How to relieve SEPARATION ANXIETY in Sausage Dogs - Miniature Dachshund UK

DISCLAIMER: I forgot to add - if you've been struggling for a while and are really concern... always contact a qualified behaviourist!!
Hey guys!
I'm Lenny and I live with 8 dogs - 6 are miniature dachshund, so I'm using the things I've learnt and the mistakes I've made to help you not have to make them too.
All of the tips I give are based on my own experiences as stated above if you need more assistance it's always good to go to a qualified behaviourist. Even if it's just one session to see if what you are doing is right.
Please do comment, like and subscribe and if you have any questions I answer all my comments!
#MiniatureDachshund #UK #SausageDogs

[@nancykski9603]

THANK YOU FOR THE TIPS!

[@carolyoung3604]

Great tips, Lenny!! Love your videos!! They are loving and sensible!!🤗👍❤️

[@lennysixdachshunds1069]

Thanks lovely x

[@doxieandfriends1128]

Love your Channel Lenny🥰 Having 6 Doxies deserves a medal and a Sub❤️

[@lennysixdachshunds1069]

Thanks so much!!! X

[@MC-pl3vs]

Thank you for your tips. I have a piebald mini dachshund who pants and drools when stressed. We do take our dog to day care while we work.

[@laurenrusso4619]

Thanks for the video! This video is very helpful! I'll definitely give these tips a go and hopefully we can start to see some progress 🤞🏻 Lauren x

[@lennysixdachshunds1069]

Thank you Lauren! Good luck! X

[@valsorrell6160]

Brilliant video… thanks for the information

[@jonathansinharaj6795]

Thank you for your great video !😊

[@davidsimmons9276]

Thank you for your great video! our 10 month old barks all the time we're out, I give him a kong but a soon as hes cleaned it out he gets anxious and barks so i try and get back before hes finished it usually within an hour, if hes still busy with the treat he usually wont acknowledge me which is good but I feel the kong is just a distraction and not actually getting to dealing with his anxiety. He is getting better at being more independent when about the house I get him to sit on his own rather than on my lap all the time, ive started doing the 5 minutes at a time and building etc yesterday was good but today wasnt as promising, you say in the video about it taking time and having good and bad days which gives me confidence he will get there eventually 🤞 he also sleeps in his crate at night but on the sofa during the day , I found he prefers being out of the crate when left alone , but is distracted by passers by that he sees from our window!

[@lydiajlong]

This is great! We just moved to a new and bigger house and it has increased my 4-month-old Dachshund’s anxiety if I go to a different room or upstairs. Definitely back to the basics! Thanks for the tips and help!

[@lennysixdachshunds1069]

Sounds like the house long term will be gorgeous x

[@cecileschoeman8351]

How do you do this?

[@hevsrevs3916]

Thanks. Just about to try all of this.

[@Paulg13456]

Love your pups.

[@Arzoo520]

Adorable! ❤️

[@haych3426]

This is really useful!

[@lennysixdachshunds1069]

Thanks biscuit! Xx

[@xNienkeH]

Very helpful!

[@lennysixdachshunds1069]

Thank you !

[@simmyeloise]

Hi Lenny, thank you so much for the tips, really useful. Im mindful that my Hugo (4 months old) does have SA and need to work on this!

[@lennysixdachshunds1069]

Hi Simone! Thanks for taking a moment to comment. He’s still a baby so just start slowly introducing the occasional separation with not to much fuss and he’ll be a confident older dog in no time 💜❤️🐕

[@LightningLassTCB]

Fabulous tips Lenny. Thanks so much for another amazing video. I am never apart from fudge, so I gotta try these tips xxx I am fudges adventures, this is my other channel. I started watching on here and then remembered I wasn’t signed in to fudges hehe xxx

[@lennysixdachshunds1069]

🤣🤣🤣 welcome from your own channel 😘😘😘

[@johnnypajero1]

very good

[@diamondmarie8208]

Your videos have been so helpful. I'm looking into getting a dog and I'm considering getting a dachshund.

[@lennysixdachshunds1069]

Oh thanks so much for stopping to comment :) x

[@beatricefrask5230]

Merci!

