Sadly no suggestions for what to do with the dog, but I have a baby gate recommendation - Gromit can jump or knock over every normal baby gate I tried, and scatters garbage all over the house. This gate put a complete stop to it - fits very securely, and too tall to jump.
I haven't been able to find it anywhere but amazon... Petsmart supposedly carries it but never in the store, ditto with Target. They might be able to special order it, if you asked. Also, despite being a 60-lb monster, Gromit can wriggle his entire body through the cat door portion of this gate, so we leave it closed and latched.
Yeah, regular height baby gates were no issue for Gromit, and I got sick of stacking two of them, one on top of the other, to keep him restrained. I love the walk-through gate on this one too, makes it really easy to go in & out. I can operate it with both hands full, as long as the red latch isn't fastened.
Thanks for the link. I think if she got a running start she could actually jump over that too (she's quite the jumper), but I don't know if she realizes she can jump that high. :)
Is it just pressure mounted or do you have some hardware in the wall? It looks like it's pressure mounted, but some of the comments on Amazon suggested otherwise.
Sounds like she has developed a form of separation anxiety; maybe not 'classic' sep anxiety but we went through this almost exact same issue with a foster dog. I would recommend reading Pat McConnell's booklet "I'll be home soon" about how to work with SA. If you have a good behaviorist around- you might want to do a consult
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Thanks -- I'll definitely look into the book. Do you know how to find a behaviorist? I've thought about trying at least a consult visit to give us some ideas to try, but I don't know where to look. My vet had some resources for training classes, but I don't think typical classes will help us
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Put something smearable inside, like peanut butter, cream cheese, wet dog food, etc. so he can keep licking and getting yummy tastes. It will be easier than a hard treat and can still last, esp. if you freeze it once he gets the hang of it.
I agree, it does sound more like separation anxiety to me than guarding behavior -- scratching at doors and windows is a pretty big red flag to me. I'm no behaviorist, though.
I can sympathize with the OP and the crate issue; Caiman loves his crate when we're home and loves to nap and rest in there, and will often go lay down in there if he's feeling crowded out of the living room. Lock him in there and leave the house, though, and he becomes a howling wussdog. It's taken a lot of work getting him to calm down while we're gone, and while it's still not perfect, he doesn't fly into a panic when I tell him to crate up anymore.
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I haven't been able to find it anywhere but amazon... Petsmart supposedly carries it but never in the store, ditto with Target. They might be able to special order it, if you asked.
Also, despite being a 60-lb monster, Gromit can wriggle his entire body through the cat door portion of this gate, so we leave it closed and latched.
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Is it just pressure mounted or do you have some hardware in the wall? It looks like it's pressure mounted, but some of the comments on Amazon suggested otherwise.
I'd definitely have to keep the cat door latched.
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I can sympathize with the OP and the crate issue; Caiman loves his crate when we're home and loves to nap and rest in there, and will often go lay down in there if he's feeling crowded out of the living room. Lock him in there and leave the house, though, and he becomes a howling wussdog. It's taken a lot of work getting him to calm down while we're gone, and while it's still not perfect, he doesn't fly into a panic when I tell him to crate up anymore.
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