The secret life of dogs 

Walk the dog, the walk bonds. I can't even describe how important the walk is.

Dogs are the absolute best. They really are.

After spending the last 2 decades working at various shelters and having many of my own dogs I have found that the best thing for separation anxiety is to have 2 dogs or more. Dogs are not lonesome creatures. They want company and by providing a sibling of sorts they have that company and they tend to act a lot different when you're gone then they did when they were alone. And it's a lot better than putting them on drugs.

I really miss my dog. He was a poodle with a big personality and he made it to almost 15.

Consider whether your living situation is really something a dog would be happy in. Their happiness trumps your desire.

I have a dog who had separation anxiety and aggression with other dogs and strangers. I ended up adopting another dog who was opposite in personality which help my first dog calm down and be more social. Sadly, my second dog passed away after 3 years but my first on no longer had separation anxiety. Some dogs just need another dog for companionship.

I had a foster dog several years ago I swore at the time was autistic. She was fine at home but bring her out into the world and she couldn't process the new information coming at her in real time. I would watch her face as she went into over load and then she's just freak out. Poor girl. She was eventually adopted, but I don't know how it turned out for her.

I give my dog his favorite treat when I come home. He is so looking forward to it that is all he can think about. So he sits quietly, looking out the window watching for my return. Never damages anything. Just thinks about the delicious treat he's going to get! He's an adorable Parti Yorkie.😍

No, my dog knew what time of day the bus was coming. She told time without smell.

Another technique is to not lock an animal in tiny apartment all day and then punish and drug them until their behavior is more convenient for humans.

Dude, play some ambient outside sounds. Maybe birds and insects next to a river. Reggae would probably be annoying to the dog.

I wonder if dogs who have another dog in the household statistically have less separation anxiety.

I believe in my soul that pets need to be around other pets. Loneliness kills. Have more than one fur baby so that your baby has a friend to play with while you are away. My female dachshund was so depressed that we rescued a cocker spaniel for companionship. She was cranky with the new dog for two weeks. After this initial period they were glued to the hip and her depression disappeared. Same thing with our third and fourth rescues. Anyhow, blessings to all of the pet parents in the world! 💕🌸😇🐶

Pet Cams: I wonder if these dogs ever feel schizophrenic… hearing these voices, but nobody is ever there. LOL. 😂😂😂😂 Ps: take your dogs for a walk prior leaving-it’s cruel to sneak out

Try doggie daycare. I been taking my dog to one for two years. We travel for work and stay 4 months at a time in one place. It means that I not worry about her in a hotel all day. Best money I ever spent.

looks like the poodle has company - the orb flying out of the kitchen at 1 minute 28 seconds

My dog always knows when I arrive. He seems to know the sound of my car alarm. Maybe even the sound of my particular steps. Who knows. Dogs have extraordinary scent/hearing faculties. My wife has told me that our dog will not react to any other car alarm.

Consider getting a 2nd dog or even a cat if you must leave your dog alone often. We are their entire world, and have bred this into them for thousands of years.

My solution, have 2 dogs. The whole dynamic changes. They become a pack. They play with each other. They don't need you all the time. You can leave them alone for a long time without problems. They are happy when you are around. But not lonely, when you are not. My experience is that 2 dogs is not really more work. Some shores double. But they become a lot less needy, which compensates any extra work.

When you adopt an animal you need to adopt a new way of life with them they are essentially your fur baby and adjust your routine to their comfort level.😽😸

The dogs that hear their owners' voices when they are not home look really freaked out and uncomfortable.

Well duh, you can't make an animated movie of pets sleeping for 12 hours for crying out loud.

Dogs are amazing and we are lucky to have them because they suffer with us

Your animal should fit your living situation. A large breed dog in a small apartment is not good for the animal or owner. All dogs need a friend if your not going to be around.

Never have only one dog. Two so they can play

Awwww what a cute name -Noodle❤️

I have dogs and a fenced in yard. Doggie door into house. Perfect solution. Even my kitties use the doggy door.

Monty loves Reggae music....would do well with a trip to the Island...I love our music too....😊

Awwww so cute

Give em MJ, oils i gv my dog them for 4 months for 1 thing but saw his separation anxiety improved. His was sitting on the couch and crying. Didnt matter if i had him n 2 siblings or solo. But once i started those caps from an alternative vet, dang!! It helped more then my goal.

