But the more I swept, the more I realized that nothing bad was happening to me. At first, my heart raced, and I was covered in goosebumps. So, I grabbed my broom and started sweeping. When we first got here, there were easily 40 massive dead spiders in the garage.Īfter a week of wishing they would disappear, I accepted that the only way they would leave my sight was if I did something about it. Without meaning to, moving to a house in the suburbs has helped desensitize me to spiders. They’re flat out petrified.Īnd the method we use to help people overcome fears is the same method we use for dogs - desensitization. Just as I shrieked in terror when those big, furry, mini-tarantula-looking monsters ran towards me in my childhood home, dogs with separation anxiety are doing the same. Separation anxiety is a phobia - no different than a fear of spiders or heights. What Does Work to Treat Separation Anxiety in Dogs? Systematic Desensitization So how did we solve the problem? Desensitization. In fact, as the year progressed, Emma’s fear got worse. We tried pheromone diffusers, lavender oil, Thunder Shirts, and even therapeutic massages, but none of that helped. We tried teaching Emma to relax in her bed and reward her for staying put.
We tried leaving her stuffed Kongs, but she wouldn’t eat. We tried waiting for her to stop barking to walk back into the condo, so that she would learn that only keeping quiet would bring us home. Over the course of our first year with our sweet Emma, my husband and I tried so hard to settle her down when we left her home alone, but we kept failing. I have seen it personally with my own pup, Emma the Beagle, who was petrified if left home alone for 10 seconds, but now has no problem being left alone for four or five hours, and as a certified separation anxiety trainer, I see it every day with my clients.Įmma Anxiously Waiting for Her Mom to Come Home Been There, Tried That How heartbreaking to think that one out of every two Dachshunds could be terrified when left alone.īut I have good news: separation anxiety is treatable. In a survey of 1005 Dachshund homes by the website, 51% of the respondents said their pups suffered from either severe or moderate separation anxiety. Sadly, Dachshund guardians are no stranger to this problem. The barking, the howling, the accidents indoors, the damage to door frames and window ledges, and even the injuries from dogs trying desperately to get out of their crates-separation anxiety can be devastating to the dogs, the people who live with them, and even the people who live near them. Tracy Recommends This Technique to Cure Separation Anxiety in Dachshunds She is an advocate for force-free dog training and loves helping fearful dogs discover confidence and joy - just as she did for her once “fraidy” pup, Emma the Beagle.
Krulik has written for publications including The Bark magazine and The Washington Post. An honors graduate of the prestigious Academy for Dog Trainers , She’s the founder and managing editor of iSpeakDog - a website and public awareness campaign to teach dog body language and behavior. Tracy Krulik, CTC, CSAT is a Certified canine separation anxiety trainer who works with clients remotely so that she is able to help dogs and their families all over the world. I’ve learned over the years to recognize pretty quickly when a dog might be experiencing separation anxiety but I don’t know much about dealing with it.īecause it’s a very common issue with dogs, and with Dachshunds in particular, I turned to my friend Tracy for advice.
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