Separation Anxiety

Dogs who struggle being alone

four year old lab who has literally never spent a working day alone is about to face a three day a week return to office, trying to build the right ramp before the change hits and i cannot tell from the published material whether i have six weeks of runway or six months

Otto is a 4 year old yellow lab from a hunt line breeder, picked him up at 9 weeks in june 2022, and because of the timing of when i was hired and when i picked him up he has been my office companion...

Posted by wfh_lab_now_traveling

our 4 year old rescue lab spent 18 months in slow behavioral rehab for severe separation anxiety and we are finally on the other side of it, writing the honest long arc version because most online content stops at week 12 and the part that actually matters happens after that

Roan is a 4 year old lab mix, we got him at 2.5 years from a rescue that pulled him from a rural shelter where he had been picked up as a stray. The intake notes mentioned "may have some separation...

Posted by rescue_lab_sep_anxiety_win

Dog camera comparison - tested 3 popular ones

I have separation anxiety (me not the dog lol) so I tested 3 dog cameras: Furbo: best treat tossing feature but the subscription pushes are annoying. Camera quality is great. $$$Wyze Cam v3: honestly...

Posted by fetchbob2025

Separation anxiety success story - there IS hope

6 months ago I was considering rehoming my dog because of separation anxiety. He destroyed our apartment, barked for hours, and injured himself trying to escape his crate. It was miserable for both of...

Posted by newPupmom88

Dog freaks out when i grab my keys

My rescue has figured out that keys = me leaving and starts panicking the second i touch them. Even if im just moving them off the counter. I read about desensitizing to departure cues but honestly...

Posted by vet_tech_maria

Finally making progress with SA after 6 months

Just wanted to share some hope for anyone struggling with separation anxiety because I was ready to give up so many times. When we first got our rescue he couldnt even handle me walking to the...

Posted by PUPMOM11