What should I do about my dog's fear of abandonment?
What should I do about my dog's fear of abandonment? Dogs Training Discussions
In the morning, I walk my son to school with our dog (nine months old and a mongrel), then the dog and I head into the woods where we walk for an hour and he is free to run free.The problem is when I have to take my son into school, obviously Deefer can't come so I leave him for a couple of minutes outside. As soon as we walk away for him he becomes very agitated and upset, he barks constantly and when I return he has often got himself completely tied up in his lead because he's been going mad. I thought that after a while he would get used to the situation, he knows that he'll not be there for longer than a couple of minutes and I thought he would improve. However, he is the same all the time. He was an abandoned puppy and I feel this might have something to do with it. How can I help him get over this fear?Thanks