We adopted Lucy almost 3 months ago, she is a Teckel but we think there is a Jack Russel mix involved. They claimed she was 5 y/o but other veterinarians believe she is 1-2 y/o. From what we know she has got one vaccine against rabies. At the beginning Lucy was very very shy and easily frightened, also outdoors she would be scared of cars or sometimes people, we believe she has been through a lot of trauma ? She´s also the sweetest dog and even though it would take her some time to come to me in the beginning, even though she seemed like she wanted to, she would then rest her head on my chest, so she is a very cuddly dog and now also very playful and full of energy.
After a short time, she started chewing on our furniture and peeing/pooping non stop in our hose and she would also pee on the couch. What I noticed is that she has separation anxiety and so if no one was home, she would destroy even more stuff and she would cry. We started taking her outdoors every 2 h but that is not possible right now and she isn´t pooping indoors anymore but sometimes still peeing on the floor or couch, what can we do?
To fix the chewing problem in the beginning we bought a crate but I´m unsure how to train her properly so she doesn´t feel anxious being in there when no one´s at home. If we´re at home it´s no problem but it becomes one, when we leave.
She´s not scared when going outside anymore, but sometimes when I have to correct her behaviour she gets a bit scared, is there something I can do differently? I try to be gentle but assertive.
What I have noticed about her is that she has a lot of hair shedding and it probably is due to a previous unhealthy diet, but is there anything specifically I can give her? Is it possible for her to not shed any hair in the future or is a little bit normal? I´m saying this because my other dog Sissi has no hair shedding.
Additionally, Lucy would have rapid breathing a month ago, on some occasions, even though that has stopped for a while, any ideas due to what that could be? And she would also have nightmares as well, but that has improved so much as well.
After a short time, she started chewing on our furniture and peeing/pooping non stop in our hose and she would also pee on the couch. What I noticed is that she has separation anxiety and so if no one was home, she would destroy even more stuff and she would cry. We started taking her outdoors every 2 h but that is not possible right now and she isn´t pooping indoors anymore but sometimes still peeing on the floor or couch, what can we do?
To fix the chewing problem in the beginning we bought a crate but I´m unsure how to train her properly so she doesn´t feel anxious being in there when no one´s at home. If we´re at home it´s no problem but it becomes one, when we leave.
She´s not scared when going outside anymore, but sometimes when I have to correct her behaviour she gets a bit scared, is there something I can do differently? I try to be gentle but assertive.
What I have noticed about her is that she has a lot of hair shedding and it probably is due to a previous unhealthy diet, but is there anything specifically I can give her? Is it possible for her to not shed any hair in the future or is a little bit normal? I´m saying this because my other dog Sissi has no hair shedding.
Additionally, Lucy would have rapid breathing a month ago, on some occasions, even though that has stopped for a while, any ideas due to what that could be? And she would also have nightmares as well, but that has improved so much as well.
