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Dogs don't know how to be alone. Living in family groups, it is very difficult for them to understand that their human family has to be absent a few hours, either for work or for any other reason. There are some who, in fact, find it so difficult to understand that they may engage in unwanted behaviors, such as breaking furniture or scratching the front door.
To avoid this, one of the things to do is try to keep them entertained until we get back. Now, how to do it? If you want to know how to treat separation anxiety with the Kong, do not stop reading.
The Kong is an interactive toy made of very resistant rubber that serves both for dogs to have a great time in the park, and to avoid or reduce those destructive behaviors that they have when they suffer from separation anxiety. And it is that, when we have furry ones who really have a hard time in our absence it is very important to leave them a toy they can focus on.
But beware, the Kong is a toy that we have to use several times throughout the dayNot only before we leave, since otherwise the furry ones will end up associating it with our departure, which is just what we don't want. To use it, we just have to do the following:
- First, we will place a very appetizing food at the bottom of the toy (ham, for example).
- Then you have to fill a third of the Kong with dog treats.
- Then, we will finish filling with their usual feed mixed with peanut or liver paste so that it is more adherent to the toy.
- Finally, a piece of candy is placed at the entrance of the Kong so that the dogs know where the food is coming from.
When ready, they are given to the dogs to have a fun time.