The last year has been posed with challenges for us all. For some of us our whole worlds have been thrown upside down. We will be producing some information on how to help reduce the impact that the coronavirus pandemic may have on our dogs.
Signs to look out for to see if your dog is stressed
If you are concerned about your dog, please get in contact so that we can organise support to ensure that we work together to decrease and ultimately eliminate the stress and anxiety that your dog is experiencing.
It is however, also important to recognise that an absence of behaviour can be just as much of a concern.
It is also important to remember that these signs can be an indication that your dog is stressed, poorly or in pain at which point you should also contact your local vet.
- Yawning
- Appearing tense
- Panting
- Pacing and unable to settle
- Increase in needy behaviours -constantly being by you, leaning on you etc, desperate to get to you and scratch at the door or howl/bark when you leave them
- Hiding away
- Yawning
- Lip licking
- Increase in vocalisation- barking, crying etc
- Avoiding contact with people (owners)
- Aggression (growling, snapping, lip curling, showing teeth, biting)
- Changes in appetite
- Stereotypical behaviours that are repetitive (shadow chasing, tail chasing etc)
- Not sleeping or sleeping much more than usual
- Rolling onto their back when approached/ handled
