marciafinn
Boxer Insane
Let me start with that we are looking for a positive way to correct this issue. We am avoiding the crate at this time due to her anxiety there and am afraid she will hurt herself. A little background...Penny is a rescue who has had some health/behavior problems since she's arrived. After a couple of months in her (wire) crate, she started to pull the front down to get out. She did not damage anything so DH and I took it down and left her out with Mason.
While we are gone they have access to the kitchen, dining room and a guest bedroom - with the bed to lounge on. This was okay for a couple of months and then Penny decided to eat through the baby gate to the living room. Once we secured that she started to jump it. She is ruining our new couch and we don't know what to do. We started to crate again and withing two weeks she was chewing at the crate...we know because of the slobber all over the crate and floor. Within another week she busted through, wire ties and all, to get out. These are the suggestions I have been receiving:
1. Doggy Prozak, or another anti-anxiety med (one was even ACE! :eek
2. Electric Fence in the doorway
3. Keep her in our finished basement
4. Kennel with dog house outside
5. Taller gate - the one we have now is 42".
6. Yell at/Punish her and make her understand this is bad behavior.
I do not agree with all of these - this is just what I am hearing from other dog owners/trainers/a few vets. I do not think it is seperation anxiety since she is not destroying anything once over the gate. I just do not understand the need/want to get over there. Even a couple of positive trainers are stumped and I do not want to resort to someone who will utilize negative punishment.
We do not punish her since we are not catching her in the act. I think if we put her in the basement she will get even more anxious. I do not like the invisible fence or outside. We have contacted a carpenter about building some sort of gate. I have heard of Rescue Remedy but I am not sure if this is the right application. Does anyone know of another holistic/homeopathic remedy we can try? Or another gating option that we have not found online?
While we are gone they have access to the kitchen, dining room and a guest bedroom - with the bed to lounge on. This was okay for a couple of months and then Penny decided to eat through the baby gate to the living room. Once we secured that she started to jump it. She is ruining our new couch and we don't know what to do. We started to crate again and withing two weeks she was chewing at the crate...we know because of the slobber all over the crate and floor. Within another week she busted through, wire ties and all, to get out. These are the suggestions I have been receiving:
1. Doggy Prozak, or another anti-anxiety med (one was even ACE! :eek
2. Electric Fence in the doorway
3. Keep her in our finished basement
4. Kennel with dog house outside
5. Taller gate - the one we have now is 42".
6. Yell at/Punish her and make her understand this is bad behavior.
I do not agree with all of these - this is just what I am hearing from other dog owners/trainers/a few vets. I do not think it is seperation anxiety since she is not destroying anything once over the gate. I just do not understand the need/want to get over there. Even a couple of positive trainers are stumped and I do not want to resort to someone who will utilize negative punishment.
We do not punish her since we are not catching her in the act. I think if we put her in the basement she will get even more anxious. I do not like the invisible fence or outside. We have contacted a carpenter about building some sort of gate. I have heard of Rescue Remedy but I am not sure if this is the right application. Does anyone know of another holistic/homeopathic remedy we can try? Or another gating option that we have not found online?
