Dog Anxiety & Stress

(What It Really Is, Why It Happens and What Actually Helps) For a long time, I didn’t call it separation

(What I misunderstood about “being there”) When my dog was anxious,my instinct was always the same. Go closer.Touch him.Speak softly.Say,

(What I misunderstood about “giving space”) For a long time,I believed ignoring anxiety was the right thing to do. People

(What I didn’t understand about the in-between moments) For a long time,I thought my dog’s anxiety had clear causes. When

(What I misunderstood about reunion anxiety at first) When I first noticed it,I was confused. I came back home.The door

(The changes that made things easier over time) For a long time,I thought helping my dog meant doing more. More

(What I wish I had acted on sooner) For a long time,I told myself it wasn’t serious. My dog followed

(What the evenings started revealing) For a long time,I treated day and night as two separate problems. Daytime anxiety was

(What I misunderstood about relief and reunion) When I first noticed it,it confused me more than the anxiety itself. I

(What I didn’t realize it was connected to) When my dog first destroyed something,I didn’t think of anxiety. I thought