vizzla
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Today, one of Swedens "dog whisperer" Fredrik Steen, has an artikle in a daily newspaper about how to keep dogs happy when you are at work.
He says:
To have a dog and work full time is an equation that doesnt match at al. Still that whats life of a dog owner is. But there are better and bad solutions to the problem.
Fredrik thinks it is wrong to allready plan to leave the dog at home when you thinking of getting a dog. It doesnt work out for most dogs. THey are pack animals and need company to be healthy.
The reality for many dogs is pretty lonely days. Some people come home on the lunchbreak to take the dog for a walk, wich is nothing Fredik recommends.
- You are supposed to have time to eat too during lunch so the dog gets a few minutes of walking and still long hours alone. He can see this to be an temporary solution only.
Fredrik says that dogs can get sick of beeing left alone for long hours on a regular basis. A dog that is left home alone often experiens stress. It can show this by howling, peeing or pooping inside, bark, chewing. But some dogs can react in an oppisit way. Some dogs get so passive and dont want to go outside at all or stop eating. He says that if a dog doesnt want to play or is not eating well its a big warning sign. This dog may be depressed.
Often it is very hard to tell how the dogs really feeling so Fredriks advice is just to not leave the dog alone at all, or at least as little as possible.
He finnish by saying that dogs dont complain, because they just cant.
Solutions to lonelyness:
Doggie -daycare
It can be fun for dogs to be in daycare with other dogs. One problem with this is that the dog can start likeing dogs more than humnas. It can be hard to get the dog to focus on you and not other dogs. Not all dogs like daycare, some get stressed out. Good staff would see this an can adjust to the individual dogs.
Taking the dog to work!
The dog appreciate your companionship and feels calm. Teach the dog to stay in its place when at work. Then you teach your dog to not greet anyone passing by your room, wich can become a stressfull behaviour.
Dog "whatchers"
Leave your dog at someones home when at work. A neighbour, a friend, leave an ad in an newspaper/internet, a relative or a senior that is home all day.
Company by another dogfriend.
Leaving to dogs can be bettern than beeing alone since they have company of eachother. But be sure they will not start fighting over bones, toys or other things.
Dog- walker
Someone walking the dog during the day can be an temporary solution but not for very long. THe dog is still alone for more hours than is healthy for them. Dogs dont benefit of being alone for too long on an regular base.
/Vizzla
He says:
To have a dog and work full time is an equation that doesnt match at al. Still that whats life of a dog owner is. But there are better and bad solutions to the problem.
Fredrik thinks it is wrong to allready plan to leave the dog at home when you thinking of getting a dog. It doesnt work out for most dogs. THey are pack animals and need company to be healthy.
The reality for many dogs is pretty lonely days. Some people come home on the lunchbreak to take the dog for a walk, wich is nothing Fredik recommends.
- You are supposed to have time to eat too during lunch so the dog gets a few minutes of walking and still long hours alone. He can see this to be an temporary solution only.
Fredrik says that dogs can get sick of beeing left alone for long hours on a regular basis. A dog that is left home alone often experiens stress. It can show this by howling, peeing or pooping inside, bark, chewing. But some dogs can react in an oppisit way. Some dogs get so passive and dont want to go outside at all or stop eating. He says that if a dog doesnt want to play or is not eating well its a big warning sign. This dog may be depressed.
Often it is very hard to tell how the dogs really feeling so Fredriks advice is just to not leave the dog alone at all, or at least as little as possible.
He finnish by saying that dogs dont complain, because they just cant.
Solutions to lonelyness:
Doggie -daycare
It can be fun for dogs to be in daycare with other dogs. One problem with this is that the dog can start likeing dogs more than humnas. It can be hard to get the dog to focus on you and not other dogs. Not all dogs like daycare, some get stressed out. Good staff would see this an can adjust to the individual dogs.
Taking the dog to work!
The dog appreciate your companionship and feels calm. Teach the dog to stay in its place when at work. Then you teach your dog to not greet anyone passing by your room, wich can become a stressfull behaviour.
Dog "whatchers"
Leave your dog at someones home when at work. A neighbour, a friend, leave an ad in an newspaper/internet, a relative or a senior that is home all day.
Company by another dogfriend.
Leaving to dogs can be bettern than beeing alone since they have company of eachother. But be sure they will not start fighting over bones, toys or other things.
Dog- walker
Someone walking the dog during the day can be an temporary solution but not for very long. THe dog is still alone for more hours than is healthy for them. Dogs dont benefit of being alone for too long on an regular base.
/Vizzla