7 remedies to help an anxious dog?
We all know anxious dogs and would love to know how to
help relieve that anxiety. Here are two
different articles on the topic. The first
on MotherNatureNetwork.com says that anxiety can be personality or
situation-based and the author suggests 7 natural remedies to help anxious
dogs. She states that training is still
essential but recommends trying one or more of these remedies to calm the
dog. She details the 7 remedies which
include dog calming music, distraction, exercise and something called a
Thundershirt.
In the second piece – a short 2 minute video on PetMD.com –
a vet says that phobias usually develop between 12 and 24 months. Usually there
is a specific stimulus. Signs of anxiety
include panting, ears back, pacing back and forth, trembling, urinating and
being destructive. Separation Anxiety is
extremely common and she says there are a number of options including building
up the time that you spend away from your dog – don’t just disappear for 8
hours having had the dog in your company 24/7.
She suggests hiring a pet sitter, using doggie day care or keeping your
dog in a crate while you are out to stop him/her being destructive. She also recommends working with vet and dog
trainer to sort out behavioural issues.
Training your dog to be off the lead
This is a really good, if long, article on ThatMutt.com
about training your dog to be off the lead – do read through to the end as
there are great practical tips and a very honest account of the training
process! Lindsay’s tips include – you must
have a strong bond with your dog before you start this training, start in a smart,
controlled area and drag the lead (make it longer by attaching a training
lead). She recounts how her trainer used
different techniques including doing all the training outdoors – this meant
that the dogs were more alert and had to pay attention. The trainer was also very definite about not treat-training!
Some truths about dog owners!
While the English are known as a nation of dog lovers, we
in the Republic of Ireland actually leave them in the halfpenny place! 25% of adults in the UK own at least one dog,
with 35% of adults in Northern Ireland doing so – but 40% (or 1.5 million) of
RoI adults are proud owners of at least one mutt. These weekly insight articles from Irish Marketing
Journal/adworld.ie always throw up interesting facts and stats. For example, this article tells us that
people who own 2 or more dogs are more likely to say they won’t buy toiletries
or cosmetics tested on animals and dog owners are also more likely than the
average adult to trust homeopathy. Interestingly, dog owners are less likely to
be vegetarian and families with older children are more likely to own a dog
than families with younger children.
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