Dog Training: Dogs can do ANYTHING! How to get your dog to PAY ATTENTION

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Click here for Steps to Treating Dogs with Severe Separation Anxiety: This sweet puppy was found on the streets of Los Angeles. She was skinny and sick but just needed some care, medical attention and love. Once she began to recover she was as loving and devoted as you could possibly imagine. So much so that she was terrified of being abandoned again every time her foster mom left the house. I have rescued and placed many dogs, and I live in a "no dogs allowed building" so separation anxiety (incessant barking and destructive behavior whenever the human leaves) is absolutely not ok. In my experience, every single rescue dog has required training to recover from separation anxiety and these steps have worked for every one of them, including Sadie. In her first adoptive home, Sadie ate through her confines, busted through a glass door and crawled through a vent, then wandered with bleeding wounds into a construction site trying to find her adoptive owner who was at work at a law firm. We treated her for separation anxiety and she is now fine when left alone. These steps have worked for all our rescues. 1. Get a crate, big enough for your dog to stand up and turn around in. Always feed your dog in the crate (treats, breakfast, dinner in the crate, etc) so Fido builds a positive association with the crate. 2. Drape a light sheet over the crate. Nothing heavy to block out air and circulation but just opaque enough so Fido will not be stimulated by the world outside the crate ...
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