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How to stop dog peeing on partner's items from separation anxiety?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Chinese Shar-Pei | Male | unneutered | 1 year and 7 months old | 44 lbs

My dog has always had separation anxiety, and is extremely attached to my partner. My partner is currently working over-seas, and has been gone for 6 weeks (he's expecting to be working away for another 18 months) since he's been gone my dog has been so misbheaved, the worst thing is he pees on everything my partner left at home! His coats, shoes, any leftover clothes, you name it my dog pees on it! What can I do to stop this?

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Answered By Lauren Kennedy, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on July 8th, 2017

I would talk with your vet about starting your dog on a medication for separation anxiety. This will help his and your quality of life. I would also recommend buying a crate and keeping your dog on it while you are gone. This will keep him safe and keep your partners things from getting ruined as well. I hope this helps. I personally have a dog on anxiety medication and it has been a life saver. Hopefully you can find something to give BamBam similar results.

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    Answered By Jennifer Summerfield, DVM CPDT-KA

    Veterinarian, Certified Dog Trainer

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    Poor Bam Bam! I'm sorry to hear that he's having this problem. Urine marking like this is fairly common for dogs with separation anxiety - it sounds like he's very distressed by your partner's absence :( For dogs with significant separation anxiety issues, prescription medication such as Prozac or trazodone can be extremely helpful - I would suggest talking with Bam Bam's regular veterinarian about the problem to see if this would be a good option for him, if you haven't done this already. You could also try a natural calming supplement like Composure or Zylkene daily, or a DAP pheromone collar to help relieve some of his stress. Apart from that, I would recommend keeping all of your partner's belongings put away out of Bam Bam's reach to help prevent additional urinary accidents. You could also consider setting aside some time each day for some extra bonding time with him, such as a long walk in the woods, a game of fetch in the yard, or even a reward-based training class in your area. All of these activities will help to decrease his stress by providing exercise and mental stimulation, and will give you something fun to do with him as well.

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