With the increase of age, in addition to changes in the body, the dogs are gradually mature. In addition, do you know that the behavior mode of dogs is also changing? Have you noticed what abnormal behaviors have dogs have?
1. Love "Speaking"
The older dogs will love "talking" more. The dog's love is not because he becomes more willing to communicate with others. It may be that he has a cognitive impairment, deafness, or feel painful (maybe due to arthritis and other diseases), so he becomes confused , I can't tell everything. At this time, the pet owner needs to go to the pet hospital to conduct a comprehensive examination of the dog to eliminate the cause of the body. If it is not the cause of physical disease, try to train him to obey your order to keep quiet. If he can be quiet, he will generously reward him snacks. When necessary, you may still need to use medicine to keep him quiet.
2. Wake up in the middle of the night
Elderly dogs may be suffering from vision and hearing, all of which will affect the depth and quality of his sleep. He sometimes has more frequent urination than before and always cannot be completed on time. When you are young, noise will not attract the attention of the dog at all, but when he is old, he will be unbearable and reacts over these sounds. The owner of the dog can try to take him out during the day, wake him out for a walk or let him chase the ball at night. Drugs can be used only when you have to use it.
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3. Separation and anxiety issues
If the dog is anxious, it will show irritability and sensitivity, be scared by unfamiliar people or animals, and sometimes even aggressive; I am not willing to be touched or brought to the chain, but I want to have more physical body with the owner's body Contact; it will destroy the window or door, and refuse to eat when the owner is separated from him.
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4. Purbish in the house
If your dog has been trained outside the urine, but when you have a urine in the house recently, please do not blame him. He did not deliberately obey the owner. There are many reasons for the disappearance of his training results. For example, his ability to move, bladder and urethra have decreased on independent control of urination, and more seriously because of some tissues, organs, and even the brain tumors. You need to take him to the veterinarian for a comprehensive examination to eliminate the physical factors. If it is not caused by physical disease, continue to treat him as a puppy -like re -training. When he goes out, he will reward him and remind him where to be. Go.
5. Love Destruction
This is especially troubled by the owner. Sometimes the dog will damage the precious furniture or hurt himself. These destructive forms include alien foods, such as eating pencils, furniture, and other things that cannot be eaten; bite, lick or suck their own body, family members, or furniture; like to dig pits or scratch. If the dog becomes destructive because of cognitive disorder or physical illness, you should not blame him too much. You should prevent him from destroying and giving him some things that can be chewed, such as bone bite or cowhide whip. Very chewy things like.
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6. Phobia
Nothing is more heartbroken than seeing my beloved dog's fear. As you get older, dogs will have a difficult life every day due to the increasing vision, and the entire world will become a terrible place. The pet owner needs to keep the surrounding environment as much as possible, so that he will not be tripped by some moving things, and play some music to cover the noisy noise. Similarly, the trainers who consult the professional to help him go to the hospital to eliminate his physical reasons.
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7. Performance behavior and obsessive obstacles
These behaviors are repeated, stylized and have no obvious purpose or role. Here are some behaviors that dogs often appear: for example, excessively lick yourself or clean your body, causing rash, chasing your tail bite or keeping around, constantly jumping and pacing back and forth, and jumping like biting like biting. The air is the same, or keep staring at the blank space. These behaviors may be caused by conscious or physical obstacles, but it is usually a way for dogs to deal with their own anxiety and contradictions. If it is the latter, their forced behavior is generally ingrained, because they firmly believe that it makes him feel comfortable. Whenever you are, you need to take him to see a doctor or the person who can train the dog.
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8. For no discouragement
Because of the increasingly declining hearing, vision, and smell, it is difficult for your dog to feel the people or things that enter his private territory, so it is more likely to be frightened than when you are young. Unless you find the direct cause of his behavior, it is impossible to effectively solve this problem. If it is caused by fear, you will wear an Elizabeth circle for the dog to worsen the situation because he can't see the surrounding environment. You should minimize the fuse that triggers his attack.
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9. Insomnia
The older dogs are easy to wake up in the middle of the night because they may have physical pain or feel anxious because they leave their owners. If you find that they urinate in the room after waking up, you should take his food and water a few hours before he got up. If you think his behavior is caused by leaving you, then you can consider letting him sleep with you. Also looking for a veterinarian thorough examination, sometimes he eliminates his physical problems and he will restore his normal life in the future.
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10. Mourn the lost pet companion
Parents who have raised many pets know that the relationship between children (pets) is quite intimate. Sometimes dogs become "silent" because they lose their companions. The form of mourning of dogs includes unwillingness, eating, burnt, depression, and even looking for his lost companions everywhere. At this time you can give him more concern, if you can, find him a new little partner.