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List of things she does

-She cries when I leave her in the living room to go use the bathroom or to get something out of my room
-She won't fall asleep in her bed, instead she falls asleep between my feet

Actually, she's doing this right now. she wakes up if I so much as move them and then she just looks at me until I move them back into position. Save me! I'm trapped!
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How old is she?

pics
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It sounds more like she has separation anxiety issues you should probably resolve before said puppy is big enough to actually damage things.
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The sleeping thing isn't a huge issue. A lot of pets love to do that. My yorkie sleeps between my parents and my cat often finds her way onto their bed at some point during the night as well. I know my beagle wants to sleep with them too, but it's just too high up for her, it would be dangerous getting her into and out of bed every night. But it's fairly normal.

The crying when you leave the room, though....yeah, sounds like separation anxiety, you may want to try to work on that if you can.
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TheLazyChampion posted...

How old is she?

I don't know, it's not my dog

Paper_Okami posted...

pics

Hmm, maybe

s0nicfan posted...

It sounds more like she has separation anxiety issues you should probably resolve before said puppy is big enough to actually damage things.

and how would I go about doing that?
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tremain07 posted...

and how would I go about doing that?

Exposure therapy
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tremain07 posted...

TheLazyChampion posted...

How old is she?

I don't know, it's not my dog

and how would I go about doing that?

then who the fuck are you to judge this puppy?

s0nicfan posted...

tremain07 posted...

and how would I go about doing that?

Exposure therapy

For a dog? Can't I just leave her alone and hope she tires herself out in an our of whining?
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tremain07 posted...

For a dog? Can't I just leave her alone and hope she tires herself out in an our of whining?

My parents' dog has this issue with my dad.

They do not get tired after an hour of whining.
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Still no pics of the puppy.
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TheDarkCircle posted...

tremain07 posted...

TheLazyChampion posted...

How old is she?

I don't know, it's not my dog

and how would I go about doing that?

then who the fuck are you to judge this puppy?

Well within my rights,to. I'm the only one who has to watch her when her owners go to work/ go to school for the hwole day.

pegusus123456 posted...

My parents' dog has this issue with my dad.

They do not get tired after an hour of whining.

Fuck, what can I do, because this is really starting to get on my nerves
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Also, this is completely unrelated and I only bring it up because mentioning my dad's dog made me think about it.

Don't throw away any chip bags without opening them at both ends. Dog can get them out of the trash, stick their heads in there, and then suffocate.
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Is this puppy spoiled?


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pegusus123456 posted...

Also, this is completely unrelated and I only bring it up because mentioning my dad's dog made me think about it.

Don't throw away any chip bags without opening them at both ends. Dog can get them out of the trash, stick their heads in there, and then suffocate.

fully this dog is too tiny to reach the trash, she's nothing but a ball of fluff and apparently she'll only get just a little bit bigger, too bad her shit has been getting bigger than her.
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Try leaving the dog alone for a little bit of time then slowly increase the time.
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s0nicfan posted...

It sounds more like she has separation anxiety issues you should probably resolve before said puppy is big enough to actually damage things.

this. I had a puppy like that once and it was hell but I think that particular puppy had some intelligence issues and would not learn.

Google puppy separation anxiety and try those tricks. Stuff like don't listen to it when it whines and only make it come out its cage when it stops, etc.

Personally I lived in an apartment so that would not really be an option and it was hell

Gafemage posted...

Is this puppy spoiled?

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Gafemage posted...

Gafemage posted...

Is this puppy spoiled?

Quoting yourself, solid.
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jenningsnash313 posted...

Gafemage posted...

Gafemage posted...

Is this puppy spoiled?

Quoting yourself, solid.

Gafemage posted...

Gafemage posted...

Is this puppy spoiled?

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Gafemage posted...

jenningsnash313 posted...

Gafemage posted...

Gafemage posted...

Is this puppy spoiled?

Quoting yourself, solid.

Gafemage posted...

Gafemage posted...

Is this puppy spoiled?

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Here's a picture.

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TheDarkCircle posted...

tremain07 posted...

TheLazyChampion posted...

How old is she?

I don't know, it's not my dog

and how would I go about doing that?

then who the fuck are you to judge this puppy?

tremain07 posted...

Here's a picture.

You wear shoes in the house? Are you an animal?
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MuayThai85 posted...

tremain07 posted...

Here's a picture.

You wear shoes in the house? Are you an animal?

