[nagdu] Separation anxiety?

Fri May 9 16:27:48 UTC 2014

Julie,

Jenny gets a little bit funny when there's been a  shift in daily routine (new job, vacation, whatever).  Since she basically was with me pretty much constantly during our vacation, she may feel a little bit bored, neglected, etc.
She does not look for food, etc., only for  me.

The Stay is working very well this morning. Just popping in to a 5-minute meeting (tops), that she's traditionally been fine with.  Sometimes I take her with me, sometimes she stays on her bed.  So we'll see how she does!

Daryl and Jenny

----- Original Message -----
From: Julie J. <julielj at neb.rr.com>
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Fri, 09 May 2014 10:20:46 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Separation anxiety?

Monty has a rug under my desk at work.  For the first few weeks, I kept him 
on leash, tucking it under my leg or hanging it on the end of a desk drawer. 
He never did try to wander off or get into things.  He will sit up and put 
his chin on my lap from time to time, usually when it's getting later than 
usual and he's hungry.

Now that I am confident in his ability to enjoy uninterrupted sleep under 
the desk, I take both his leash and harness off.  It is pretty rare that I'd 
leave my office without taking him, but I do sometimes and he will stay put. 
I don't worry about his behavior, but more about the behavior of others or a 
situation that would mean moving in a hurry.

If I wasn't confident he'd stay, I'd keep him tethered to something or take 
him with me.

You could work on a down stay with you out of sight at home to help cement 
the idea.  Just start small, gradually working up to greater 
distance/time/distractions.  Only increase by tiny bits and only either time 
or distance or distraction, not all three at once.

My guess is that she's feeling a bit uncertain and it will sort itself out 
in time by itself.  I'm not there, of course, and my be totally wrong.  What 
do you think is the cause of her following you?

Julie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Craig Heaps
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 10:51 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Separation anxiety?

I'm not sure I've had a guide dog long enough to give anyone advice.  But
when I had Chase at work, I kept him on tie down on a bed next to my desk.
He was not free to wander.  I put him in harness or took him out on leash
when we went to feed, water or relieve.   He seemed to accept that he was
not allowed to follow me around the office when I used my cane instead of
him.  It also kept him from scavenging in the trash cans and looking for
people to pet him while I was working.

Craig and Chase

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daryl Marie" <crazymusician at shaw.ca>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 4:29 AM
Subject: [nagdu] Separation anxiety?

> Hi!
>
> Since coming back from a goalball tournament and our vacation a week ago, 
> Jenny has been unwilling to stay on her doggie bed at work or her blanket 
> when I take her to the gym to work out.  At work she will follow me to the 
> washroom or into my boss\ office when I poke my head there for longer than 
> a minute or so.  She will inch closer to me in the gym when I do workouts 
> as well.
>
> I've basically ignored her attempts to get my attention and simply walk 
> her partway back to her bed and tell her to stay there... that way she 
> knows she won't get my positive attention unless she's on her bed.
>
> She never did this in training... or at least not this frequently (it 
> happened once, we dealt with it, and it didn't happen again).  Any advice 
> would be appreciated.
>
> Daryl
>
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