When the shoveling officer came home and opened the door, there was something wrong. Slippers were scattered everywhere, the sofa was bitten, the bottom of the table was pissed, and a few lumps of "flying" beside it. When he was at home, he was clearly very clever and sold all kinds of cute things. Why did he become a troublemaker after leaving? The shoveling officer should be careful. TA may suffer from separation anxiety!
Separation anxiety? Oh no!
The ancestors of dogs are social animals, and they like to live with leaders and partners. If the shoveling officer (head) leaves, the dog will be very upset. Coupled with the dog in the indoor boring, no other fun, it is easy to appear psychological imbalance!
Specific manifestations
a. Constantly barking.
The shoveling officer can watch the dog's behavior at home alone through the monitoring device. If the dog only has a single behavior, such as frequent licking of a certain part of the body, it is not necessarily separation anxiety, it may be a skin disease, defecation and urination anywhere, or it may be related to urinary system diseases, it is best to consult a veterinarian.
Farewell to the Countermeasures of Anxiety Disorder
Don't give TA a signal to leave home.
Usually, most shoveling officers will have a series of fixed actions before leaving home, such as taking keys, changing clothes, changing shoes, etc. When dogs associate these signals with your leaving, these signals will virtually increase its pressure. It is suggested that shoveling officers can disrupt or stay away from TA's sight before leaving.
For example, put on your shoes and hold the key but don't leave. Next time you suddenly go out for a few minutes, let the dog not find the specific time when the owner will leave home.
We can pretend to go out and leave the dog at home alone for a few minutes. If the dog has symptoms of separation, don't go back, wait for the dog to behave quietly before going back, and give it a reward, let it know that a person can be rewarded for playing, and then slowly lengthen the time until the dog is fully adapted.
Toys attract attention.
The shoveling officer can prepare favorite toys for the dog to distract its attention and increase the fun of being alone, especially some missing food toys and educational toys, so that the dog can continuously obtain food rewards during play and keep the dog fresh to the toys. These solitude toys must be taken out for the dog to play with when the dog is alone at home.
Training cages
After the dog adapts to the cage, they will regard the cage and the air box as their own safe house. No matter how the external environment changes, as long as the cage familiar to the dog is still there, it will not be nervous and anxious, and the shoveling officer will not feel fear when he is not at home!
Exercise with them.
If conditions permit, you can spend extra time playing with your dog through exercise or interactive toys before heading out. Exercise can consume fun and energy, so that dogs can have a good rest and lie on the sofa when they are tired. They will not appear too nervous and anxious when facing the departure of the shoveling officer.
I believe the vast majority of dogs are outside play with great interest. We can take the dog out to expend energy, create a beautiful and pleasant experience, and then go home and leave him alone at home. At this time, the dog is already tired and hungry, busy eating and drinking, and the owner quietly leaves, which can also make it less anxious. After eating and drinking, it is a sound sleep, to a certain extent, reduce the dog's separation anxiety.
Find another playmate
If your dog's separation anxiety is very serious, and you can't have enough time to comfort and train him, then the easiest way is to find another playmate for your dog. This also saves the trouble of training slowly and can bring a pleasant life experience to the dog.
Taboo
When a dog has separation anxiety, scolding and punishment will only make the dog more troubled, more worried, and worse behavior.
If the above methods have been tried without obvious improvement, drug treatment can be carried out under the guidance of a doctor. Drugs can only assist behavior training, can not treat separation anxiety disorder!
