Dogs are very attached to its master, who serve as a parent and friend. Your dog may be afraid to be left alone for long due to early separation from its mother or sudden environmental changes. It is a delicate matter but one that you can overcome with a little strategy.

If your dog behave in these manners, then it is a sign that he is having separation anxiety. When left alone, your dog may be out of control and tend to destroy things. Some people refer to this as ‘gone beserk’ where your dog is super hyperactive, knocking over and chewing on things.

Like a sulking child, your dog may exhibit whining behaviour followed with excessive barking. Some even go to the length of pooping and peeing in the wrong places. Others will show signs of depression and refusal to eat or drink.

What can you do about separation anxiety? To say the least, you won’t be home to supervise his behaviour. You should be asking yourself if you can get someone to babysit him while you are away. Although he still don’t get to see you, at least he is not alone and there are someone else to play with. Also consider day boarding service for your dog.

Having someone else to babysit your dog is not without its risk. Your dog may prefer his babysitter over you. If you do, be sure to make up for the time away by spending more quality time with him playing and training.

It also helps to train your dog to be more independent. You can try leaving him alone for 2 hours and slowly increase the duration. While you were away. keep him busy with tricky toys or self dispensing toy such as Kong. You may want to leave the radio on so that there he don’t feel all alone.

Distract him from your departure with a piece of bone. Do it discreetly and without notice. When you come back, don’t instantly go to him and pet him. If you do, he will be eagerly looking forward to your return and end up being anxious in the process.