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Giant_Aspirin 05/27/21 1:52:11 PM #1:	when i first got my dog, Omar, he was about nine months old and had medium to severe separation anxiety. at first it was so bad he literally tore apart the carpet in front of the door to the garage the first time i left him home alone (totally my bad for not crating him). after that i got a crate and started training him with it. but he hated it and would basically have panic attacks anytime i left him in there. i worked with the vet a bunch and tried various prescriptions and training to help him get over this. then covid happened and i was home almost all of the time. as time passed, he got more comfortable to the point where i can leave him alone in the house for 9-10 hours and he's cool, but he still gets really excited when i come home. so in like two days i leave for my first vacation since the pandemic and i'll be having a good friend watch Omar. i trust my friend 100%, so i'm not worried about him at all. but i wish i could somehow tell poor little Omar that i still love him and ill come back soon. i really hope he doesn't regress and have panic attacks due to thinking i abandoned him ;_; obligatory Omar tax: https://i.imgur.com/2MHbI0b.jpg https://i.imgur.com/otgx5uQ.jpg https://i.imgur.com/GWaP6vj.jpg https://i.imgur.com/cROXsrY.jpg https://i.imgur.com/XzURy6Z.jpg --- Playing: Yakuza 4 Remaster; Luigi's Mansion 3; Dead Cells; You see it your way, I'll see it mine and I'll be fine <cite>Giant_Aspirin posted [p:954361254] in bit worrie... [t:79481454]...</cite> <quote>when i first got my dog, Omar, he was about nine months old and had medium to severe separation anxiety. at first it was so bad he literally tore apart the carpet in front of the door to the garage the first time i left him home alone (totally my bad for not crating him). after that i got a crate and started training him with it. but he hated it and would basically have panic attacks anytime i left him in there. i worked with the vet a bunch and tried various prescriptions and training to help him get over this. then covid happened and i was home almost all of the time. as time passed, he got more comfortable to the point where i can leave him alone in the house for 9-10 hours and he's cool, but he still gets really excited when i come home. so in like two days i leave for my first vacation since the pandemic and i'll be having a good friend watch Omar. i trust my friend 100%, so i'm not worried about him at all. but i wish i could somehow tell poor little Omar that i still love him and ill come back soon. i really hope he doesn't regress and have panic attacks due to thinking i abandoned him ;_; obligatory Omar tax: https://i.imgur.com/2MHbI0b.jpg https://i.imgur.com/otgx5uQ.jpg https://i.imgur.com/GWaP6vj.jpg https://i.imgur.com/cROXsrY.jpg https://i.imgur.com/XzURy6Z.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
awesome999 05/27/21 1:54:38 PM #2:	That's a beautiful dog I am melting --- Love is a lie guys, there's no such thing, might as well be a soulless hedonist. Why yes, I do get a kick out of being a smug smartass. <cite>awesome999 posted [p:954361338] in bit worrie... [t:79481454]...</cite> <quote>That's a beautiful dog I am melting</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cocytus 05/27/21 1:54:43 PM #3:	He'll be waiting. Don't feel bad. He's probably be waiting for you to go on vacation. <cite>Cocytus posted [p:954361343] in bit worrie... [t:79481454]...</cite> <quote>He'll be waiting. Don't feel bad. He's probably be waiting for you to go on vacation. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dakimakura 05/27/21 1:55:57 PM #4:	don't leave doggos behind for stupid trips. --- https://imgur.com/ca2qBa1 ^My wife <cite>Dakimakura posted [p:954361379] in bit worrie... [t:79481454]...</cite> <quote>don't leave doggos behind for stupid trips. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AwesomeFawful 05/27/21 1:57:30 PM #5:	May I ask why you can't take Omar with you? --- "Socialism is when the government does stuff, and it's more socialism the more stuff it does, and when it does a real lot of stuff, that's communism!" <cite>AwesomeFawful posted [p:954361426] in bit worrie... [t:79481454]...</cite> <quote>May I ask why you can't take Omar with you? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
