Misbehaving teenage dog? There might be a very good reason

Tails from the Dog House: Separation Anxiety Explained

In this episode the girls discuss teenage dogs, puberty and maturation and how it can affect their behaviour in relation to separation anxiety training. SHOW NOTES: Teenage dogs? Evidence for adolescent-phase conflict behaviour and an association between attachment to humans and pubertal timing in the domestic dog, L Asher et al, 2020 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rsbl.2020.0097 Aspects of Juvenile and Adolescent Environment Predict Aggression and Fear in 12-Month-Old Guide Dogs, Serpell & Duffy, 2016 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2016.00049/full An Investigation into the Impact of Pre-Adolescent Training on Canine Behavior, Dinwoodie et al 2021 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/5/1298/htm Sleep Duration and Behaviours: A Descriptive Analysis of a Cohort of Dogs up to 12 Months of Age, Kinsmen et al, 2021 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/7/1172/htm “The Cone of Shame”: Welfare Implications of Elizabethan Collar Use on Dogs and Cats as Reported by their Owners, Shenoda et al, 2020 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/2/333/htm