Barking or destruction is usually a sign of distress and you will need to work to address the cause – not mask the symptom.
So many people are too focused on the resulting behaviour and fail to acknowledge the underlying issue.
The outward signs of separation-related anxiety can be barking, howling, urinating or defecating, destruction via chewing, scratching or trying to escape, excessively boisterous behaviour on the owners return and in extreme cases even self-mutilation and biting the owners prior to their leaving the house. A dog may display one or more of these symptoms.
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