HELP! Steer with separation anxiety

Hi!! I got a steer a couple month ago and he is housed with one other steer. I can pet him and tie him up fine with little hassle, but as soon as I try to  walk him he freaks out. I think it is because he does not want to be separated from the other steer.  The other steer moos frequently and loudly when ever I take my steer on a walk, which makes him agitated and jumpy.  Does anyone have any suggestions?!

How old is your steer? What was his lifestyle before you got him…..a 4H steer? A pet? A pastured beef steer? A free range steer? Was he trained to halter lead before you got him? Was he used for work, such as pulling a cart? Was he accustomed to being worked away from his previous herd? How often do you work with him?  Do you keep a set routine while you are training him, such as going for a walk the same time of each day?

Depending upon how your steer was raised as a youngster determines how he behaves now. Cattle tend to be herd animals. So unless both steers are confident that they will be reunited after being worked, they may display anxiety. Mooing is a sign of anxiety.

My steer is about 7 months and he is a 4h steer. I assume he was raised in the pasture until he was weaned where he was kept in a pen with a couple other steers until I bought him. When I got him he was not 100% halter broke but you could tell he was worked with.  I work with him consistently in the evenings Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. When I work with him we have the same routine of brushing and walking. When I bring him to the indoor facility where I wash him he is fine and clam, but when I walk him and he is in earshot of the other cow mooing he does whatever he can to get away from me.  

Can you walk both steers?

Maybe walk the other steer several feet and then tie that one somewhere and walk the anxious steer.  Go past the other steer and then tie the anxious steer and go back for the other one.

Does this make sense?

Maybe after a few days of this you might make the distance between them further, etc.