Everytime I leave the house my dog is freaking out and destroying things. I've really tried everything so far, but nothing is working. Now I have to leave him in a room with no breakable objects. Any ideas or things to try that HAVE WORKED for you..
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Hey, we used to have EXACTLY the same problem. My solution isn't really perfect, and perhaps a little primitive but it worked:
Just before we left each time we'd always say "we're coming back soon, don't worry" in the tone associated with that phrase, "the apologetic / aww sounding voice". We stopped doing that, and began to be a little stern (almost being told off, just on the line) - he stopped destroying stuff immediately.
Just before we left each time we'd always say "we're coming back soon, don't worry" in the tone associated with that phrase, "the apologetic / aww sounding voice". We stopped doing that, and began to be a little stern (almost being told off, just on the line) - he stopped destroying stuff immediately.
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also a great trick we discovered to limit the damage earlier on (before we realised how to make him stop) was to leave decoys around -- stuff like old boxes or plastic bottles that weren't the couch, the wall, the door!
- hitchhiker