Tips To Avoid Cultivating Separation Anxiety With Your Dog

Tips To Avoid Cultivating Separation Anxiety With Your Dog

Be mindful of YOUR behavior around your dog. Below are some tips to help YOU avoid cultivating a
separation anxiety behavioral problem with your dog.

DO NOT:

• Pet your dog, all the time
• Talk to your dog, all the time
• Allow your dog to follow you, all the time
• Allow your dog to be on your lap or laying on your feet, all the time
• Pet, soothe, comfort your dog when it whines or barks for attention…or is simply anxious
• Allow your dog to demand affection/interactions
• Be emotionally dependent on your dog
• Allow your dog to do whatever it wants, whenever it wants
• Refuse to crate train your dog
• Refuse to correct your dog when inappropriate behavior occurs
• Refuse to train your dog to be calm, relaxed, and independent by using a “Place