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Hello,
I have a female German Shepherd who will be turning 3 years old this February. She has always had pretty bad anxiety. When she was a puppy she would bark like crazy if she couldn’t see me or my other roomate. She has been in training classes and like most puppies the separation anxiety lessened as she grew and learned new things. I can fully leave her home alone with 100% trust that nothing will get destroyed and she stays quiet. But she still has massive anxiety out in public. She is fine at dog parks and she does daycare just fine. I work at a dog daycare and boarding facility and bring her to work with me. If she spots me while she is in daycare she goes crazy and barks and tries to claw or even chew at the fence. ( I don’t work in the daycare area, I work in the kennels with the dogs who are boarding so I’m not around her while at work) I would like to keep bringing her so she can still get exercise and stimulation while I work, but it stresses her and me out completely.
Even during walks around the city she starts to pant excessively and get stressed out. I know I should talk to my vet about it, I just want to use all the training tips and tricks before having to put her on medication, if needed. Any suggestions on where to start?
Some background info on her: I got her when I was in the military, or rather my friend got her. I came home from a deployment and found a German Shepherd puppy in the house lol. Anyway, my friend couldn’t take care of her anymore because she had gotten pregnant so she asked if I wanted to take her. I did, but then I had another deployment so she stayed from 8 months old to a year and a half old with my parents. I don’t believe she was properly socialized with them so I wanna know what I can do now to help her out.
Thanks! And sorry it’s so long lol.
I have a female German Shepherd who will be turning 3 years old this February. She has always had pretty bad anxiety. When she was a puppy she would bark like crazy if she couldn’t see me or my other roomate. She has been in training classes and like most puppies the separation anxiety lessened as she grew and learned new things. I can fully leave her home alone with 100% trust that nothing will get destroyed and she stays quiet. But she still has massive anxiety out in public. She is fine at dog parks and she does daycare just fine. I work at a dog daycare and boarding facility and bring her to work with me. If she spots me while she is in daycare she goes crazy and barks and tries to claw or even chew at the fence. ( I don’t work in the daycare area, I work in the kennels with the dogs who are boarding so I’m not around her while at work) I would like to keep bringing her so she can still get exercise and stimulation while I work, but it stresses her and me out completely.
Even during walks around the city she starts to pant excessively and get stressed out. I know I should talk to my vet about it, I just want to use all the training tips and tricks before having to put her on medication, if needed. Any suggestions on where to start?
Some background info on her: I got her when I was in the military, or rather my friend got her. I came home from a deployment and found a German Shepherd puppy in the house lol. Anyway, my friend couldn’t take care of her anymore because she had gotten pregnant so she asked if I wanted to take her. I did, but then I had another deployment so she stayed from 8 months old to a year and a half old with my parents. I don’t believe she was properly socialized with them so I wanna know what I can do now to help her out.
Thanks! And sorry it’s so long lol.