This study on behavioral indicators of
separation anxiety in dogs says «Regardless of their SA (separation anxiety) status, all of the dogs in the study showed behavioral signs of increased anxiety when their owners left the room.»
Not exact matches
«I do indeed suffer from
separation anxiety when I leave my
dogs,» the renowned animal behaviorist and author
said in her 2014 APDT conference keynote presentation.
Dog pheromone products are used for general stress,
separation anxiety, noise phobias, such as those caused by storms or fireworks, and travel,
says Wayne Hunthausen, DVM, the director of animal behavior consultations for Westwood Animal Hospital,
in Westwood, Kansas.
Millan
says audio books can help
dogs better cope with the
separation anxiety many have when left alone, which can result
in bad behavior, including barking, destruction and peeing.
Even if your puppy does not seem to have an issue with storms, resource guarding or
separation anxiety, Wilhelm
said problems can develop anytime
in a
dog's life.
«We always keep
in mind that crate training is a challenge, but also an important step to have lives together with pets, especially puppies or adopted
dogs that may not be able to easily take to a new environment or can have
separation anxiety during potty training,»
says Scott.
She
says, «I think many
dogs suffer with
separation anxiety, but if they are not displaying the more problematic symptoms (like destructive behaviours) then they suffer
in silence, undetected by their owners that they are actually unhappy.»