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| Written by Annette Lode | ||||||||
| Tuesday, 31 August 2010 | ||||||||
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By far the most typical problems that the typical dog owner have is dog separation anxiety. At the low end, stress and anxiety may be frustrating, resulting in your pet to start barking once you leave the house. Nevertheless, if it's permitted to advance, your dog might start destroying your house, making messes, or woofing incessantly for hours after you leave.
By far the most typical problems that the typical dog owner have is dog separation anxiety. At the low end, stress and anxiety may be frustrating, resulting in your pet to start barking once you leave the house. Nevertheless, if it's permitted to advance, your dog might start destroying your house, making messes, or woofing incessantly for hours after you leave. The Reasons for Dog Separation Anxiety Dogs are pack animals. They feel an immediate attachment to their masters and once you leave your house, they will grow distressed. However, much of the anxiety they feel is due to the attachment of certain actions you take to your absence. While a dog does not like after you leave, there is no direct reason they should grow so agitated. It happens because you provide them with attention before and after you walk out or you go through the same process every morning. Their behaviors are reinforced on a daily basis and the result is a dog that cannot control his anxious feelings when you leave the house. Reducing Dog Separation Stress and anxiety There are many ways to reduce the stress and anxiety your pet feels when you leave the house. Here are a few of the easiest methods. Change Your Process - Start by switching your morning routine. If your pet starts behaving odd the second your alarm goes off, they've tagged that sound to the whole process of you leaving your house. Get up at different times, get dressed earlier, take your keys down before you leave and wait for a while. Little variations will reduce pre-leaving stress and anxiety. Don't Reinforce It - Once you pet your pet before you walk out or lavish them with attention once you get home, you're only reinforcing the behaviour. The easiest way to reduce dog separation stress and anxiety is to remove the association between you're comings and goings and their attention. Ignore your dog for 10-15 minutes after you get home, never pet them when you walk out and stop giving in when they make sad noises. This can be practiced with crate training or putting them in a separate room in your house then leaving and coming back in intervals. Building Up to Longer Times - If your pet grows anxious the second you walk out the door, begin working on going out of the home for shorter periods of time. Leave for a few seconds and then come back. Dog separation anxiety can be treated by changing the dog's expectations for how long you'll be gone and when you'll return. If they see you are coming back each time, you can stretch out how long you are able to walk out each time. You're Not Being Mean Many individuals feel that the solutions to anxiety are cruel to the dog. In reality, you are helping your dog to relax and know that you are not only coming home but that you are in charge of the domain and there is no reason for them to feel that anxiety. Reduced dog separation anxiety is good for their health - both physical and mental. If your pet has prolonged, severe stress and anxiety problems, it is important to address it right away. Even if your pet merely gets upset and doesn't destroy anything after you walk out, you can greatly reduce their feelings of abandonment if you teach them not to associate your comings and goings with the pack order and their survival. About the Author: Learn more about dogs behavior problems. Stop by Annette Lode's site where you can find out all about stop puppy chewing and what it can do for you. Views: 47
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