Puppy Home Alone: Are You Creating Chaos or Calm? #98
Shaped by Dog with Susan Garrett
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🗓️ 23 July 2021
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
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It’s completely normal to feel some apprehension about leaving a puppy alone. But there are things that you do that contribute to the chaos or calm you find when you return home. I’m covering the formula that I use to ensure a happy life with a puppy and how to prevent separation anxiety.
In the episode you'll hear:
• Why to see a Veterinary Behaviorist if you have a dog experiencing separation anxiety.
• About how we can help our puppy look forward to confinement.
• Why calm greetings, arrivals and departures contribute to the well-being of puppies.
• What my puppy morning routine looks like and the three events of train, walk and enterichment (yes, enterichment, you probably won’t find that in a dictionary!).
• What I do to settle my puppy just before I leave to create a routine.
• How long you should leave a young puppy alone at home.
• Steps you can take to help your puppy get used to alone time and why that is the gift of confidence.
• Why to start helping your puppy with being on their own when you are home.
• The 5 big mistakes people make that contribute to chaos when a puppy is left alone.
• What negative reinforcement is, how it relates to a dog being alone and avoiding nuisance barking.
• Why I do not recommend tethering or umbilical cord training for puppies or dogs.
• How puppies can grow up to be relaxed dogs who can hang out anywhere at home.
• The importance of setting you and your puppy up for success for your life together.
Resources:
• Podcast Episode 30: Why Dog Crates Are Not Dog Cages - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/30/
• Blog Post: A Day in the Life of a Susan Garrett Puppy - https://susangarrettdogagility.com/2020/09/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-susan-garrett-puppy/
• Podcast Episode 70: Critical Info for Your Puppy’s First Day and Night at Home - https://dogsthat.com/podcast/70/
• YouTube Video: Perch Work Dog Tricks (Pivots and Spins) - https://youtu.be/O6sj6fTJnFc
• Crate Games Online - https://get.crategames.com/
• Susan Garrett’s Puppy Videos: Playlist on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLphRRSxcMHy2SggplHx3uEWAjXOL9hI21
• Watch this Episode of Shaped by Dog on YouTube - https://youtu.be/FTi3dQ_Y2A8
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | It's completely normal to feel some apprehension about leaving your puppy alone. |
| 0:15.0 | But you need to recognize, there are things that you do that contribute to the chaos or calm that you're going to find |
| 0:22.9 | when you return home. |
| 0:24.3 | Hi, I'm Susan Garrett. |
| 0:26.2 | Welcome to Shape by Dog. |
| 0:27.2 | And today, I'm going to share with you the formula that I use for a happy life with a puppy. |
| 0:33.7 | The formula that I use to help decrease the possibility of any separation anxiety, I'm going |
| 0:38.9 | to share with you the three keys that I think are critical you do before you leave the house. |
| 0:42.9 | The puppy morning schedule that I use when I have a puppy. |
| 0:47.9 | My morning routine does change a little bit when I have a puppy. |
| 0:51.4 | And I'm also going to share what I think are five huge mistakes that people |
| 0:55.2 | make that contribute to a puppy having some serious meltdowns when they're left alone. Some dogs |
| 1:02.1 | have got to the point where they have serious separation anxiety. They may do things like drool |
| 1:07.7 | when they're in confinement or left alone. They may get destructive. They |
| 1:11.4 | bark and claw and scratch. Some dogs will urinate or defecate. They are just so upset about |
| 1:18.6 | being a left alone. Now, that could be a created problem, but nonetheless, I strongly recommend |
| 1:24.8 | you seek out the advice of a veterinary behaviors to help |
| 1:28.9 | you overcome this. |
| 1:30.2 | The protocol I'm about to share with you will go a long way to help that. |
| 1:36.3 | But don't be afraid to call a veterinarian behaviors to accelerate the process for you |
| 1:41.7 | and your dog. |
| 1:42.7 | Let's jump right in and talk about the big elephant |
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