{"id":521,"date":"2012-04-05T09:41:27","date_gmt":"2012-04-05T17:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"\/blog\/?p=521"},"modified":"2014-01-13T20:56:47","modified_gmt":"2014-01-13T20:56:47","slug":"how-to-comfort-your-dog-while-you-are-at-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/how-to-comfort-your-dog-while-you-are-at-work","title":{"rendered":"How To Comfort Your Dog While You Are At Work"},"content":{"rendered":"

Leaving your dog at home while you are at work.<\/h2>\n

Here are some good tips to keep in mind to help ease your dogs\u2019 anxiety while they are alone at home and you are out work. <\/strong><\/h3>\n

For lots of us who work there is a painful moment every morning when we leave the house. You\u2019re in the car, ready to back out of the driveway, when you look back at the house and you see your dog <\/strong><\/em>staring mournfully at you from the window. He looks at you like you\u2019re abandoning him forever. At that moment you feel enough guilt to sink into the earth and die. You\u2019re leaving your poor dog home alone all day. You\u2019re his best friend and all you can imagine is how sad and lonely he\u2019s going to be without you.<\/p>\n

Wherever you live, or however many pets you have, you probably experience some version of this guilt when you leave your home. In actuality, many pets are well-adjusted and cope very well to their owners\u2019 daily absences. However, they all seem to have the sad, guilt-inducing look down pat. And, quite a few pets do seem to become lonely and bored during the day. Some even suffer from separation anxiety .<\/p>\n

Your pet can show his loneliness and boredom in a lot of different ways.\u00a0 Pets can chew on your things, claw and scratch at doors, or potty in the house from anxiety. Dogs are very social animals and it\u2019s not usually part of their nature to be alone. Whether they are fearful for themselves when left alone or fearful for you out in the big, bad world, they can become nervous if they are alone with nothing to do.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, there are some good ways to combat loneliness and boredom.<\/p>\n

Herbal Remedies<\/strong> \u2013 There are many herbal remedies that are helpful at soothing and calming dogs who are stressed at being left alone. Various types of herbal remedies work well for dogs <\/strong><\/em>with all kinds of anxiety \u2014 whether it\u2019s separation anxiety, nervousness from fireworks, or anxiety about traveling.<\/p>\n

Training-<\/strong> You can work on desensitizing your dog to your absences. Go through all the motions for leaving the house \u2014 take your keys, your purse, your briefcase \u2014 whatever. Leave the house for just a couple of minutes and come back. Let your dog see that you don\u2019t always leave the house for long periods of time. Start the car and come back inside. Let your dog <\/strong><\/em>get used to seeing you come and go for these brief periods until they start to feel better about seeing you leave. When you leave the house keep things very low-key. Don\u2019t have emotional scenes with your dog or your dog will think there is something to worry about. Likewise, when you come home, keep things quiet and calm. Let your dog know that coming and going are not a big deal. Don\u2019t act like leaving your dog is the end of the world.<\/p>\n

Activities –<\/strong> Make sure that your dog <\/strong><\/em>has lots of things to do while you\u2019re away at work. There are plenty of great interactive toys on the market these days. There are toys that:<\/p>\n