Re: [pyrnet] Separation anxiety and claustrophobia

["Linda Weisser" <lmweisser@comcast.net>]

nina kelly" <ninatkelly@yahoo.ca>

<<Just don't give up April, it will get better and pass I promise, Dilbert went
through the same thing and now at 8 months he is fine, and soon won't have to be
crated at night.>>

I don't want to discourage April and I also think that she should keep working.
However, reality is that some dogs never get over separation anxiety or surely
not as easily as Nina's Dilbert.  At the very least it is likely to take a great
deal of attention and effort.  Then we have the non uncommon issue in the breed
of claustrophobia.  For example I have a bitch who is fine in the yard, fine in
a run, fine in the house.  Put her in a crate and she goes ballistic.  She has
torn the doors off two 700 (HUGE) vari kennels.  I only crate her to get to the
vet and then in a VERY heavy wire crate with big brass snaps.  And usually I
tranquilize her.  I have tried training her in the crate in the living room with
us.  No luck.  Nothing works.  These dogs are not common in the breed but they
do exist and probably April should keep it in her mind and read the links that I
sent.

A question for Nina.  Why are you going to let Dilbert out of the crate?  Have
you been using it to house train him?  Is he still having a problem at 8 months?
I only ask because I feed my puppy in her crate and she willingly stays and naps
in it and will go in it if asked, and travels just fine.  But she does not sleep
in it at night at 5 months.

Linda