I4NRulez 05/27/21 2:01:38 PM #6:	Giant_Aspirin posted... so in like two days i leave for my first vacation since the pandemic and i'll be having a good friend watch Omar. i trust my friend 100%, so i'm not worried about him at all. but i wish i could somehow tell poor little Omar that i still love him and ill come back soon. i really hope he doesn't regress and have panic attacks due to thinking i abandoned him ;_; You should be fine. My dog had bad separation anxiety as a pup. I started working from home prior to the pandemic and she grew out of it. It would be bad if i left for even an hour she would bark like crazy. I started exercising her more and introducing her to more people and she grew out of it. When i left on my first trip and left her with my mom she was perfectly fine. --- The night brims with defiled scum,and is permeated by their rotten stench. Just think. Now you're all set to hunt and kill to your heart's content. <cite>I4NRulez posted [p:954361588] in bit worrie... [t:79481454]...</cite> <quote>Giant_Aspirin posted... </cite> <quote>so in like two days i leave for my first vacation since the pandemic and i'll be having a good friend watch Omar. i trust my friend 100%, so i'm not worried about him at all. but i wish i could somehow tell poor little Omar that i still love him and ill come back soon. i really hope he doesn't regress and have panic attacks due to thinking i abandoned him ;_;</quote> You should be fine. My dog had bad separation anxiety as a pup. I started working from home prior to the pandemic and she grew out of it. It would be bad if i left for even an hour she would bark like crazy. I started exercising her more and introducing her to more people and she grew out of it. When i left on my first trip and left her with my mom she was perfectly fine. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Giant_Aspirin 05/27/21 2:03:43 PM #7:	AwesomeFawful posted... May I ask why you can't take Omar with you? i thought about it. we are staying in the Smoky Mountains and national parks/forests don't allow dogs. the cabin we are staying in does allow them, but they are required to be crated while we are gone. so he'd basically be alone in the cabin, stuck in a crate for most of the day and he'd probably bark and be annoying to neighbors awesome999 posted... That's a beautiful dog I am melting thank you! he's adorable tbh Cocytus posted... He'll be waiting. Don't feel bad. He's probably be waiting for you to go on vacation. i'm trying not to. i bet he'll have fun playing with my friend's toddlers because they like to chase him and chase is his favorite thing. Dakimakura posted... don't leave doggos behind for stupid trips. i need vacations or i legit lose my mind --- Playing: Yakuza 4 Remaster; Luigi's Mansion 3; Dead Cells; You see it your way, I'll see it mine and I'll be fine <cite>Giant_Aspirin posted [p:954361656] in bit worrie... [t:79481454]...</cite> <quote>AwesomeFawful posted... </cite> <quote>May I ask why you can't take Omar with you?</quote> i thought about it. we are staying in the Smoky Mountains and national parks/forests don't allow dogs. the cabin we are staying in does allow them, but they are required to be crated while we are gone. so he'd basically be alone in the cabin, stuck in a crate for most of the day and he'd probably bark and be annoying to neighbors awesome999 posted... </cite> <quote>That's a beautiful dog I am melting</quote> thank you! he's adorable tbh Cocytus posted... </cite> <quote>He'll be waiting. Don't feel bad. He's probably be waiting for you to go on vacation.</quote> i'm trying not to. i bet he'll have fun playing with my friend's toddlers because they like to chase him and chase is his favorite thing. Dakimakura posted... </cite> <quote>don't leave doggos behind for stupid trips.</quote> i need vacations or i legit lose my mind </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Giant_Aspirin 05/27/21 2:06:17 PM #8:	I4NRulez posted... It would be bad if i left for even an hour she would bark like crazy. ya, that's how Omar was. he could tell when i was getting ready to leave and he'd run away from me so i couldnt crate him. i'd hear him start barking once i closed the door to the garage and he'd be barking whenever i came home. im sure my neighbors hated it (i did explain the situation and apologized). I4NRulez posted... I started exercising her more and introducing her to more people and she grew out of it. When i left on my first trip and left her with my mom she was perfectly fine. he's been socialized a bunch and i make sure to leave him home alone a few times a week. i also exercise him on the regular. thanks for the encouragement --- Playing: Yakuza 4 Remaster; Luigi's Mansion 3; Dead Cells; You see it your way, I'll see it mine and I'll be fine <cite>Giant_Aspirin posted [p:954361733] in bit worrie... [t:79481454]...</cite> <quote>I4NRulez posted... </cite> <quote>It would be bad if i left for even an hour she would bark like crazy.</quote> ya, that's how Omar was. he could tell when i was getting ready to leave and he'd run away from me so i couldnt crate him. i'd hear him start barking once i closed the door to the garage and he'd be barking whenever i came home. im sure my neighbors hated it (i did explain the situation and apologized). I4NRulez posted... </cite> <quote>I started exercising her more and introducing her to more people and she grew out of it. When i left on my first trip and left her with my mom she was perfectly fine.