Hello everyone,
I was reading the separation anxiety link and was wondering if I could get an opinion as to if this is what our dog has. We have a 1 year old chihuahua-terrior looking dog (we don't know what she is) who is very good about going to the bathroom outside when we are home. She has recently even started pawing a the door when its closed and she needs to go. But when she is left alone, she pees/poops in the hallway, same general area, EVERY time we leave. When we confine her she freaks out and scratches everything and slams her body against the door/walls, so we don't want to do that. Also, when we come home, we will find anything left in the living room like shirts, sweaters, sock, etc. pulled outside into the yard. She will even knock things off tables. Its crazy because when we are there, she does absolutely nothing like that and is perfect. Does this sound like separation anxiety? We need the peeing inside to stop!!
I was reading the separation anxiety link and was wondering if I could get an opinion as to if this is what our dog has. We have a 1 year old chihuahua-terrior looking dog (we don't know what she is) who is very good about going to the bathroom outside when we are home. She has recently even started pawing a the door when its closed and she needs to go. But when she is left alone, she pees/poops in the hallway, same general area, EVERY time we leave. When we confine her she freaks out and scratches everything and slams her body against the door/walls, so we don't want to do that. Also, when we come home, we will find anything left in the living room like shirts, sweaters, sock, etc. pulled outside into the yard. She will even knock things off tables. Its crazy because when we are there, she does absolutely nothing like that and is perfect. Does this sound like separation anxiety? We need the peeing inside to stop!!