Separation Anxiety in Puppies
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Separation anxiety can affect many dogs of all breeds and sizes. Most toy breeds such as Maltipoo puppies suffer from this because they are carried around and babied at such a young age. If your puppy already has separation anxiety, try these tips!
It is not known what makes dogs suddenly suffer from separation anxiety. Sometimes it can start from puppyhood. Toy breeds such as Yorkie puppies and Maltipoo puppies have been carried along with you because, well, he’s so tiny! When they grow up and are big enough to fend for themselves, leaving them at home during the day is understandable. But not for your little 5lb sidekick. His whole schedule has changed, you’re not around as much anymore and this is traumatic. Allowing time apart when your puppy is young is important to keeping separation anxiety at bay.
What about dogs that have always had the same schedule and one day they are practically clinging to your heels as you walk out the door? Maybe something happened while you were away such as a thunderstorm, loud pounding at the neighbors, any strange event or noise that frightened your puppy while you were away. And now, he associates this terrible experience with you being gone. Now, when you arrive home, things are chewed, doors have claw marks in them and the house looks like a tornado through it. How do you break them of this?
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