Your Dog DOESN'T Have Separation Anxiety (They Have THIS)

My puppy's separation anxiety has brought my life to a screeching halt. I struggle to shower. I can't make a quick trip to the grocery store without planning hours or days in advance. Watching this video made me tear up. There are ideas, like building up excitement for the Kong by locking it in the crate before leaving, that I'm genuinely excited to try. Thank you SO MUCH for the great ideas.

Putting the high value item in the crate for 10 minutes before letting the dog in so they’re really focussed on it is a great idea and one I haven’t seen in other advice videos. Thanks for the tip!

This lady knows her stuff. Really knows her stuff. Not that others don’t - lots of helpful ideas out there from others - but Carol is the best I’ve seen on this topic particularly. I’m lucky that I’m only here for education and interest. Camera and remote treat-dispenser are game-changers.

I appreciate all of your advice and techniques. They're spot on. I started crating a high strung, Jack Russell that was a few years old. He had terrible resource guarding, including people and would spin in circles and loose his mind everytime u left him alone...a crate was exactly what he was needing. He took to his new, safe place, right away and laid in it, with the door open, throughout the day while I would get chores done around the house.

Very well explained! Carole makes this subject clear and simple. Big help for me with my little dog!

Really SOLID advice and description of how to do things for separation anxiety. Well done video.

Great advice and tips! Definitely plan to try putting Kong in crate with pup outside. Thanks for another great video to help manage my pup🐕

I’ve been a vet tech/manager for 20 years and I’m glad I stumbled upon this channel, subbed!

Thank you! Our rescue has extreme separation anxiety and this is the first time I’ve learned it’s an actual phobia. So many good tips here … thank you!!🤞

This one was super helpful! I’m going to implement these things with my new puppy. Thank you so much!

This is really helpful. We just adopted a dog with severe seperation anxiety and this makes a lot of sense. Thank you!

Excellent guidance and patience. I had a dog with severe sep anx and it was heartbreaking. I had no clue. So grateful for videos like this so I can avoid these things with my puppy.

Thank you. This is really helping me figure out why Gary has started howling when I leave. He digs at the door after too. He’s literally owning me. I know about the key trick & honestly, this is a great idea; but once he starts getting that panicked “I’m abandoned OMG!” Look….I seriously can’t go anywhere unless it’s an absolute necessity. I’m sick & can’t work, so lucky for him - but when I have MRI’s & I’m gone for 3 hours; I have to take breaks to check in with him on his doggie camera & talk him through it. That seems to help; but seriously, it’s making me feel sicker. Terrier - yes, Gary is a blue heeler/JRT mix. He doesn’t pee or barf but it’s still actually stomach churning. Gary doesn’t crate, he’s free range at 11 months - he’s good with this. He will go to his bed & chill when he takes breaks from long, deep, sad howling with some barks. He has a doggie door to the yard, his Gary camera; yup treats & toys. He has his dog seat in my car; it sucks that there’s just some places I can’t take him. I usually take him on errands, but the second I go to leave to run into the store - LESS than 10 minutes; he now starts whining & barking. I get out & go around to his side of the car, give him a treat & toy & tell him “I’ll be right out.” I literally have to put on either Bob Marley or the sad Sarah Mcglochin song on. Lol he loves him some Sarah - seriously though I am EXHAUSTED! Edit: wait, he doesn’t supervise you in the bathroom? I stepped in him getting out of the shower one day. I didn’t know he was in there! - yup the pheromone collar, yup the music, calming treats…..anxiety wrap? Maybe I’ll try this. Sort of like a weighted blanket I guess. If you met gary, you’d get why I’m about to vomit watching the dog camera footage. He’s the best dog in the universe ever. He’s saved my life. He’s the only thing keeping me alive at this point. People literally stop their cars when we are on walks…”oh my god! It’s Gary!” Me: “who the hell are you again?” - he’s a celebrity. He’s truly my little angel.

Way better than Cesar Milan's video. Solid practical advice!! Thank you.

Hello there, I have been following Mccandogs for a few years now. Even though my first and only dog Lucy is not with me anymore (RIP baby), and I couldn't decide if I am ready to adopt another street, stray dog yet, I still check the channel from time to time. I just wanted to say this lady Carol is good at what and how she explains. It would be good to see her more. Thank you. Have a good day.

You explain it perfectly, fantastic video!

The random spider jump cut was so uncalled for

Can't wait to try this advice. Great video

This was so good Carol, I have been struggling with her crate anxiety, trying to figure out how I was going to work on it. Absolutely awesome video! Thank you😊

This is the most informative video on the separation anxiety that I have seen on the internet. I'll be definitely trying to imply all the advice to help my dog relieve his anxiety. Thank you so much for creating such a helpful content!