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Due to our lifestyle, we often have to leave our dog alone for a few hours at home. This, the vast majority do not usually like anything, because these animals always live in family groups, and therefore, they do not know how to be without their loved ones.
These furry animals can feel so bad about our absence that when we return we will find the house a mess: cushions and their own bed broken, the door all scratched ... Some neighbor may even complain about the noise that the animal has made. If you have come to wonder why my dog howls when I leave and what you can do to avoid it, do not hesitate to continue reading.
Why does my dog howl when I leave?
Do you feel lonely
It is the most common reason. As we mentioned, the dog is a furry one that lives in a family. When we leave, he does not know that we will really only be absent for a few hours and that we will end up coming back; The only thing he knows is that we are leaving and leaving him at home.
Sometimes his sadness is such that begin to howl, with long, loud howls that can be heard a long way from your home. And of course, when that happens, the neighbors will most likely complain.
Separation anxiety
It is a problem that dogs have that feel a great attachment to their caregiver; that is, they are very dependent on it. When the human leaves, the dog will bark incessantly, cry, howl and may even wound itself.
In those moments of deep sadness, alertness and survival will be activated, with such great anxiety that you will not be able to control.
What to do so that it does not howl?
There are several things to do, which are:
- Establish a walking routine: the dog has to go for a walk at least 3 times a day, in the morning, at noon and at night. Before you go to work, take the dog for a walk of about 20 minutes (minimum); better if you take it for a run or with the bicycle.
- When you go to work, ignore him: do not say goodbye, or caress, or pay any attention to him in the 15 minutes before leaving. So you will see that nothing happens.
- When you come back, ignore it until it calms down: He will most likely jump for joy and bark, but you don't have to listen to him. Turn your back on him until he has calmed down.
- Help him by putting on a tranquilizer collar: like the Adaptil. Being impregnated with synthetic pheromones transmitted by bitches that have just become mothers so that their puppies are calm, it will help your dog to be much calmer in your absence. You can also get it in a diffuser.
- Leave him a Kong stuffed with food- So you can have something to entertain yourself with.
If you do not see improvement, do not hesitate to consult a canine ethologist who works positively.