New to the forum but I’ve read a few posts and I’m looking for some advice.
We rehomed a 9 year old beagle about 6 months ago. He was in the shelter due to his last owners passing away. He was in the shelter for around 2 months. He is a very well behaved dog. He listens to commands, is house trained and great with the kids. However we are having problems when we leave. It seems he was suffering with separation anxiety. He was scratching at the doors, knocking things over and barking a lot. We seem to have tackled the scratching and destruction however the barking is still a problem. I’ve tried leaving him behind a gate in the kitchen with us still being in the house and he barks then so when we are out of the house apparently he barks non stop. Our neighbours have complained three times and it’s really starting to cause problems. He never ever barks when we are in the house, loud noises, people coming in, getting excited, nothing makes him bark when we are here. I’ve tried leaving a radio on, putting some of our clothes in his bed, leaving him in different rooms of the house, he has access to his bed and bowls at all times and we don’t usually leave him for long periods of time but nothing seems to be stopping the barking.
Does anyone have any tips or suggestions.
thanks in advance
We rehomed a 9 year old beagle about 6 months ago. He was in the shelter due to his last owners passing away. He was in the shelter for around 2 months. He is a very well behaved dog. He listens to commands, is house trained and great with the kids. However we are having problems when we leave. It seems he was suffering with separation anxiety. He was scratching at the doors, knocking things over and barking a lot. We seem to have tackled the scratching and destruction however the barking is still a problem. I’ve tried leaving him behind a gate in the kitchen with us still being in the house and he barks then so when we are out of the house apparently he barks non stop. Our neighbours have complained three times and it’s really starting to cause problems. He never ever barks when we are in the house, loud noises, people coming in, getting excited, nothing makes him bark when we are here. I’ve tried leaving a radio on, putting some of our clothes in his bed, leaving him in different rooms of the house, he has access to his bed and bowls at all times and we don’t usually leave him for long periods of time but nothing seems to be stopping the barking.
Does anyone have any tips or suggestions.
thanks in advance