PuP: People Understanding Pets

August 12th, 2009 by Peter

My friend has two gorgeous dogs, they have been together since they were puppies and spend every minute of the day side by side. Unfortunately, due to a few family problems, the dogs are now going to have to be separated, for dogs this can be very scary and even stressful.

Dogs can get something called separation anxiety. You can tell your dog has this if they start to tremble as you leave the house, hide, pant or seem overly excited when they get back to the house. There are exercises that you can do with your dog to help prevent this and getting professional help may be the answer.

For severe cases of separation anxiety, you may find that your dog damages doors and windows of your house when left alone, exhausts itself by barking and howling and may even injure itself in the process. If this does happen then seeking professional help and getting medication for your dog is essential.

I hope that when my friends dogs are separated that they don’t go through this!

Do you know of any dog that has suffered from separation anxiety? If so, I would love to hear how you overcame the problem.