Separation Anxiety: 30 Minutes is the Magic Number

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An ideal situation would be to give your dog something that will take a decent amount of time to eat. Studies have shown that the most intense period of distress for most SA dogs occurs during the first 30 minutes after their owner leaves. Conversely, if you can manage to keep your dog happily occupied with something else during this 30 minute window, he often won’t become overly upset at all. So this is our goal, in most cases – 30 minutes is the magic number.