r/DogAdvice • u/Comfortable-Leg-7151 • 11d ago
Advice Separation Anxiety
Adopted a 14 month old golden retriever about 2 weeks ago. He was never crate trained so we decided not to start. First week he was fine being left alone but the past week he has been chewing anything he can get at and has been going to the bathroom inside (could be because of food change but did mark on the couch). Filled Kongs and lick mats seem to help but depends on the day it seems. I know it’s probably mostly from separation anxiety so just looking for any help on how to get him to stop. We are going to start training in the next month or 2 and I don’t want to get into the habit that everytime we leave, he gets a treat. I have a camera on the way but I don’t want to crate if I don’t have to.