Sign of Separation Anxiety in Dogs

Dogs with separation anxiety can show great improvement

How do you know if your pet’s problem is separation anxiety?  Is your dog VERY attached or dependent on family members?  Does your pet try to remain extremely close to you and jump to follow you every time you leave the room he or she is in?  Does your pet stress out when he or she is separated from you and the people who live with you?  Does your pet appear to get anxious or even panic as you show signs that your leaving?  Max would get upset every time I went in the laundry room because I kept my shoes there.  He knew shoes meant I was going somewhere.  Or, if I touched my car keys, he would run crazy circles around me as if to say, “I’m going too, right? Right?  Right?”  Some dogs learn their “persons” morning routines so well that they start to show anxiety when the shower goes on or the make-up brushes come out.

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