5 Things NOT to Do to Resolve Your Dog’s Separation Anxiety
Last month I discussed 5 things you can to do to resolve separation anxiety and/or separation distress. This month, let’s talk about 5 things not to do.
Are You Rewarding Your Anxious Dog For Barking?
Picture this…you have a dog who barks and whines every time you leave the house. You’ve tried leaving them with toys and kongs, you’ve left calming music on for them and they get PLENTY of exercise. But no matter what, the barking just doesn’t seem to stop. Sound familiar? What should you do? Do you ignore it and let them bark it out? Or should you come back inside to stop the barking? Doesn’t coming back when they’re barking teach them to bark for whatever they want? Like most dog training questions, the answer is not a simple one, but one that deserves to be addressed.
Help! I Think My Dog Has Separation Anxiety!
Does your dog bark it’s head off when you leave the house?
Or, maybe you’ve come home to your house utterly destroyed (how can they do THAT much damage in such a short period of time!?)
And what the heck, now they seem to have suddenly forgotten all of the potty training you’ve taught them because you’re finding puddles and piles upon your return. You took them out right before you left, surely they could have held it!