How to make my dog overcome the dog separation anxiety

Does your dog bark when you come back home?
Or even make trouble? (like pee anywhere, bite anything...etc)

It may be sign of the dog separation anxiety.

If your dog has this trouble, how about trying the tips of this posting?

1. Let your dog know that you are sure to come back.

First, go out and wait for 1~2 minutes.
Then come back home and wait for your dog to calm down.
And then go out again and wait 1~2 minute.

Repeat that a few times a day for a week.

If your dog is quiet when you are waiting outside, increase the waiting time up to 5 minutes.

Before going out, it is good to give your dog a snack which it likes the most.

Don't say hello or goodbye excessively when you come back or going out.

Please wait still until your dog's calming down.
After your dog's calming down, call your dog's name smoothly and stroke it.

It is very important to let your dog know that you are sure to come back.

2. Walk with your dog at least once a day.

Walking with your dog is very important to your dog.
That is very good way of stress solution.

The stress of your from waiting you at home alone will be removed by walking with you.

Which dog breeds are the smartest in the world?

The main criterion of this posting is how soon a dog can understand a owner's order and react.
This posting is not about "which dog breeds are good?" but just for interest.

Top 1 ~ 10 : 

possible to obey a repeated order under 5 times

1. Bordercollie
2. Poodle
3. German Shepherd
4. Golden Retriever
5. Dobermann Pinscher
6. Shetland Sheepdog
7. Labrador Retriever
8. Papillon
9. Rottweiler
10. Australian CattleDog

Top 11 ~ 30 : 

possible to obey a repeated order over 5 times and under 15 times

31 ~ 50 : 

possible to obey a repeated order over 15 times and under 25 times

Do you keep a pet dog for the first time?

There are necessary pet supplies for keeping a pet dog.

1. dog leash

Walking with your pet dog is really really good for your pet dog.
It can release your dog's stress so you need to walk with it once a day at least.
And the dog leash is necessary when you walking.

2. dog shampoo

You need to give your dog a bath after walking.

3. dog brush

If you live with a dog which has long fur, you need brush to prevent your dog's fur to get tangled.

4. dog ear cleaner

The ear hygiene is very important.

5. cotton swab

That is needed to clean your dog's ear.

6. dog toothbrush and toothpaste

That is necessary to prevent your dog's cavity or tartar.

7. dog training pads

If your dog lives indoor, that is needed for your dog's toilet training.

8. dog food bowl

That is for your dog's food.

9. dog toys

Those are for preventing your dog's stress and for your dog's joy.

10. dog food

You need to choose dog food which your dog like to eat and doesn't get your dog any allergy.

How can I understand my dog's emotions?

Dogs express emotions by wagging their tail.
So If you know the signal from your dog's tail wagging, you can more understand its emotions.

1. raising the tail high and wagging slowly

It means that your dog feels anxiety and uncertainty.
Or It means a challenge or warning or signal of feeling superior to the other.

2. wagging tail from center to left.

Wagging the tail toward left side(or only one side) is negative.
It means that your dog feels stress.

3. wagging the tail from side to side slowly

It means a slight greeting or curiosity.

4. raising the tail high and wagging fast(spinning)

It means that pleasure and happiness.
You may see that frequently when you came back your home.

5. spinning for biting its tail

It means that your dog feels stress very much.

6. hiding the tail under legs

It means that your dog feels fear.

What food is bad for dogs?

Some people feed their dogs food for human because they love their dog or their dogs look like wanting eat that.

The best is not to feed dogs human food.
If you have to feed your dog human food, you need to remember that there are some food which you avoid to feed your dog.

1. chocolate

Maybe many people know that the chocolate is bad for dogs.
The ingredient 'theobromine' in chocolate can cause vomiting, diarrhea, thirst and arrhythmia for your dog.
It can even cause death of your dog.

2. onion

The onion destroys erythrocyte(=red blood cell) of your dog.
Because of that, your dog can have anemia.
It can also cause vomiting, diarrhea, losing appetite, difficulty with breathing for your dog.
In severe cases, it can even kill your dog.

3. grape

The nephrotoxicity in grape can cause renal failure for your dog.
a few of grape seeds can even kill your dog in 4 hours.

4. peanut

Eating peanut or food made of it is fatal to your dog.
its symptoms are muscle cramps, weakening muscle of hind regs, abnormal walking and vomiting etc.

5. caffeine

Eating a lot of caffeine can cause your dog's death.
Its symptoms are similar to that of eating chocolate.
So you avoid feeding your dog coffee, black tea, cocoa and coke which include caffeine.

6. chicken bones

It is natural to give dogs bones.
But cooked or be boiled bones of chicken is very danger to your dog.
Some pieces of those can be stuck in your dog's throat or scratch your dog's organ and
get it infection.

If you feed your dog one of those, you must take your dog hospital immediately.

For the happy life with pet dogs, please remember those food.