Separation Anxiety

As things are constantly changing with our stay at home status….go to work -vs- work from home, depending on where you live, this could be like a yo-yo for you and your dog.

Let’s just be honest, this creates stress, whether we intend it to or not.

There are plenty of things you can do to help with your personal stress, and I hope that you are taking the necessary steps to help in that department. Good ideas to help include exercise, meditation, diffusing your oils, heck even adding Adaptiv capsules to your daily vitamin regimen can help (if you are not taking vitamins….you should be, we take and recommend doTERRA Lifelong Vitality).

But let’s talk about your dogs……

Our dogs have become so used to us being home, that many times when we leave, we are seeing new problems associated with separation anxiety, even when it was not there before.

Today I wanted to give you some tips to help desensitize your dog, giving them the skills, they need to be successful. Always remember this is a building block process.

Tip #1

Physical Separation - if your pup has been so close to you that they follow you everywhere, as if stuck to you like Velcro, this is a good indicator to start implementing this practice.

First, you need to decide where your dog will stay when you really leave; will they be loose in the house, in a crate, behind a gate in a specific room in the house, in a kennel outside