Dogs definitely know when you are due to come home. My dog knows the difference between an 8 hour day, a 10 hour day and a 12 hour day.

My little furry babies have saved my emotional life more than once. These are the real Angels from Heaven.

Her:but what's going on inside that noodle brain Noodle:did you just say my brine is the same size as one noodle?

Does anyone remember a British study showing dogs could tell when their owners were coming home NOT based on smell (time-lapsed scent)? The people came home at different times and from different directions.

I can only imagine psychological problems for the animal.

dude, this is cool

That's Zoey from Zoom! 0:55

My dogs defiantly know time they bark exactly when it's their time to get out, or in No doubt at all I was surprised when my young pup who wanted water was going for the flower vase, by smell

My yorkie son definitely has Separation anxiety even at 11 years old. She shakes and hides when I leave him. However, TWO of them, I doubt it?

we already have a movie xd

Shadow is calm becouse he’s all medicated out, unbelievable it’s a dog they are a little hyper it’s called training!

Human noses also work like that. You breath out of one nostril while the other nostril smells and then they switch throughout the day.

Cesar Millan could fix the anxiety problems with just a shhh! No need for medicine.

it's just wrong to lock up an animal for hours on end. please stop keeping animals that you can't take care of properly just because you like the company. it's selfish and cruel.

With much love (and maybe that smelling instinct,) we remind our dogs that their "jobs" are to protect our home, protect each other, and to protect Mommy and Daddy. We have never had a problem. They are all rescue dogs. Showing and giving love, stability, security, and loyalty is a 2 way street.

It’s so easy to train ur dog to know you’ll be back - read a few training books before u resort to meds!

I could amaze people with my timing of a timer set for pizza cooking. Part of it was, I admit, smell. I could detect when it was done, get up as the timer went off. So, yeah, a dog's sense of time may very well be a scent based metric, not time lke on a clock.

Human love to fantasize how much dog-nose can do, bit inflated but makes us feel good

That doctor is a nut

They should have a screen for the dog to see too

Dogs on anti-anxiety meds what a weird concept.

I only adopt the "unadoptable" dogs. They are always abused in some way. Prozac is always implemented at least for 6 months, sometimes longer. There has NEVER been a situation where I have not rehabbed and rehome a dog unsuccessfully. Too bad people don't consider their dogs like human children....such a convenience to dispose of a dog at the pound. I have fostered human children and also dogs. You can employ similar rehab techniques to both. Remember, dogs are better than humans (except children, as they are innocent).

I have an autistic dog and now after eight years she seems happier but still trapped in her own body. She was seen by vets as terminal just by her actions and when I told them she was autistic they laughed...all but one. Lab tests were negative. All the pet stores banned her (they thought she had parvo ). Her parents were strays and her three siblings were normal. My other dog chewed through the wall and three metal cages. I now put him outside with my livingroom window open for him to go in and out. Now he goes under the back fence climbs my neighbors wall and around my fence to my bedroom and jumps in the window by the ac. I have eleven dogs who have issues...blind and cancer as well. Dogs communicate if you just listen. Now cats are a different story. Lastly, shetland ponies are way smarter than most humans including me....and donkeys fall in love with almost everyone.

Dogs do not need psych meds! Just run the dog, everyone will be healthier and happier.

just make sure you unplug those cameras when you come home at night. If it was me i'd put those on voice-controlled outlets.

Train the person first on how to train a dog and you will have an awesome dog.People need to research a breed first.A big Fenced in area is great ! Every day a good work out for them, the mind so needs this to have a calm mind before coming in the home.Dogs are dogs not people.They need to be the breed that they where breed to be.You can not get a dog and say ok I’m going to work for 8 hrs or 12 or more and Oh be good while I’m gone.They are first a pack breed, being left alone for so long Is cruel. Then you wouldn’t need the meds pets tend to take on the personality of the owner.

Oh man! No wonder Monty's a little upset. Did I just see an orb come through the doorway?

My dog does not sleep when i leave. I have to put him on the enclosed porch otherwise, i can't trust him in the whole house.

Zoloft is 24hr. I think something short term idk

Wait, she can hear when he does WHAT at :46?

