11/08/2024
NOT something you want to do 🙂
While some dogs are naturally more anxious than others.....there are several things owners do that will build on their dogs's anxiety.....many of these are done with the best of intentions and yet result in the exact opposite of what was intended ..... here are a few
•Pet/touch your dog, all the time
•Talk to your dog non stop
•Allow your dog to follow you literally everywhere
•Allow your dog to be on your lap or laying on your feet, all the time
•Pet, touch, soothe, comfort your dog when it whines or barks for attention...or when showing signs of anxiety
•Allow your dog to demand affection/interactions and responding
•Being emotionally dependent on your dog
•Allow your dog to do whatever it wants, whenever it wants
•Giving no structure or rules
•Refusing to crate train your dog
•Refusing to correct your dog when inappropriate behavior occurs
•Refusing to train your dog to be calm, relaxed, and independent by using a “Place” command, or having down time in a crate
•Allowing you interactions and your home to be a free-for-all, with no leadership and guidance
•Let your dog out of the crate when it whines or barks
•Avoid training or anything that makes you or your dog uncomfortable
•And so so many more
Basically ...if you baby, soothe, allow, enable, lean on, and create a toxic co-dependency...
Result.....when you leave, your dog is a wreck because you have not prepared them to be alone and confident in themselves.