How to stop dog accidents due to separation anxiety and new home?

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Hello! I recently moved into a new house with carpet and it seems like my dogs are having accidents every day while I am at work. They are let out in the morning and I come home at lunch and let them out but they still seem to have accidents. I would crate them but my acd has seperation anxiety and get very anxious in a crate ( he will rip up his bed. And even occasionally get so upset that he has an accident in it). I'm kind of at loss at how to help my dogs be successful at not going inside. Pet's info: Dog | Australian Cattle Dog | Male | 1 year and 1 month old | 30 lbs

Dr. Macartney, BVet Med, MRCVS · Accepted Answer

I believe the accidents are associated with the stress from the move. I would suggest trying some of the following techniques; I am very sorry that you are experiencing these issues with your dogs. I will suggest a few tactics to help you both have some peace. The key is to helping them feel safe and secure at home, increasing exercise to help with anxiety and also increasing mental stimulation. Increased exercise especially a long afternoon or evening walk Chew toys Puzzle toys Interactive games like fetch and hide and go seek Leaving the TV, a fan or a White Noise generating machine on DAP- dog appeasing pheromone releasing diffusers Thunder coats Here are some further resources to help you, but also feel free to ask me any for their questions here on the forum. https://www.petcoach.co/article/top-5-tips-to-potty-train-your-dog-young-and-old/ https://www.petcoach.co/article/10-ways-to-stimulate-your-dog-s-brain/ https://www.petcoach.co/article/7-ways-to-make-sure-your-dog-feels-safe-in-your-home/ https://www.petcoach.co/article/10-signs-your-dog-is-stressed/

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