08-02-2008, 10:05 AM
Also really depends how bad the Separation Anxiety is....
When we first got our last dog (as an adult from the pound) there was no way I would have even thought of putting the dog in a crate in an airplane (it chewed out a heavy duty wire cage, a closed second story window & the vets cage, all within the first two weeks...[Finally put her in doggie daycare for the first few weeks we had her...while she was healing from spaying] She did get more mild with age (only taking out an addition 2 truck windows in the next 12 years...)
Work with your dog, try the techniques that are mentioned in the above threads. After a while (hopefully a few months), if you cannot keep the dog in a cage for a few hours, maybe use that as a sign.... if you do not have a few months to acclimate your dog to the transition... you must look at what is best for the dog.
When we first got our last dog (as an adult from the pound) there was no way I would have even thought of putting the dog in a crate in an airplane (it chewed out a heavy duty wire cage, a closed second story window & the vets cage, all within the first two weeks...[Finally put her in doggie daycare for the first few weeks we had her...while she was healing from spaying] She did get more mild with age (only taking out an addition 2 truck windows in the next 12 years...)
Work with your dog, try the techniques that are mentioned in the above threads. After a while (hopefully a few months), if you cannot keep the dog in a cage for a few hours, maybe use that as a sign.... if you do not have a few months to acclimate your dog to the transition... you must look at what is best for the dog.