Fear And Anxiety In Dog

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Hey all, Its been ages since did a proper post.

At the moment I have taken in a friends dog, she is going through a bad break up and got kick out of her fiancees house( he owns it so there isnt much she can do ..)

she isnt from here and asked me to take the boy as I was one of her last resorts..poor thing.. she is trying to find a place:( she just resently lost her baby.. she was 6 months pregnant and her nan is super ill so she is looking after her 13 year old sister...

ok the point of this post is her dog is such a big handfull, I didnt think he would be so bad! my three are going awesome with the new dog in the yard... trying to play with him or just go up to say hello not all at once or anything... just all casual, i think trying to welcome him :D

he has not eaten anything since he has been here two days, howls 24/7 like he is a wolf..lol ( I know that bit would be separation anx) He snips at my dogs if they go anywhere near him, even if they are wagging there tails and being friendly.. he sits at the top of the yard in the pouring rain, I set his own bed and own little safe area up...wont go near it. its like he thinks his a human, just shows no intrest in any of my dogs.

Im not sure what else I can do, I have a little boy of my own that I dont want woken up again from his howling... but if he goes again, I am just going to ask her to take him back as I need my sleep and my dogs need rest from his howlng and bad additude .

any suggestions???

oh his a blue cattle dog, around 2 years or so old, she told me that she got him at 5wks old dont socailise him very much as she thinks he likes people better so it dont matter if he dont play with other dogs and gets to know them

[corvus]

Maybe just give him a little more time? OH's parents sometimes leave their anxious little dog here and he does much the same thing. He did improve over the week last time he was here. The more comfortable he became with me the easier he was to manage. I hate this little dog, but having him quietly sitting on my lap is preferable to having him scratching at the windows howling. There was not much I could do but give him time, not try to force anything on him, and just do all the feeding and chat to him during the day.

Good luck.

[~*Shell*~]

I would give him a little bit of time too - just remember, he has been uprooted from his home, his family and everything he knows. It may take him a while to adjust to the fact things work a little differently around your house and he'll definitely have to become accustomed to your dogs.

Do you have time to spend some one on one time with him? If he begins to trust you, then he may be more trusting of his environment.

You could also try crating him with a bone - making his world a little smaller so he doesn't have to worry about the stress of everything outside the crate may make him feel secure enough to relax a little.

[Sandra777]

The few ACDs I've had a lot to do with are very loyal, so I would give him more time.

I wouldn't "force" him to mingle with your dogs, is there a way you can divide the yard so he has a smaller area for himself? He may well be feeling very uncomfortable and insecure not just because he's not with his owner but because he's been "forced" to live with aliens

If he's used to being inside, perhaps just crate him inside for most of the time, let him out for toilet breaks and then back in his crate. Can your friend bring you something that smells strongly of her? (Wearing a T-shirt overnight is meant to infuse the scent very nicely) This can go in his bed or crate, help create some security for him.

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Thanks for the advice guys

I have tryed crating him, as I set up his own little crate right at the other side of the house bt he isnt crate trained and freaks out whenever he goes near it and he wont even touch a bone:((

I cant bring him inside as I have my two cats in side and his not the best at all with cats either!

I am trying my best to be patent with him, tho it is hard as I have a baby son and I am pregnant as well! it gets abit hard to fnd the time to fuss over him! as the ol husband is away and im by myself.

there is no way that I can fence my yard off to seperate all the dogs, firstly this isnt our house and my dalmation would just jump it and help herself to whatever is going on..lol she is very springy..lol

I guess I just have to be patient with him and hopefully he comes around