Here are some tips and advice to prevent separation anxiety
Here are a few things you can do to prevent or help with separation anxiety:
1. Don’t cuddle the anxiety! ( if your dog whines and is stressed about you leaving don’t babytalk and pet them, because you’re nurturing that state of mind.
2. Drain your dog’s physical energy.
3. Crate train. Increase the time slowly, don’t rush.
4. Place work: ask the dog to stay in a certain place, this prevents your dog from following you all the time.
5. Don’t let them on the furniture next to you for a while.
6. Provide clear structure
7. Practice staying command and leave the room and come back straight away, then increase the time very slowly.
8. Be Patient!