[@DanielaGonzalez-sc5nv]

Que cachorrinhos lindos 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@shar1841]

Thanks u really know ur stuff

[@lachlanjohansen1763]

Awesome video. Thanks. My 11 month old dachshund does well in the crate but gets anxiety out of the crate. Some days I cannot leave him in the crate if I go to work for the whole day. It's so complicated 🤣

[@lennysixdachshunds1069]

I would suggest getting a dog sitter or day care as leaving your dog an entire day isn’t fair xx

[@lachlanjohansen1763]

Great advice. Thanks. A whole day I mean 7 hours just to clarify (which I come home for a hour for lunch). Not 24 hours as I think that's how you may have read it. I would never leave home one for that long.

[@Hayley-ww4gc]

I’ll be trying all of this, thank you. What should my family do to stop the reactions when I leave the room as even when he’s not alone, he will cry at the door and has no interest in whose in the room with him. I’ll get them doing some of the training so it’s not all on me but I’m very much my dogs “person”

[@bellesansom6478]

I’ve literally watched all of your videos in the last 24 hours in preparation for picking up our puppy in February (and they’ve all been super helpful so thank you! A quick question though - this is mainly about relieving anxiety but is there anything we can do as soon as we bring him home to actually prevent the separation anxiety from developing in the first place?

[@lennysixdachshunds1069]

Hey Bel! My recommendation is don’t try leaving him too early. That is where people fail. They start trying to leave pup too early and cause the anxiety. If you can give it a couple weeks and then start to work on separating yourselves from him to rest etc. 💜 you can start following my separation anxiety video tips once he’s been there a few weeks and settled. I tend to wait til they’re house trained as a good cue it’s time to start being a bit more distant x

[@bellesansom6478]

@@lennysixdachshunds1069 thank you so much for this! I’ll make sure either myself or my boyfriend are always at home with him for the first few weeks/until he’s toilet trained and then follow the steps from there. Thank you for all of your other tips too, I thought I had a good idea of what I was doing but I’ve learnt a lot from you/your videos! X

[@JessiiOrtega]

Thanks for this video. I have a 9 yr old corgi/dachshund (Dobby) and last year we got our smooth haired dachshund puppy (Kingsley) who just turned 1 last week. Our little Kingsley adores Dobby but Dobby just tolerates him. Kingsley can be quite obnoxious to be fair. Kingsley has SA with us and even moreso with Dobby. I’m not sure how to go about training with this situation. They both feed off each other and now I feel like I have two highly anxious doggies and have no idea what to do other than hire a professional to help with the training but even then it’s hard to figure out what type is best (in home, classes, boarding, behaviorist, etc) whew! Any tips would be great!

[@lennysixdachshunds1069]

You’re so right! Working with two dogs is a lot tougher and actually it’s usually best to get in a behaviourist so they can diagnose who is starting the issue so you can focus on them and the other will follow. So I’d definitely recommend getting at least one session with a behaviourist so you can understand the situation better. Are you in the UK? If so pop to this website and find your local behaviourist www.abtcouncil.org.uk/clinical-animal-behaviourists.html

[@cskiles318]

I make it so they can see outside. That helps my boys. I bring back a dolly or a biscuit luckily I rarely have to completely leave them alone. Also I don’t leave collars on my dogs ever. I’m afraid they could get hung up on something. Thanks for all your great tips. Both my boys are rarely out of my sight. I love them so. My neighbors pen the basset outside it barks non stop till they get back. I do not like this at all. My boys are family members and I would not pen up a family member. Just saying

[@lennysixdachshunds1069]

Oh gosh if mine could see outside they’d spend the whole time barking 🤣🤣 funny how they’re all so different cx

[@mikesear482]

Great video. Really helpful. Myself and my wife are in the process of taking care of a rescued dachshund. She's 5years old and was used as a breeding dog for years. So far so good although she's very nervous around just us, with tale between her legs. Will this slowly ease off? She doesn't bark around us which is good I guess. Very hard to watch her feeling uncomfortable 😣 Thanks!

