This is what I did with Sibe Lara -
1. I make sure she goes potty before going into her enclosure for nap time. If she fusses right after she gets in, I know that she doesn’t really need to go.
2. I set up a fixed and consistent schedule for her. She sleeps for a couple of hours, then I let her out and she goes out for another potty break.
3. If she whines in the middle, then I take her out on-leash. We go to our potty spot and I give her the go potty command. If she goes, then I reward her well with attention and a fun game. If she doesn’t go, I wait a few minutes, then she goes back into her enclosure. In this way, she gets a chance to potty, but she learns that a “fake potty trip” is not very interesting. She only gets rewarded for a real potty trip.

Here is more of my potty training experiences with my Husky pups.

Big hugs to your new puppy.

I think he might have an unhealtht attachment to me also. He wimpers and whines when he isn’t sure where I am.

I’m not sure what to do. I have read on many site to let your dog out of the crate when he calms down… I don’t think I can do that because he needs to go out to do his business. Any thoughts?

Thanks!

If she is peeing in the house at night and when you are home, it could just be that she does not know she is not supposed to. Dogs do not usually generalize rules across different locations. For example, my dogs are all potty trained for our current house, but when we go to daycare, they may sometimes pee indoors, especially if there are strong smells around.

They know not to do it in our house, but they may not generalize that to other indoor areas.

It could be that a quick potty training refresher course would do the trick.

Big hugs to your girl!

She is good on walks. She loves everyone and wants everyone’s attention! And she is pretty good with most dogs. Once in a while she will jump from a loud noise, but she usually isn’t scared.

Thank you for your tips. I am trying to get her on a fixed routine and I need to get better at that. She has set times for meals and walks (sometimes more walks on the weekends when we are home from work). She gets good exercise daily. It is a little hard to keep her on a strict schedule because mine is always slightly changing, but I know I will have to try to get better at it. Thank you for your help! I really appreciate it!

Does she ever pee in the house when you are home?

When you take her on walks, what is her confidence level? Is she afraid of noises, people, new objects, other dogs?

Some things that help with my dogs when they are anxious because of changes in the environment-
1. I set up a very fixed routine for them. In this way, they know exactly when I leave, and when I will return. They also know exactly when walk time, play time, grooming time, and mostly importantly eating time is.
2. I establish very fixed rules. In this way they know exactly what to expect from me, and what I expect of them in return.
3. I exercise them well every day. Exercise helps them to relieve stress.
4. When we are home, I try to give them their space. I think it helps them to have some alone time to get used to the changes in their environment. In the beginning, I let them approach me when they want to interact.

- What has helped most with my dogs when they are anxious, is to keep them as close as possible to a regular routine.
- My dogs also pick up on the energy of the people around them, so if they sense that I am stressed, they will get stressed as well. I try as much as possible to control my own energy and remain calm.
- Exercise or just doing some activity to distract their mind also helps. Sometimes I just take them outside and let them sit, watch people, and smell the wind. I make sure to pick a more quiet area.

This article may also be of some interest-
http://www.petside.com/article/dog-mourns-loss-owner-too-how-help-grieving-pet

I have a 4 year old female husky that we just got 3 months ago (she was a friend of ours who couldn’t keep her anymore, she went through 2 other homes before she came to us). When we first got her she had a few accidents in the house, but then she was fine. We take her on lots of walks when we are home and she has no problem telling us when she needs to go outside. My bf plays with her all the time and we give her so much attention.

Recently she has been peeing in the house sometimes when we come home and then leave again for a few hours (to go to the gym, food store, etc.) and other times she is fine. We always make sure she has toys or bones to keep her busy. With her prior owner she used to chew and eat everything she could get her paws on, but never had accidents (they didn’t walk her or have the time for her). She has not ate/chewed anything with us, but is randomly peeing in the house. I assume it is some sort of anxiety or she is mad that we are “leaving her”, but I don’t understand why she does it sometimes and not everytime. I know she is trying to get used to us and it is a new environment, so I want to give her time to adjust, but I also want to make sure I’m doing the right things now. Any advice or thoughts would be appreciated! Thank you.

However when my mother fell ill and died he became very anxious. As long as my father is around he’s calm but always keeps close.
However when he needs for exsample to go out and get groceries and/or visit some friends, he becomes very scared. He starts to rattle teeth, shiver, often when we get home theres chewing and scratching marks on the door.
Now we’re well aware that its separation anxiety and he’s most likely scared that we too will “disappear” Question is, would it help to show him the grave?
We’re very unsure how to proceed as he’s an older gentleman after all.

Also whenever we’ve attempted to bring him with us to shop, he starts to half way howl and make high picthed noises. In other words, not a fan of car rides.

Hope you can give us some helpful advice, Thanks in advance.