You come home to a scratched door frame, a puddle by the entrance, or a neighbor’s note about howling. That might be separation anxiety, but it might not be. Two different dogs leave the same marks. One panics the moment it is left alone, and the other simply had eight hours and nothing to do. […]
Read Post »Anxiety in dogs almost never starts with the behavior that finally gets noticed. By the time there is pacing, barking, or a chewed door frame, the episode has been running for a while, and the part of it that was easiest to do something about has already gone by. None of this means a dog […]
Read Post »The house is full of guests, the fireworks start at midnight, and somewhere under the bed your dog is shaking. The holidays are fun for people and a hard week for many pets, and the noise is only part of the risk, since foods that are dangerous for dogs at Christmas sit on every table […]
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