Discover, October 12 2010.
Doggie separation anxiety–the whining, scratching, and general misbehaving that happens when some dogs are left home alone–is somehow linked to the dog’s general outlook on life, new research says. Coauthor Emily Blackwell explains that she wondered whether the behavior she’d observed during high school in her own anxiety-prone dog was normal.
“So many people think [separation-related behavior] is just something dogs do.” … They think the dog is angry the owner is leaving, say, and exacting its revenge on the owner’s slippers. Read More >