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:
- 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
- Provide no structure or rules
- 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
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