Separation Anxiety

Objective: Help your team learn to recognize and manage symptoms of separation anxiety. Learn tips for managing distress from separation anxiety and identify when dogs should be referred to a behavior expert.

Content: From pandemic puppies to pampered pooches, separation anxiety can affect any dog who is separated from its humans. Separation anxiety can range from mild to severe and be caused by a variety of factors. This lunch and learn is designed to help your team learn to identify signs of separation anxiety and determine the severity of the symptoms. In addition, your staff should be familiar with mitigation measures for dogs experiencing emotional distress.

Owner/Operator Tip: As pet care providers, we must avoid diagnosing conditions in our pet clients. If a dog has not been diagnosed with separation anxiety by a vet, we recommend referring to the pet as “experiencing distress when left alone or in an enclosure” rather than having separation anxiety.