Seperation Anxiety in Your Puppy or Newly Adopted Dog
I had one of my favorite Tweeple ask me about how to keep her friends puppy from barking all day when he is a work. He already had one neighbor complain and he didn’t know what to do to keep the peace (so to speak).
Barking continuously while their owner is away is a mild (unless your a direct neighbor) form or separation anxiety and is usually caused by boredom.
One of the easiest ways to combat boredom is by ensuring the puppy or dog is tired when you leave them all day. You can take them for several walks…hire a dog walker for the middle of the day. You can put them on a treadmill while you are getting ready for work in the morning. You can take them to a doggy day care a couple times a week. Anything you can do to ensure the dog is good and tired, and I almost guarantee, your neighbors won’t hear a peep out of him again!
The amount of exercise needed will depend greatly upon the breed of dog and it’s temperament, but when you find the perfect amount…you’ll know it! And your neighbors will love your dog as much as you do! A bored dog is a stressed dog and a dog that has enough exercise on a daily basis will be much more happy and balanced.
