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You and your dog have a serious bond. You are his whole world, and you can’t imagine life without him. But … whenever you have to leave the house, your dog has a problem. He whines. He cries. He paces nervously. After you leave, he might destroy the moldings around the door frame, bark and howl until the neighbors call the police, forget he was ever housetrained, even chew at his own paws until he bleeds.

All you have to do is pick up your keys or turn off the computer or do any of those ordinary things you do before you have to leave the house, and he goes ballistic.

You’re thinking, “This isn’t normal, is it? Should I do something about it?”

Separation Anxiety: It’s Serious
Actually, you can and should do something about separation anxiety, and you should do it now, says Daniel Aja, DVM, a veterinarian with Cherry Bend Animal Hospital in Michigan, and past president of the American Animal Hospital Association. “Separation anxiety is a behavioral disorder that occurs when dogs show anxiety related to the departure of a loved one. These dogs are hyper-attached to their owners, and that can cause problems.”

According to Aja, household destruction is the No. 1 reason pet owners finally take their anxious pets to the veterinarian. “I’ve had dogs in my office that have torn apart their crates, even breaking their teeth off to do it. We had a Saint Bernard who would crash through the picture window to get out of the house,” Aja says. Unfortunately, pet owners often vi...

Author: Eve Adamson

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