Is your dog barking or chewing things for now reason WHEN you are not around? This might be due to their separation Anxiety. This happens to dogs when they are specifically breed to keep human company.
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What in regards to a major life event? Our dog happens to be house we are sheltering in place due to the current situation and we will eventually be returning to work and he is SO accustomed to us being home with us as. I have always been additionally due with our second baby (in 24 months) in which he is hyperprotective of me.
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I follow the guy advises on many of my dog issues. Most of them work. Maybe we have the same dogs…thats y.