[@lennysixdachshunds1069]

Absolutely! Ex breeding dogs take quite some time to calm into new surroundings. Give plenty of space and read any signals of needed that space :) she’ll love you very soon though x

[@mikesear482]

@@lennysixdachshunds1069 thanks for your reassurance. Much appreciated. Great videos too!

[@shannonhan429]

Some of my friends said their dogs with SA overcame it just by being left alone more and more often. Is it bad if I try this before I try this desensitization technique? I'm just not sure I have the time to train him every day. my dachshund can currently only last 10-15 seconds when im at home training him :(

[@alexthemtaandr211weatherfa2]

Omg you have 7 sausage dogs 🐕,that’s extremely hard to control separation anxiety,my sausage dog it’s a mild case but it’s hard to control and coping is relatively easy though.

[@lennysixdachshunds1069]

My dogs don’t have separation anxiety because I followed my own tips early on :) x

[@kimbrink8257]

Hi there - over how long of a period does this happen?

[@LegallyOrange]

Do you have any puppy training videos? I just adopted a mini dachshund and he is verrrry stubborn

[@lennysixdachshunds1069]

Yes! There’s a new video on training commands x

[@karinjohnson2827]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@amethystrock4218]

Gurl 😫😫😫 me too. The smaller they are the more stubborn lol

[@Texasborn45]

Hi Lenny, You should see if making a calendar with photos of your cute dogs would sell enough to make a profit. I have two miniature Dachshunds, a 10 lb. Roan Piebald Dapple Blaze Smooth Hair, and a 17 lb. Brown Merle with roan nose and feet Dapple wire hair. Have you had to diet a Dachshund? My 17 lb. Needs to diet to 12 pounds in. What is your donation site for those vet bills?

[@lennysixdachshunds1069]

Hey!! Yes dieting is easy with the cucumber diet. Half your dogs meal intake and fill it out with cucumber. So for example if they usually eat 70g per meal only feed them 35g kibble and 35g of cucumber. Do this to get them to the weight you need and then slowly increase their food back up til they remain a stable weight xxx

[@carolyngaines3275]

🥰

[@monigobran]

Do you think 11 years old is too late to try these steps? He gets the WORST anxiety when we leave. We are also getting a new puppy and don’t want his anxiety to rub off on her. Any tips for introducing a new dachshund to and older one would be so helpful! Also do you have any CBD oils you recommend?

[@lennysixdachshunds1069]

Never too late! Honestly you can train any old dog new tricks just take it slow, be patient and follow the steps! He’ll really benefit from this 💜

[@luxlifelondon]

My mini dachshund is 6 months old, and I can't figure out if he has separation issues or not. When I'm in the house he'll sit and wait outside the bathroom door for me, or at the bottom of the stairs, and will bark when he initially realises he can't see me. But then he settles himself and will stay quiet. When I leave the house, he'll bark and cry for the first few minutes, but again he then just goes to his bed and settles on his bed and falls asleep or plays with a toy (I have a camera to watch him lol). Is it normal for him to bark initially and then self-soothe and get over it?

[@lennysixdachshunds1069]

Yes absolutely. They bark to call out to see if you’ll come back. Once they realise you won’t they calm. The quicker they calm the more trust they having you’re coming back :) so you’re doing a great job gaining his trust I’d say :)

[@shivsingh5481]

I’ve got a 9 week old daxie who cries as soon as he’s in his pen or we leave the room, even if he can see us. Any tips on how to help a puppy specifically?

[@lennysixdachshunds1069]

Morning! Have you checked my crate training video as that will all be relevant :) 9 weeks is still very young. They won’t trust yet that they’re safe in their surroundings or you. So you’re best not to push them to the point of crying. Have a look at my crate training video as although this video on separation anxiety will have some useful tips the crate training will make more sense to your issues xx

[@AOHarness]

@@lennysixdachshunds1069 what age would you say they tend to build trust?

[@ChessGalea]

My puppy is 15 weeks old and I leave him with a kong or lickimat, he still cries relentlessly. I leave the radio on, make sure he has had a wee and a poo before I leave him, and that he has had a runaround. I feel like I'm never going to be able to go to the shops without him crying his heart out! I've tried to build it up but it feels impossible. If I go take a shower he's howling by the end of the 10 mins! He gets serious FOMO as well.

