow etc., for pup to help with anxiety.

We left for 15 minutes...then 30...then an hour then two, and so on. Each return was with "Joy."

When I went back to work, it was potty, treat, love, housecoat on floor, hugs and joy; repeat! Repeat and Repeat and Repeat. Change the time frame...slowly, and reassure the pup that mom/dad always come home.

Anyone who FEELS the dog should just adapt without coaching is...well, ... you know.

Dogs are trained and learn fearlessness by being reassured that all is well. It takes time, but a mentally healthy dog is worth the effort.

I treated Bailey like my child and taught her to be accepting of her world...not fearless of it, just, reasonably non-reactive.

"Alone" is not the same as being abandonned, it is a trained response, over time, practice,,,practice...practice. If it is obvious that Mom always comes home, and "that reality" is drilled and repeated, over and over, then the anxiety is diminished. You give your dog the tools to survive your time out of the house.

It is a slow marathon training your dog, not a sprint. Good luck. EMPATHY, EMPATHY, EMPATHY.....And, payday!
 
Okay...who is the alpha...mom? Dad? Whoever is the alpha should STAGE their leaving the house: Good! Potty, crate/or room, but Alpha's shirt/housecoat/pillow etc., for pup to help with anxiety.

We left for 15 minutes...then 30...then an hour then two, and so on. Each return was with "Joy."

When I went back to work, it was potty, treat, love, housecoat on floor, hugs and joy; repeat! Repeat and Repeat and Repeat. Change the time frame...slowly, and reassure the pup that mom/dad always come home.

Anyone who FEELS the dog should just adapt without coaching is...well, ... you know.

Dogs are trained and learn fearlessness by being reassured that all is well. It takes time, but a mentally healthy dog is worth the effort.

I treated Bailey like my child and taught her to be accepting of her world...not fearless of it, just, reasonably non-reactive.

"Alone" is not the same as being abandonned, it is a trained response, over time, practice,,,practice...practice. If it is obvious that Mom always comes home, and "that reality" is drilled and repeated, over and over, then the anxiety is diminished. You give your dog the tools to survive your time out of the house.

It is a slow marathon training your dog, not a sprint. Good luck. EMPATHY, EMPATHY, EMPATHY.....And, payday!
Thank you!! And I mean separation anxiety from his parents and siblings. He is super sad about leaving them.
 

marke

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I say bones , real bones with meat on them , them food puzzle toys seem to work too .... keep him busy , and tired , but make sure he knows to keep busy by himself , or you might end up with a lifelong problem ........put his crate by your bed , or sleep next to it for awhile and gradually move away until he doesn't notice ..........
 
I say bones , real bones with meat on them , them food puzzle toys seem to work too .... keep him busy , and tired , but make sure he knows to keep busy by himself , or you might end up with a lifelong problem ........put his crate by your bed , or sleep next to it for awhile and gradually move away until he doesn't notice ..........
Thank you!! Hes having separation anxiety from his mom and dad and siblings