My dog has separation anxiety.

It's true. Doug is crazy. He FREAKS out when people leave the house or sometimes even the room. And he really hates it when Jeff gets in the shower. Lucky for me, Good Morning America recently did a feature about this problem and apparently we are not alone. Here is some valuable info. I don't know if we'll actually be able to 'cure' him but I guess we can try.

Here is a video that illustrates this problem.



WHAT DOES DOG SEPARATION ANXIETY LOOK LIKE?

Typically the dog paces, whines, chews or scratches door and window sills, makes housebreaking mistakes, barks and generally gets stressed out. It doesn't matter if you're gone for five minutes or five hours, your dog stresses the moment you leave.

Separation anxiety (SA) dogs are often "owner addicts." They want to be leaning, touching, sitting on, gazing up at or sitting their owners every moment. This needs to change. Get a dog bed. It doesn't have to be fancy -- a folded blanket will do -- and give him all his petting and attention there. Treats are given there. Meals are given there. Make this the best seat in the house. Do not call him off of the bed to come to you, and leave him be when he is on it. This may be hard for you at first but things have to change, right?