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Originally posted by binka_nugget
Whatever you do, don't give in to her whining. I've never dealt with seperation anxiety but here's what I've heard from someone else:
Put the dog in the crate at random times through out the day. Just keep the dog in there for a couple minutes while it can still see you walking around the room and such.
Move on from a couple minutes to 5 minutes, then 10, etc.
Then go back to a couple minutes while you are out of the room. Then move on to 5 minutes, 10 minutes, etc.
When you leave the house, don't make a big deal. Same goes for when you come back. When I come home, I ignore the dogs for about 5 minutes. This way, the dog sees leaving and going as another small insignificant detail.
Edit: Forgot to add something.. never let the dog out while it's whining. Wait until it's calm and being good before you take it out.