It is natural for dogs to want company and do not enjoy being separated from the pack. Canines associate their human family as members of their pack. A dog with separation anxiety will become over exicited, hyperactive or upset when left alone.

This often leads to desperate attempts to reunite with other pack members, which often end in frustration, leaving the dog to take out their frustration on your possetions or funishings.

To effectively manage dog separation anxiety, basic dog training methodologies accompanied by correct socialization techniques must be done. If not properly socialized, your dog will promote themselves to the position of pack leader.

They’ll natually become upset when you leave, as you did this with out their permission. The following step is to demand more attention from you and will likely become more badly bahaved, even challenging you at play. It goes wiothout saying that it’s adorable when your dog initiates play, but this is a fine line to walk, because it’s the pack leader who initiates the play time and all the other parts of the loyal followers life.

It is important to keep in mind that a dog that thinks he’s the leader will have much more responsibility in his own mind and this is not a fair place for your dog to be psychologically. A dog who knows his place in the family pecking order will be trained easier and should be happy, accepting and assured with their rank in the family. Doubt in dogs inspires destruction and fear.

Dog separation anxiety symptoms may include distress and this is sometimes due to a chemical disparity in the brain. In this situation, medicine for such issues as depression, anxiousness or obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) can be prescribed by a veterinarian.

These medications have the capacity to ease your dogs level of anxiousness and he’ll be in a position to cope better. Your canine friend may initially be drowsy until his body gets accostomed to the medication but won’t be permanently sleepy.

In one or two days you’ll be able to begin with some training methodologies to assist in managing his behaviour.

Genetically, certain breeds are more likely to suffer from separation anxiety. These include German Shepherds, Weimerannas and the Border collie. These breeds are famous for being highly intelligent and quite aware of their environment.

Next find out if your dog is suffering from dog separation anxiety by getting a copy of the dog anxiety check list. Dog anxiety doesn’t have to be issue that you live with, there are plenty of ways you can help your dog and save the furniture at the same time.

When one object disappears out of your dog’s view, another one reappears, and on and on it goes…

Most of us get so annoyed that we result to yelling at our dog in order to get him to quiet down.  Unfortunately, this tactic only adds more excitement to your dog’s high levels of anxiety. By yelling at him, your dog’s mind confirms that you feel the same way and now you have nothing but a loud circus going on while you’re trying to concentrate on the road.

The good news is that with a little training and some patience, you can slowly diminish your dogs incessant barking when you are out for a drive. Here are a few tips to guide you along the way:

1. For starters, if you want your dog to be more relaxed and laid back, try being a role model.  Play some soft music and stay calm and collected whenever your dog gets excited.  Slowly caress his head and talk to him soothingly while he is barking. You’ll be surprised at just how quickly your dog or puppy will turn his head toward you to enjoy more of the attention, and of course, without the barking!

2. For a more drastic training technique, there is nothing wrong with carrying a small water bottle in which you can squirt your dog every time he starts to bark loudly.  Most puppies and dogs absolutely hate getting a quick burst of water squirted on them.  Typically, they will immediately stop whatever it is that they are doing. And be sure to give a firm command at the same time you spray your pet.  Eventually, you can replace the water bottle with this command because your dog will associate it with the same shocking experience of being squirted with water.

3. Try using a crate.  A very simple solution is to use a crate that your dog can sit in whenever you need to drive somewhere with him.  The crate should be visually limited so that your dog does not get stimulated by all of the action he can see out of the window.  This in itself is enough to keep your dog from barking excessively.  Of course this may be difficult if you have a large dog.  However, using a crate is a perfect way to keep small to medium-sized dogs quiet while you’re on the road.