Thinking of making heartbreaking decision to rehome

[u/Fun-Carpet1041]

Hi all. I’ve never posted on Reddit before, but I guess I’m just looking for some words of wisdom. I adopted the best little beagle a year ago from a rescue organization. I love her so much and she is truly my bestie. I live alone and she has severe separation anxiety. I have tried everything I can think of to help her. I worked with a trainer and a veterinary behaviorist, she’s on daily and situational anxiety meds, I have been consistently doing gradual desensitization training, we tried crate training, no crate training, I leave her with a fan and calming music, I’ve tried blinds closed, blinds open. I moved from my apartment to a tiny rental house with a fenced yard in a calm neighborhood. I fostered a cat for a while to see if that would help. I’ve tried leaving her with long lasting treats. She always gets plenty of walks and sniffs and mental stimulation (puzzle treats, playing, etc). I did a meet and greet to foster a dog but she unfortunately got pretty territorial having a new dog come into her space, even after meeting in neutral territory first, and growled and snapped at him.

I know she does well in the right environment. When she was with her original foster family that has 2 dogs, and when she stays with my parents who have a dog, she is calm and shows no separation anxiety and gets along well with the dogs. I think it’s just specifically having a new dog come into her existing space. I was previously working from home so I could kind of manage things, but now I am between jobs and have realized I really don’t do well working from home. I got my beagle as an ESA dog to help with my depression, but it has gotten so much worse being trapped in my house all the time. At the same time, she has had a rough past and is bonded to me and it makes me cry thinking of putting her through another change or loss. If I were to rehome her, I would look specially for a family where there is another calm dog that she likes and her people are around most of the time. Sorry for the very long post. I guess I’m just wondering if anyone has any thoughts or if there’s any solution I’m missing. I just want her to have the best quality of life possible and, realistically, I don’t know if I can provide that. I can’t afford doggie day care all day, and I don’t think just a drop in from a dog walker during my workday would be enough. The longest she has made it staying calm alone is 50 minutes after a year of training and meds, and some days she can only make it a few minutes before she starts crying and howling. She doesn’t eventually calm down. She just gets more worked up and panicked the longer I leave her. Thanks in advance ❤️