Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Once Your Puppy Dog Is Alone

By Wendon Lee


Individuals think of their puppies as members of the family. But human families have changed over the years in ways which are not necessarily perfect for puppies. Particularly, in several homes both parents have jobs along with the children spend their days at school. This leaves the puppy with many hours by himself during the work week. Some puppies deal with this nicely enough. They doze during the morning and midday and become active when the humans start showing up within the afternoon.

But other puppies react poorly to being alone. Some suffer from the fear of solitude. Such dogs reveal their anxiety by pooping or peeing or trashing things inside their reach only when they're left alone and by barking or whining or reusing to eat until someone returns. This behavior is a lot more common in puppies who had been very first in a shelter or had multiple owners or were no less than three months old before they became a part of your residence. Puppies suffering from separation anxiety ought to be taken to a vet or an animal behaviorist who has experience with that condition.

For the puppy who's merely bored when he is alone, whose mischief in your absence seems to be the result of basically curiosity and having time on his paws, the remedy is to fill that time with things which will capture his attention. One solution, when you don't mind the extra work, is to get your puppy a different puppy to maintain him company. Some human contact and a change in scenery could come inside the type of a midday check out from a dog walker.

A crate or kennel with all the dog accessories can keep him entertained (but do not keep the entrance locked like a prison). A tv turned on to a nature channel or access to a large window can serve as a distraction, as can an interesting and continuously rotating set of doggie toys. And finally, a fenced in back yard, made even far better having a puppy door that makes it possible for him to come and go, gives your puppy a entire universe to discover.

Obviously, the ideal could be for your puppy to have constant human contact inside the form of a puppy daycare center. If you can't afford that, believe seriously about no matter if your property scenario is appropriate for a highly sociable creature like a puppy. If it isn't, maybe you should wait until it's.




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