Separation anxiety is widespread among dogs and is often seen in certain breeds, like Golden Retrievers and Labs, due to their social nature. When a dog-child is left alone, they often experience anxiousness, leading them into a whirlwind of disruptive or destructive behavior. Your dog may begin to bark more than usual, howl, chew on your favorite shoe, urinate, or even defecate in an unusual place. They may also try to dig their way out, escaping into the great outdoors.
Although these behaviors can also be displayed amongst dogs who have not been housebroken. They are readily seen among pet children in distress. When a pet child’s distress behavior emerges with drooling and anxiety, the moment their pet parent is preparing to leave the house, these telltale signs are indicators that your pet child has developed separation anxiety.
Separation anxiety is triggered when your pooch becomes upset because of being separated from you, the one person they are attached to. Your little pooch agitation may become severe; escape attempts by dogs with separation anxiety are often painful, resulting in them injuring themselves and household destruction, notably around exit points like windows and doors. When the pet parent returns home, the pet child is overly excited, behaving as if they have not seen you in years.
Treating a dog with separation anxiety requires the ability to resolve your dog-child underlying distress associated with being left alone by teaching him how to cope with the separation. This can be accomplished by setting things up so that the dog undergoes various situations that may provoke their anxiety, namely being alone, without experiencing fear or anxiety.
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