Canine Separation Anxiety During COVID-19

If your dog suffers from separation anxiety, you know they are happiest when you are home. However, this does not change the fact that some of us will be going back to work or have other events that take us out of the home. Behaviors that characterize separation anxiety include:

• Excessive howling, barking, or whining;
• Indoor “accidents” though housebroken;
• Inappropriate chewing, digging holes, and scratching at widows and doors often in an attempt to escape;
• Drooling, panting, or salivating much more than usual;
• Pacing, often in an obsessive pattern.

Check out these ideas for helping everyone during the Stay-at-Home period:

We’ll post again soon ways to manage the possibility of anxiety for when you may be returning to work or spending time away from your dog for other reasons.

Thanks to Elanco for providing the graphic and information for writing this blog piece.