Storie, a pregnant pitbull, was rescued from a dog pound. It was then that the new caretakers realized she was overdue. Thinking the puppies would die, they expected the worst. We now pick up the story where it was left off. Since all the puppies …
Pregnant dogs are known to hold off in giving birth during stressful situations. If feeling they’re surrounded by danger, they’ll counter the natural impulses, so as to protect the unborn pups. But, why did it take still longer for Storie, a pregnant, pitbull, to give …
Storie, a pregnant pitbull, was rescued by a young couple already with a dozen dogs. While it was supposed to have already given birth, Storie was holding off in order to protect her pups. From our last post in this series, that first night after …
We last mentioned little details around easing your pet into longer separation periods. Now we’ll deal with increasing the time apart, among other behavior modification strategies. While being at the house, in order to get your pup used to again to a prolonged absence on …
Ultimately, what you’d want to set out to do is developing a measured connection with your dog in such a way, that it could manage to be by itself without acting out. But just to make sure, go to a vet in order to eliminate …
Separation anxiety can’t really be wished away. It could even become progressively difficult to completely regress it. More realistically, you should aim to manage it instead. Let’s look first at what shouldn’t be done. This isn’t about blaming yourself. It’s more pet-focused. As already alluded …