</quote> he's been socialized a bunch and i make sure to leave him home alone a few times a week. i also exercise him on the regular. thanks for the encouragement </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnfairRepresent 05/27/21 2:09:21 PM #9:	Dogs can sense when you're worried. Don't make a big deal out of it and he'll be fine He'll miss you when you're gone but once you're back he'll have forgotten that you left. The mistake a lot of owners make is they get upset and panic and act like a massive weird thing is happening. Dogs will pick up on that and start to get scared and panic. This is why every expert says not to make a big deal and goodbye to a dog everytime you leave the home. You don't want your dog to think you not being there for a while is a big scary abnormal event --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair! https://imgur.com/yPw05Ob <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:954361833] in bit worrie... [t:79481454]...</cite> <quote>Dogs can sense when you're worried. Don't make a big deal out of it and he'll be fine He'll miss you when you're gone but once you're back he'll have forgotten that you left. The mistake a lot of owners make is they get upset and panic and act like a massive weird thing is happening. Dogs will pick up on that and start to get scared and panic. This is why every expert says not to make a big deal and goodbye to a dog everytime you leave the home. You don't want your dog to think you not being there for a while is a big scary abnormal event </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AwesomeFawful 05/27/21 2:10:19 PM #10:	Giant_Aspirin posted... i thought about it. we are staying in the Smoky Mountains and national parks/forests don't allow dogs. the cabin we are staying in does allow them, but they are required to be crated while we are gone. so he'd basically be alone in the cabin, stuck in a crate for most of the day and he'd probably bark and be annoying to neighbors Oh. :( One thing you could do would be to call your buddy and have him put the phone on speaker, Omar should be able to recognize your voice, assuming of course you talk to him regularly. That might help. --- "Socialism is when the government does stuff, and it's more socialism the more stuff it does, and when it does a real lot of stuff, that's communism!" <cite>AwesomeFawful posted [p:954361863] in bit worrie... [t:79481454]...</cite> <quote>Giant_Aspirin posted... </cite> <quote>i thought about it. we are staying in the Smoky Mountains and national parks/forests don't allow dogs. the cabin we are staying in does allow them, but they are required to be crated while we are gone. so he'd basically be alone in the cabin, stuck in a crate for most of the day and he'd probably bark and be annoying to neighbors</quote>Oh. :( One thing you could do would be to call your buddy and have him put the phone on speaker, Omar should be able to recognize your voice, assuming of course you talk to him regularly. That might help. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Omnislasher 05/27/21 2:11:55 PM #11:	The fact that hes gotten to where he can stay home all day now gives you good cause to feel comfortable, i think. Hell be okay. Good on you being such a loving and concerned dog parent <cite>Omnislasher posted [p:954361914] in bit worrie... [t:79481454]...</cite> <quote>The fact that hes gotten to where he can stay home all day now gives you good cause to feel comfortable, i think. Hell be okay. Good on you being such a loving and concerned dog parent </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
x_rays 05/27/21 2:14:40 PM #12:	He looks like a really good boi --- twhx <cite>x_rays posted [p:954362009] in bit worrie... [t:79481454]...</cite> <quote>He looks like a really good boi </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Giant_Aspirin 05/27/21 2:15:43 PM #13:	UnfairRepresent posted... This is why every expert says not to make a big deal and goodbye to a dog everytime you leave the home. You don't want your dog to think you not being there for a while is a big scary abnormal event i read this same thing on almost every resource i found about SA. don't make a big deal about leaving, but DO have a 'phrase' you repeat before you leave that "should" signal your return. i tell him "ill be back buddy" that post was all helpful advice, thank you! AwesomeFawful posted... One thing you could do would be to call your buddy and have him put the phone on speaker, Omar should be able to recognize your voice, assuming of course you talk to him regularly. That might help. i've thought about that, but i think it may confuse him? he did wander onto a zoom call w/my mom back when that was the only way to socialize and he definitely recognized her and started pawing at the screen lmao Omnislasher posted... The fact that hes gotten to where he can stay home all day now gives you good cause to feel comfortable, i think. Hell be okay. Good on you being such a loving and concerned dog parent good call and thank you! --- Playing: Yakuza 4 Remaster; Luigi's Mansion 3; Dead Cells; You see it your way, I'll see it mine and I'll be fine <cite>Giant_Aspirin posted [p:954362054] in bit worrie... [t:79481454]...