Do you not see the dog laying in the carpet? The floors are probably filthy

Is that a golden doodle? I didn't realize you were talking a puppy that young. You definitely want to practice some exposure therapy early to keep it from becoming a problem, but it's really not that hard. Just do the following things:
1. Make a habit of leaving the house a lot for a couple of weeks on short trips, even if it's just a walk. The more your dog sees that you always return, the less it will stress over you leaving. Short trips are better so they can associate you returning with their anxiety so they know it's unfounded.
2. At least for a while try to leave from a different door every time you leave (if you can). Otherwise your dog may begin to associate one specific door as the "bad" door because its the one you leave from and that can lead to actual damage as the dog gets older. The worst case I ever heard was a dog that got so anxious it tried to dig a path under the door, and in the process broke a tile floor and some of its toes.
3. Don't immediately focus on your dog when you return. Take a moment to do something for yourself, and THEN go praise/welcome your dog. If it thinks that it is the center of your world, it will whine a lot more because it knows it works. You don't want to reinforce that whining is effective.
4. You generally want to avoid using food as a reinforcement tool, but in this instance you can time your leaving to something like your dog getting breakfast. This will help associate a positive event (a meal) with your leaving and help take the edge off your absence.
5. Consider getting a treat ball, which is a ball with a small hole you can fill with treats. The dog gets the treats by pushing it around and (to the dog) it seems like a treat randomly pops out as it moves it. Usually a dog will spend a good 30 minutes playing with a treat ball before they get bored, and would be a good distraction when you leave.
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s0nicfan posted...

Is that a golden doodle? I didn't realize you were talking a puppy that young. You definitely want to practice some exposure therapy early to keep it from becoming a problem, but it's really not that hard. Just do the following things:
1. Make a habit of leaving the house a lot for a couple of weeks on short trips, even if it's just a walk. The more your dog sees that you always return, the less it will stress over you leaving. Short trips are better so they can associate you returning with their anxiety so they know it's unfounded.
2. At least for a while try to leave from a different door every time you leave (if you can). Otherwise your dog may begin to associate one specific door as the "bad" door because its the one you leave from and that can lead to actual damage as the dog gets older. The worst case I ever heard was a dog that got so anxious it tried to dig a path under the door, and in the process broke a tile floor and some of its toes.
3. Don't immediately focus on your dog when you return. Take a moment to do something for yourself, and THEN go praise/welcome your dog. If it thinks that it is the center of your world, it will whine a lot more because it knows it works. You don't want to reinforce that whining is effective.
4. You generally want to avoid using food as a reinforcement tool, but in this instance you can time your leaving to something like your dog getting breakfast. This will help associate a positive event (a meal) with your leaving and help take the edge off your absence.
5. Consider getting a treat ball, which is a ball with a small hole you can fill with treats. The dog gets the treats by pushing it around and (to the dog) it seems like a treat randomly pops out as it moves it. Usually a dog will spend a good 30 minutes playing with a treat ball before they get bored, and would be a good distraction when you leave.

Golden doodle? Well my aunt and cousin say she's suppose to grow to be a tiny dog so you might be right she cost 700 dollars apparently but my cousin's college buddy sold her to them for 300 dollars.

So, instead of hovering around her I should just leave the house or go to another room for a while even if she whines?

My aunt and cousin leave for work/school/work during the weekdays so usually from 7am to about 1pm or 5pm I'm the one watching her since they don't want her to be alone in the house.
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Puppies like to sleep at the feet because they aren't comfortable and are submitting to you to keep them safe

It might be scared if shes new to the house. She'll get out of it once shes comfortable.

Also getting toys that keep them active helps. Dogs with too much energy will bark, whine, and chew if they are alone
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So you're saying this bitch won't eventually pass out and get some sleep if you don't make a foot bed?
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Gafemage posted...

jenningsnash313 posted...

Gafemage posted...

Gafemage posted...

Is this puppy spoiled?

Quoting yourself, solid.

Gafemage posted...

Gafemage posted...

Is this puppy spoiled?

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I want more pics of puppy. I am not easily satisfied. I just can't get enough puppy pics.
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DevsBro posted...

So you're saying this bitch won't eventually pass out and get some sleep if you don't make a foot bed?

More or less. no foot bed, no sleep and no chance for me to leave her alone besides dealing with the crying to go take a shit.
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tremain07 posted...

So, instead of hovering around her I should just leave the house or go to another room for a while even if she whines?

Yea. Sleeping is one thing, but you want to make a habit of leaving her side and then coming back on your own time (not directly responding to the whining). Over time the dog will realize there's no point in whining because every time you leave you come back.
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That's pretty incredible. A dog that never sleeps... you should call Ripley's or something.
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I'm gonna smack you Devs
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Bump
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You really are dedicated, Gafe. Fine, I'll try to get you another picture of her tomorrow.
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my dad's dog has separation anxiety. If the dog isn't in the same room as him it'll whine constantly and I mean fucking constantly until it's resolved.
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Last one gafe. Enjoy it

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