Does Your Dog Have Separation Anxiety?

Does your dog have separation anxiety? Let's discuss it right now.

Almost all pet dogs are friendly and loyal and get excited when their owner comes homes, but how do you know if your dog is normal or if it has an anxiety disorder? This article will discuss how you can tell if your dog has separation anxiety.

It can sometimes be difficult to tell if your dog just really loves you or if they have separation anxiety so this article is here to make the signs of separation anxiety a little more clear.

When you're getting ready for work in the morning, does your dog follow you around like a shadow? Does your dog mope, act depressed, whine, cry, etc when you are ready to leave? When you come home do you always find that your dog did something bad? If you said yes to all of these then your dog might have separation anxiety. It is when does get anxiety over their master leaving them alone and their anxiety often causes them to have behavioral issues.

Many people realize their dog has separation anxiety if it is a grown dog that is trained, yet chews on things and goes to the bathroom in the house when they are not home. Yes, dogs can have accidents sometimes, but if your dog is an adult that never has accidents when your home and then has accidents every time you leave it alone even for a short amount of time, it may be a sign of separation anxiety.

Many dogs with this condition will totally destroy the house, chewing on anything they can and believe it or not, dogs with separation anxiety don't usually do this destruction throughout the day, they do it within the first hour or so of their owner leaving. You may notice your dog has separation anxiety when if it gets upset when you leave it for only a little bit. If you can't go in a room and close the door without your dog scratching at the door and whining then it's most likely separation anxiety.

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