I have a spaniel and she is 12 years old now and i recently noticed that she cries and cries when we leave the house and this has never happened before..does anyone no what why all of the sudden she is starting to cry?

Awww, thats so sad. Um silly (ish) question, but how do you know that she wasnt doing this before? I mean, youre not actually in the house? Or is she crying as soon as you shut the door behind you?

Umm, try giving her something to keep her occupied, like soft toys and chews. Dogs will cry when theyre bored or not having as much exercise as they need... but with older dogs, that could be an entirely different story.. maybe she is in pain? I would ask your vet.

On the otherhand, if it is a boredom thing... chews, long walks.. dont give in to her crying...if you open the door and tell her to shhhh then thats only giving her attention and she will expect you to come back every time she cries. It is hard. Try shutting her in another room whilst youre in the house for 5 minutes and gradually increase the time?

Good luck.

ive never heard or seen her do this before...she barely lets me leave the house and she tries to get out the door to follow me wherever i go. When i shut the door she will start screeching and crying and scratching at the door but when i come back shes perfectly fine...so mayb i should take her to the vet?

she's lonely! we had 2 dogs and when we left it was ok as they kept each other company. the 15 year old terrier passed and the 2 year got very very lonely and would cry & whimper. got another goldie (a cousin of the 2 year old) and now they dont wine or whimper. still wanna go with us though.

I agree, get her a play mate. She has lived a lot of years by herself and you were probably around more before, now she is at a stage where she is bored and can't and doesn't want to be alone.

Take her for more walks, even if it's to the end of the street and back and give her more attention.

When it's time for you to go, give her a smacko or something and tell her she is good, point to her bed or place her on it with the smacko... Reward her for going back to her old pattern.

But, if you can get her a 2 year old, not a puppy, small dog, I would do that.

CW

Just a thought...

Has something changed in her immediate environment...

Would something "scare" her when you are gone?

Ex: Different noises, new neighbours...

Did "something" happen when you were gone... Maybe someone scared her while you were away?...

Definately, a trip to the vet would be a start...

Those are times I wish dogs could talk...

Your pet is definately trying to tell you something...

I hope for the best for both of you...

my spaniel does have a playmate..i also have a 3 year old boxer..the only thing different that i can think of is i bought her a new bed...perhaps there is something wrong with the bed lol..everyone keeps tellin me its because shes old and dying, that might be the reason but i dont really want to hear that

thanks for the suggestions..im going to try and take her on more walks and see what happens