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The problem may be caused by a fear of being left alone, or what's known as dog separation anxiety.

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Pets — be it cats or dogs — can suffer from a range of emotional issues, such as separation anxiety, fear, aggression, and hyperactivity, just to name a few.

When a dog has separation anxiety, he will exhibit behaviors such as: panting, salivating, vocalizing, pacing, destructiveness, chewing on his paws, flanks or tail; he may urinate or defecate, and may not eat food left for him.

One caveat: it is important to distinguish loneliness (which crops up during repeated, lengthy periods of being alone) from separation anxiety, diagnosed when dogs become very upset as owners prepare to leave, and then exhibit behaviors like not eating when owner is away, or gnawing at doors and windows even during short periods of solitude.

We also work with dogs that suffer from separation anxiety, excessive behaviors such as barking, digging, chewing, and jumping.

Join Dr. Lore Haug as she discusses the latest medical and behavioral knowledge regarding separation anxiety in dogs.

We have experience with all types of dog behavior problems, such as aggression, separation anxiety, excessive barking, etc..

If you're comfortable with your dog's behavior, as long as it isn't destructive or causing the dog stress (i.e. aggression and separation anxiety) that's all that matters.

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Activities such as leaving the radio on, not making a big deal of departure or arrival or leaving mental stimulating toys will assist with your dog's separation anxiety.

When crate training or in dealing with problems such as separation anxiety, an old sweater or blanket that smells like you can make your dog feel more at ease.

Separation anxiety can be caused by a nervous disposition, a scary experience when left alone (such as a house burglary or taunting by construction workers), moving, re-homing, changes in the family (the loss or exit of a family member, for example), a particularly traumatizing experience (for example, a dog attack, or being hit by a car), or regular, overlong absences.

Many Weims have personality traits common to dogs suffering from separation anxiety; often it is an issue of owner management than as to degree.

«To adopt a dog with separation anxiety as first - time dog owners was overwhelming to say the least.

When working with treats whether it is a training tool or for management of issues such as separation anxiety, keep a keen eye on your dog's weight.

For example, many dogs exhibit unwanted behaviors such as chewing and destroying furniture due to separation anxiety.

If your dog is the type to suffer from separation anxiety, then the jumping is probably coming from frustration and nervousness as well.

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Separation anxiety can be defined as an increased fearfulness of your dog after the departure of the owner.

There are other tools as well to help calm down dogs and help them deal with separation anxiety.

As well, manic depression - like feelings often accompany work with a separation anxiety dog.

It is quite difficult to make a very conclusive definition of separation anxiety in dogs, as we already stated in the beginning.

For dogs that form an intense attachment to their owners (such as Labradors), are more likely candidates for separation anxiety.

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For super-bonded dogs, separation becomes a world - class crisis, fraught with life - threatening behaviors such as anorexia (refusal to eat in the other's absence), separation anxiety (barking, destructive behavior, relentless pacing, and howling), and other stress - related behaviors, including aggression.

There are many things that can happen that the dog perceives as scary that can lead to separation anxiety.

Selecting the wrong type of dog from the many dog breeds can have disastrous results, such as pets that have behavior problems because they don't get enough exercise or pets that experience separation anxiety because they don't like being left alone.

A change in location is also known as one of the possible causes of separation anxiety development in dogs.

As a trainer, I have had the opportunity to treat dogs who were suffering from separation anxiety.

Unfortunately, it's incomplete (as most dogs with separation anxiety will not eat when alone, but will dive into that Kong as soon as their person returns home).

Often times giving a food puzzle as you leave distracts your dog, decreasing separation anxiety problems.

And, when dogs with separation anxiety do such things as bark, chew up the doorframe, and pee on the rug, it can be easy to jump to the conclusion that they are behaving out of spite or are just being naughty — but they are not.

Our Separation Anxiety training completely changes your dog's response to being alone rather than targeting only the symptoms, such as barking or elimination.

Most importantly, never use punishment in an attempt to decrease separation anxiety - related barking, as it will only increase the anxiety in an already anxious dog.

This creates a problem for people with long commutes, but violating the guideline can cause physical problems in the dog as well as serious fears that include separation anxiety.

Some people don't like crating but as long as it isn't for long periods the dog will be fine, in fact he will probably feel more secure as separation anxiety may be the cause of the problem and it will be impossible to solve if you are not there.

Most cases of adult «separation - anxiety» would never develop if the dog as a puppy had been trained in the crate / dog - door / dog - run management system just described.

It is often stated that these types of mental exercises can help with separation anxiety, though I can not personally attest to that, as that is a problem I have never encountered with my dogs.

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Similarly, I've worked on dogs with separation anxiety, compulsive behaviors, fear biting problems, aggression problems (aggression isn't the same as fear biting), dominance problems, and so on.

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Working with a Certified Separation Anxiety Trainer (CSAT) yields many of the same important wonderful benefits as those I got from working out with Mike, benefits that go a long way toward resolving your dog's home - alone distress.

I personally think this is absolutely the wrong direction to go with a separation anxiety dog, as it harms the relationship and will likely create both confusion and frustration in the dog.

In dogs, they have proven successful in treating anxiety, such as separation anxiety, and compulsive behaviors including chewing and licking.

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I can help most dogs overcome anti-social or maladaptive behaviors such as Inappropriate Aggression, Fear Biting, Separation Anxiety Barking, Begging, Chewing, Pulling on Leash / Lead, Separation Anxiety, Dominance / Dominant / Submissive, Fearfulness / Fear, Jumping, Mounting, Shyness, etc..

You may have heard or read about some additional behavior modification techniques for separation anxiety in dogs, such as graduated departures, desensitization to departure cues, or «independence training.»

If it is separation anxiety, you also see desperate attempts to escape, as well as typical signs of anxiety: whining, drooling... the dogs almost drool all over themselves, pacing, etc..