Prevention and treatment measures for dog anxiety

1. You can leave the dog alone in a room and give it a toy. After a few minutes, return to the room and praise it if it does not show any behavior such as being irritable, barking, or scratching at the door. Repeat this exercise in different rooms and at different times until the dog no longer shows any signs of anxiety when alone.
2. Dogs need physical activity. The best way to reduce irritability is to exercise it every day.
3. To divert the dog’s attention, you can prepare toys for the dog and occasionally reward it with food.

Causes of dog anxiety

Dog anxiety can be divided into separation anxiety disorder, phobic anxiety disorder and hyposocial anxiety disorder according to the cause. Dogs are social animals, and their sense of taste, brain, and body all need appropriate stimulation. When they cannot get enough stimulation for a long time, dogs will show irritable behavior. Howling, digging, breaking, jumping, and running back and forth quickly are all signs that it is agitated. Anxiety disorders are a combination of multiple behaviors.

Behavioral manifestations of dog anxiety

1. Howling: Puppies howl to attract their mother’s attention. Likewise, a fidgety, lonely dog ​​howls to get his owner's attention.
2. Wreckage: Dogs will wreak havoc, scratch wallpaper, chew things in cars, and damage carpets, clothes and household linen fabrics. This behavior is more common in untrained and dishonest dogs, especially dogs that are highly dependent on their owners.
3. Dig the ground: Some dogs dig the ground to bury bones, while some dogs dig holes to lie in. Most dogs will do this when they are irritable.
4. Jumping: In the garden, a restless dog may climb on the fence and look around to pass the time.