[@lennysixdachshunds1069]

Hey! You’ve got to start with tiny steps like the video says and also try not to be frustrated even though I totrally understand it is. 15 weeks old is SO young. I know you say you’ve tried to build it up but at 15 weeks you must’ve only had him for less than 2 months so it’s not been as long as it may seem. Please do watch the video and go back to very basics from the beginning working on just being the other side of the room or the door and not for as long as it takes for him to be howling. Expecting to leave him with a kong at 15 weeks without putting a lot of ‘frustrating i know’ time in just won’t cut it. You’ve got this!!! But you need to be patient and start from the beginning very slowly, or you’ll just make the task harder on yourself and him 💜 All the best! X

[@ChessGalea]

Thanks for replying :) yes been trying to leave him alone for little bits since about week 10 (even if it’s just going to the loo for 2 min!) sometimes he takes it sometimes he doesn’t. It’s good to know that you think he’s still really young as I thought he was supposed to be ok with it by now :)

[@lennysixdachshunds1069]

He’s still a baby and clearly you’re doing your best so please don’t stress :) try to bring in the same room as him and popping him on his bed (or in his crate if he’s crate trained) with a treat and just sit the other side of the room. Then try doing the same about 1-2 minutes in walk out the room and back in. It’s about starting to loosen that ‘I must follow you around human’ approach lol 😂

[@ChessGalea]

@@lennysixdachshunds1069 Haha! Actually I took a more calm approach this morning and did something similar whilst I did my workout and he was great!!! Thanks

[@animemanXLK]

So we're dog sitting a friends dachshund for the next two weeks . And because the dogs only familar with one person in the house and is in a completely foreign place to it. it is not settling at all. It barks and whimpers just from people leaving the room it barks and howls continously if two or more people leave the house at a time. Now this morning they left for work at five in the morning and I had to sit with the dog on the floor for about 20 minutes to get it calm enough to stop whimpering and barking. It had actually been doing this for nearly an hour from around 4am but it somehow only woke me up nearly 44 minutes into that hour. Any advice for this kind of scenario? My mother's struggling allot with the dog and I think it's probably picking up on that too.

[@lennysixdachshunds1069]

Hey! Unfortunately in this scenario time is usually the only cure. Did they leave anything familiar behind such as their own dog bed, owners clothing?

[@animemanXLK]

@@lennysixdachshunds1069 Just it's blanket and some calming sprays which don't seem to do much. Gave the dog a rubber bone and a stuffingless fox cuddly which seem's to be at least keep him quite for a while. Oh and tons of dog treats and dry mix for it's breakfast and dinner.

[@user-tx9we4de4k]

🐶😍🐶😍👍🔔

[@plainkady]

my 5 months standard dachshund pees on my duvet now almost each evening, even after being outside. Is a lot of pee from such a small dog. He thinks this is his toilet.

[@nikac.3004]

I have the same issue right now. Mine is 9 wks(i know its young and hes still building trust). I feel stuck sometimes to when I've cried not knowing what to do. When he is placed in a pen or if we leave out of his sight for a bit, he will cry-bark and whine sooo loud. Its hard to cope with and definitely trying but its hard to go anywhere, taking a shower or even do a chore around the house. Felt like I ruined him or something 😔

[@bellecow10]

I literally am having the same with 11 week old. Feel awful

[@woboznz]

Hi, I'm going through this now with an 11 week old puppy. As your comment was 9 months ago, just curious to see how it's all going now?

[@johnminet9067]

It has relea being a direct consequence of lockdown, even on cat.

[@charlottemills1663]

Lenny, we've taken a month off with our new puppy. We're going back to work tomorrow and I know he's still too young (12 weeks) but surely a lot of people do have to go to work when getting a puppy??? And what CBD oil do you use for yours?