I was really into this video until the audio dropped off and I couldn't turn up the volume loud enough to hear.

"Noodle brain"?! LOL

Sniff on one side and then the other. Stereo dog snot…who knew?

Prozac for a dog? How much is this doctor getting from the pharmaceutical company that makes that drug? I wonder.

WHO ARE YOU CALLING A NOODLE BRAIN?????????

Cesar Millan is the Guru of irratic dog behavior. Cesar Millan knows and can teach the therapy human owners can practice to remedy pretty much 99.9% of all obsessive & aggressive dog behavior. He can rehabilitate a pet and train owner(s) without recommending medications for either owner or canine🤣. Cesar Millan uses psychology and "holistic approach" methods to support training and rehabilitation. Compassion, transparency, integrity and accountability for all!

After 3 months, poor Shadow became a mere shadow of his former self, thanks to the Doctors prescription. 🙄

It'd be great to be able to bring our dogs, (all of our pets), to work You don't know what you are missing if you've never had a dog or a cat, ( or. a rabbit, & on, & on). Faithful companionship, love,(giving & recieving! They're iso ntuitive & know when you are down or sad & they'll try to comfort you. It's true!! f I were tich, I'd hv a big farm for unwanted dogs & cats to feel loved and run about being happy. It wld be a joy to help these guys without a voice, out.They can't tell you their plight, their hard luck stories,, but helping them out, gives so much joy to them, as they live in the moment. And you will feel a new sense of happiness as well.

I forgot to comment, that the medication solution is horrible. It is not done for the dog's benefit. Instead of solving his problem, let's dope him.

0:45 hear when he WHAT??

My dog hates having her bum smelled. She’s bougie that way.

dog could smell covid-19 ; dog make you walk different direction without catching it.

This is a topic I’m passionate about! Yes they are highly social animals and knowing this it is imperative to their health that we provide them with ample stimulation breed specific. Most have the dog play with them in the first few years then when the novelty wears off interaction is diminished if at all still offered to the pet. They deserve so much more than most are willing and or capable of giving. Dogs are perpetual 3-5 year old children. Needing attention, of all kinds play, walks affection and also stimulating their brains is important. Seriously how many dog owners live up to all of this for their dogs? Yes we have other obligations and distractions so is it fair that we have dogs when most of us can’t provide the needs of our so called furry family members? I’m not throwing blame here I count my self in this. I currently am living without my own dog and so have come to realize that I wasn’t living up to my dogs needs, and now have decided to not get another until I can provide all of its needs!

Play music.

Poor dogs with separation anxiety... let them out, have autonomy and a life of their own. Dogs and cats are not meant to be locked inside an apartment alone for hours. Imagine yourself in that situation

PLEASE don't get a dog if you can't give them what they need. Leaving a dog hours and hours every day, having a dog that is too big for the area, forcing a dog to hold urine and feces to the point of pain, punishing them for the things they do because of separation anxiety (or wetting/soiling from being left too long), leaving them kenneled all day, is ALL animal cruelty. It's not right. Drugging a dog in order to inhibit their behaviors due to intolerable living conditions is AS*ININE! I would NEVER take my dog to a vet that thinks like that. They should lose their license.

I have a solution that worked just after 1 try in order to stop them CHEW your entire house. A little background information: 3 middle size American Staffordshire Terrier, (big dogs/big damage) 1 sterilized female Kisha (4 years), Aron (4 years) and Macho (2 years/their son) started to chew on ANYTHING while I was at work despite an abundance of toys and exercise and dare I say their age! I have to mention that they are great with other dogs small or large, people and love to sunbathe and to jump by themselves in the water, not so much in all honesty cats 🥺 I dealt with the fence, swing, chairs, shoes chewing tantrum but when the car front bumper and the electrical system was gone one day I got DESPERATE! I went to the market and I bought RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS (not the Mexican types, I think you even have to be 18 years old to purchase) and 3 packs of milk. I smeared EVERYTHING that was MINE and poured the milk in the bowls. I KNOW IT SOUNDS CRUEL but I didn’t want them Drugged nor Chained to the house for 9 hours of day Monday to Friday... I sneaked across the street and watched the security live feed. I felt bad for them, but they learned in 5 minutes bad association and to this day almost 3 years later they KNOW. They still steal or lick the plate that I can same time forget but NowBody is perfect and I can live with that 😅🥰☺️ PS: my dogs were healthy and young at that time so please ask your vet for advice. Perhaps dogs that are old, have asthma/congenital anomalies are an other matter. Thinking back I would have used same thing bitter similar to what we have today in nail polish for smaller children that chew their nails, perhaps such a thing even exist at your pet pharmacy 🥰

Noodle is my favorite dog

I love dogs. They really are special little love bugs . Silly lil booboo heads

Monitoring their dogs instead of working? Unreal.

