

If you are not sure if you are guilty with this, below are some of the triggers that most dog owners are doing which contribute to their dog’s separation anxiety.

1. Giving your dog too much attention around the house. Whether you are eating, doing chores, running an errands, or just idling in the house, you always make sure that your dog is right next to you. While this is a cute friendship the two of you may be developing, unfortunately, it can be detrimental to your dog.



Imagine if you have very important guests who are not very keen in having pets around them, a doting dog may be a little too much for them. Also, the moment you cannot fulfill all these norms with your dog, it can become a little anxious of the detachment and voila your dog becomes all stressed out and unhappy.

2. Lavish treats. You don’t want to make lavish treats like food stuffed toys and its favorite food or drinks a norm in your dog’s day in day out regime. It can get used to it and the moment you are no longer able to offer a treat, your dog may feel bad or even take this as a sign of not being appreciated. Now that can actually trigger separation anxiety in dogs.

3. Letting your dog sleep in your bed. You and your dog sharing a couch or even a bed together is definitely a site to see. While it is cute and strengthens your bond, this can actually be a trigger for dog separation anxiety. When you get your dog used to being with you in bed or in the couch, it can become anxious in times when you no longer able to sleep or idle with it.

A good example to this is when you have to go to vacation. Your dog will surely feel the big difference in having you around the house as well as when you are not around.

4. Spending your supposed ‘me time’ with your dog. Everyone needs a time for themselves, alone. But what if your dog has become accustomed to having you around him all the time. This means you cannot go and sit on the couch with your favorite book in your hands without your dog beside you.

What if you want to soak in the tub or cook your favorite meal? Your dog will always be a shadow of you. So when you start keeping him off that is the time it will feel worried, scared and finally stressed out of not being near you. Therefore, it is very important to keep your close but make him respect your ‘alone time’.

Now, don’t be a contributor to your dog’s anxiety.