</cite> <quote>UnfairRepresent posted... </cite> <quote> This is why every expert says not to make a big deal and goodbye to a dog everytime you leave the home. You don't want your dog to think you not being there for a while is a big scary abnormal event</quote> i read this same thing on almost every resource i found about SA. don't make a big deal about leaving, but DO have a 'phrase' you repeat before you leave that "should" signal your return. i tell him "ill be back buddy" that post was all helpful advice, thank you! AwesomeFawful posted... </cite> <quote>One thing you could do would be to call your buddy and have him put the phone on speaker, Omar should be able to recognize your voice, assuming of course you talk to him regularly. That might help.</quote> i've thought about that, but i think it may confuse him? he did wander onto a zoom call w/my mom back when that was the only way to socialize and he definitely recognized her and started pawing at the screen lmao Omnislasher posted... </cite> <quote>The fact that hes gotten to where he can stay home all day now gives you good cause to feel comfortable, i think. Hell be okay. Good on you being such a loving and concerned dog parent</quote> good call and thank you! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Giant_Aspirin 05/27/21 2:18:34 PM #15:	cuh posted... Omar is such a cute name for a dog <3 sending much love to Omar and those 2 days with your pal <3 he's named after Omar Little from The Wire. i never get tired of saying "OMAR COMIN YO" when he's running into the house, or just zooming around. --- Playing: Yakuza 4 Remaster; Luigi's Mansion 3; Dead Cells; You see it your way, I'll see it mine and I'll be fine <cite>Giant_Aspirin posted [p:954362137] in bit worrie... [t:79481454]...</cite> <quote>cuh posted... </cite> <quote>Omar is such a cute name for a dog <3 sending much love to Omar and those 2 days with your pal <3</quote> he's named after Omar Little from The Wire. i never get tired of saying "OMAR COMIN YO" when he's running into the house, or just zooming around. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten 05/27/21 2:29:48 PM #16:	I worry about this with my cat. Have had him like 6 or 7 years or something like that. In all that time since getting him the longest I ever left him alone was 17 hours. And when I got back he wouldn't leave my side for hours I think sometimes about going on trips but I don't know how he would feel. If I left him at a pet hotel he might think I was giving him away <cite>Zikten posted [p:954362528] in bit worrie... [t:79481454]...</cite> <quote>I worry about this with my cat. Have had him like 6 or 7 years or something like that. In all that time since getting him the longest I ever left him alone was 17 hours. And when I got back he wouldn't leave my side for hours I think sometimes about going on trips but I don't know how he would feel. If I left him at a pet hotel he might think I was giving him away</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnfairRepresent 05/27/21 2:30:05 PM #17:	x_rays posted... He looks like a really good boi This --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair! https://imgur.com/yPw05Ob <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:954362536] in bit worrie... [t:79481454]...</cite> <quote>x_rays posted... </cite> <quote>He looks like a really good boi</quote>This </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Giant_Aspirin 05/27/21 2:32:11 PM #18:	Zikten posted... If I left him at a pet hotel he might think I was giving him away if i didn't have a friend to dogsit i dont know if i would go on vacation. i really dont think i'd be fine with leaving him at a boarders where he'd be caged and ignored most of the day :( found another pic in my imgur https://i.imgur.com/L85sRlz.jpg --- Playing: Yakuza 4 Remaster; Luigi's Mansion 3; Dead Cells; You see it your way, I'll see it mine and I'll be fine <cite>Giant_Aspirin posted [p:954362595] in bit worrie... [t:79481454]...</cite> <quote>Zikten posted... </cite> <quote>If I left him at a pet hotel he might think I was giving him away</quote> if i didn't have a friend to dogsit i dont know if i would go on vacation. i really dont think i'd be fine with leaving him at a boarders where he'd be caged and ignored most of the day :( found another pic in my imgur https://i.imgur.com/L85sRlz.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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