Drooling...but only in the cage???

[Harbinger]

Gideon is a great dog. He never drools except when he's in his cage. Then...it's disgusting. If he's in there for an hour, when I get home, his mouth, chin and chest are soaking wet. So is his cage floor, and there are drool drops in a wide radius outside the cage. He doesn't do anything else while he's in his cage...this is the only "bad" behavior he has in there. If I get home after a couple hours, it's dried up. But when I get home and he's sopping wet, I feel so bad because he is so wet and gross! Please help. What may be causing this and what can I do to help him stop??
Thank you!!

 

[Chris W.]

seperation anxiety

more than likely this is a form of seperation anxiety
use the search engine in the top right corner of the screen, lots and lots of dogs have been thru and overcome this
good luck!

 

[LoganBurgess]

It is separation anxiety. My girl Tara had that problem. Something that helped her was
Not making a big deal out of coming and going
I bought her a kong
There is a lot of info out there about it

Good luck

 

[frankied]

I found this link. Hope it helps!
http://www.geocities.com/boxer_booty/

Christa