Dealing with Dog Separation Anxiety - Can You Do It?

Dealing with Dog Separation Anxiety - Can You Do It?

by Mirjam T

One of the most common dog behavior problems is probably dog separation anxiety. In order to be happy and healthy dogs need to have a lot of social interaction either with humans or other dogs. They are very social animals and leaving a dog alone is something they cant stand.

In order to solve dog separation anxiety you will need to first understand this anxiety disorder that brings on a state of extreme panic in your dog. The main cause of the distress is the separation or isolation from their owner.

You can normally easily recognize the signs of this problem even though many people think their dog has just been naughty or is asking for attention after having been left alone. Also it is important to understand that some dogs dont mind as much while others go completely out of control.

Before buying a dog you should take this problem in account if you are planning on leaving the house for longer periods during the day like if you are going to your work. Some breeds are more prone to anxiety and insecurity, like the German Shepherds, Airedales, Springer Spaniels and Weimaraners.

Plus a higher number of dogs that come from a shelter seem to develop dog separation anxiety easily. These dogs might have gone through some severe trauma before ending up in the shelter and once they are placed in a home with an owner they can trust, they will start relying on that owner a lot faster than dogs that havent experienced any trauma in their life already.

When buying a puppy in a pet shop be aware to check the age the pup was separated from its mom. Dogs being separated from their mom too early on in life (before being 8 weeks old) and then put in cages like is the case in most pet shops, very easily develop feelings of anxiety and stress later on in life.

So now that you know the particular case in which dog separation anxiety is more prevalent, lets look at why your dog can develop this behavior disorder.

The number one reason for your dog to develop anxiety is neglect. Now this might sound harsh but I am referring to the type of neglect like leaving your dog alone for longer periods of time without having him prepared properly for you absence. Your dog needs a lot of attention, love and company to become a happy and content pet.

Being left alone, your dog will start looking for you and when unable to find you or unable to get to you, all sorts of anxiety symptoms will appear.

Dog separation anxiety can range from mild signs like stress when you are walking out the door to full blown anxiety problems where it is not abnormal to find your furniture completely destroyed upon return.

Finding the solution and helping your dog deal with separation anxiety can be a tedious time consuming process but when you are taking the right steps and doing the right things in order to build confidence in your dog, great improvement can be achieved.

If you are at a complete loss and have tried it all, I am happy to let you know that there are some very effective training methods to deal with your dogs separation anxiety and that it is possible to complete solve the problem.

I know from my own personal experience just how stressful it is to have a dog with separation anxiety. I have had to endure many angry phone calls from my neighbors and at some occasions even had to deal with the police because my dogs would cause noise. And every time I would come back in the house I would prepare to be cleaning the floors or having to put furniture back in its place. - 20511

Learn the (http://squidoo.com/secrets-to-pettraining) secrets to pet training yourself and you will be amazed to find there is a lot you can do to solve your pets separation anxiety and many other pet behavior problems.
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