[@lennysixdachshunds1069]

Hey! Yes absolutely - you should build up to going back to work slowly. Plenty of people work 8 hour days with a dog Walker in the middle to break up their dogs day ❤️ Have you been popping out occasionally etc to slowly build up leaving your pup and do you have someone to check in? X We use formula swiss just one drop a day to start. It has to be built up xx

[@charlottemills1663]

@@lennysixdachshunds1069 we have started leaving him for ten minutes couple weeks ago and longest was 45 minutes last week. We have a camera and see he cries on and off in his crate 😣 Amazing! I'll have a look xx

[@charlottemills1663]

@Mark Atkinson thanks for your opinion. But a lot of people have puppy/dogs who have jobs. You have no idea what reason is behind getting my puppy so maybe next time keep your opinion to yourself. He is amazing at being alone now so if we have to go to a&e or any emergency at least we know he will be fine for a couple of hours.

[@charlottemills1663]

@Mark Atkinson I also never said I would leave him for longer than 4 hours, so before you comment on other people's lives and how they bring up their dogs make sure you have all the correct information first

[@AislinnSB]

@@charlottemills1663 what did you find helpful at leaving your puppy and him being brilliant for a couple of hours now? I work from home so don’t really need to leave my 19 week old mini, however I want to be able to pop to shop and know he’s fine and coping! We go and sit in the car for 10-15 minutes and the majority of it he barks and howls except for one day where he barked a couple of times and then just sat in his bed!

[@dennispena5496]

So you don't put them in their crate when you go out? Why do the trainers say to get them crate trained?

[@lennysixdachshunds1069]

I don’t personally but some people do. Depends if the dog feels safer and prefers it or not. All personal preference. X

[@angelcapinpin191]

Hiii, my dachshund dog is still quiet she doesnt want to eat drink and hard to sleep, the owner just gave her to us a day ago... Hope you can help me thanks

[@lennysixdachshunds1069]

Hey! A day is not long at all. Just provide the pooch with plenty of space and allow her to make her decisions for a few days whilst she settles x

[@angelcapinpin191]

@@lennysixdachshunds1069 OMGGG THANKYOU SO MUCHH🥰🥰 she's still in wondering stuff, yet, I am worried because she can't sleep comfortable

[@stuartmilloy3945]

So I have a mini Dach and he's great at all things, sit, walking on and off lead, calm around other dogs and kids... except this :/ just excessively barks if he can't see us? Should I just let him bark it out or not? We have mad zero progress on this :(

[@lennysixdachshunds1069]

Hopefully the video should help with this. Start the tips x

[@kkee002]

My dachshund will try to pull my pants off as I am putting my going out pants on

[@Weird_and_Wacky205_65]

No they are 8 i counted the dachshunds again and again and there are 8 what is happening

[@austinmoore26]

Should a short walk and play would help

[@lennysixdachshunds1069]

Sorry not understanding your comment

[@keithmuehsam8990]

Separation anxiety is just a term used for a needy dog. Put it in the backyard with food and water. Plenty of time for it to exercise too.

[@lennysixdachshunds1069]

Unfortunately Keith, I can say from experience with a neighbours dog. Leaving them outside does not resolve separation anxiety. The puppy next door to us is left outside at all hours and at 11 months old still spends the entire time screaming and wrecking their space. I’m assuming you live in the US where it is more common to have large spaces of land for the dog to investigate etc.

[@keithmuehsam8990]

@@lennysixdachshunds1069 yes. We have a huge backyard. Barnabee loves it. I have trouble getting him inside when I get home. He wants me to come outside and play with him. So I do.

[@jrident]

Six doxies?! Marry me!

[@mafiaazulcma1647]

Problem is, when hes a puppy, when o get him you stay with him 24/7 and then expect them to not have SA... Train your puppy DAY ONE to be alone without you for some time. My doxins stay home alone for 8 ~ 10 hours and dont Bark, dont cry and stay completly fine.

[@lennysixdachshunds1069]

It’s just not true. We don’t teach babies to be alone from day one and when they’re ready they ease off. The same happens for dogs. When you get them they’re in a completely new environment and don’t know you. Spend the first few weeks building trust and then begin training. I have recommended this process to thousands of people who all have confident dogs that can be left alone. Including my own