Dogs are not meant to be left alone for 9 hours a day. Maybe get your neighbor to walk the dog a few times.

DRUGS to modify behaviour for dogs?

Humans need to get a damn grip .. geez !

Morphic resonance

the dog looks sad

Just walk your dog, problem solved.

Only 12-14 hours a day? I call bs, my dog sleeps for at least 20 hours a day.

A sedentary life is why so many urban dogs suffer from obesity, cancer, and more. Also not feeding raw.

All of these "dog lovers" are inconvenienced by the reality of having to work 9 to 5 and selfishly impose their dilemma upon the creatures they supposedly adore so much. Hey animal haters: If you can't provide a home for your dog without causing them psychological problems due to you prolonged absence during the day, perhaps you shouldn't adopt said pets. These are living, breathing creatures who require constant companionship. If you think you are doing them favors by tossing bowls of dry food and squeaky toys at them while you're at work, you are sadly mistaken. Not only are you traumatizing these furry bundles of joy, but you are neglecting their mental health. I know my concerns expressed here mean nothing to selfish animal haters, but at least I will practice what I preach and refrain from adopting a dog until I retire. All of our family members--especially our dogs and cats--deserve to be treated well.

I meant to write "second" most miserable.

People are Nuts! They don't want to be lock indoors all day. But somehow they think it's okay for animals. FYI: Dogs have NOSES! They like to be outdoors smelling their environment & to communicate with other dogs. Don't get a dog if you don't have a yard & take it on walks, everyday!!!

The things that struck me most about this report is just how much Jane Pauley has aged. Her voice has even changed.

Here's the deal people: if your dog has behavior issues it's the humans fault not the dog.

Dogs are not meant to be confined inside a house. I'd develop an anxiety disorder too if someone kept me from my natural habitat. Drugs to domesticate animals, to make them more acceptable? Leave them alone to their own natural lives-- those they were created to live.

August 2019 Every city and town deserves a FREE 24 hour indoor dog park with 'tennis courts' for dogs to run off leash at all hours. These buildings should be designed by Richard Gage of 'Architects and Engineers for 9 ll Truth' and 'Firefighters for 9 ll Truth' to make sure every inch is as safe as possible (unless sabotaged behind their backs). All First Responders, including veterinarians and vet techs, should be allowed to live for free in these buildings and parking lots, as well as their extended family and circle of friends. This would make every location safer to walk through and drive through for EVERYBODY. RG voted for Ronald Reagan, so this is not political, it is about safety. Consider naming each building 'The Doris Day (and her son who died early of skin cancer, bench plaque markers) Memorial Dog Park Building' (and separate buildings for men called 'Steve Allen Memorial Dog Park Building' he invented the Tonight Show, was a talented jazz pianist, and ate out of garbage cans while traveling across America and constantly begging for food. He said that the only people who were nice to him were the Mexicans. Memorial names of kind people, (or their pet's names to overcome arguments) instead of 'Section 8' because that is a military term which translates into 'worthless person.' Thank you in advance and have a great decade, etc., for reading this carefully, discussing this with your friends, and if you are wealthy, to help make it happen as soon as possible to help save millions of dogs, etc.

Does anyone else find this creepy?

dogs, cats arw a billion dollar business today....growing up we had many dogs and my parents DID NOT THROW THEM BIRTHDAY PARTIES, GIV THEM DRUGS, OR BUY THEM XMAS GIIFTS.....PEPLE TODAY ARE OBESSED WITH THEIR PETS,,,ITS WEIRD.....

CBD oil works great for my pup!!!!

zoloft 4 a dog turn them in 2 addicts, what stupid idea

Please don’t give the dog Zoloft this is bs being promoted.