Dealing with pet separation anxiety

How to deal with pet separation anxiety as employees return to work.

RETURN TO THEIR JOBSITES..

IT MAY MAKETHEIR PETS ANXIOUS..N-B-C 26'S EMILYBEIR HAS SOME TIPSON HOW TO WORKTHROUGH THETRANSITION.SOME PEOPLE ARERETURNING TO WORKAFTER MONTHS OFBEING AT HOME.IT'S A BIG CHANGEFOR PEOPLE... ANDPETS AS WELL.VETERINARIANSWARN PETS WHOHAVEN'TEXPERIENCEDSEPARATION ANXIETYBEFORE... COULDSTILL BE AT RISK OFHAVING IT NOW.MANY HAVE GOTTENUSED TO A NEWROUTINE OF HAVINGHUMANS AT HOME.OTHER DOGS MAYBE MORE PRONE TOTHIS ANXIETY IF THEYALREADY SUFFERFROM OTHER TYPESOF IT...LIKE WHEN THERE'SA THUNDERSTORM ORLOUD NOISES.DOCTOR JESSICAROMINESAYS THEY'RE NOTANGRY... THEY'REPANICKED."it's similar to peoplehaving general anxietyand being higher strung.so if you notice that yourdog tends to have a reallystrong reaction to storms,that could be a warningsign that they may alsohave that."SOME OTHER SIGNSINCLUDE YOUR PETNOT BEING ABLE TOSEPARATETHEMSELVES FROMYOU WHEN YOU GOTO OTHER ROOMS INTHE HOUSE.OR IF THEY DAMAGETHINGS AT HOMEWHENEVER YOU'REAWAY FOR SHORTPERIODS OF TIME.IF YOU'RE HEADEDBACK TO WORKSOON... A FEW THINGSYOU CAN DO TO EASETHEIR ANXIETY IS GOAWAY FOR A WHILE...PRACTICE CRATETRAINING...WHEN YOU RETURNHOME... TRY NOT TOMAKE A BIG DEAL OUTOF IT.REWARD CALMBEHAVIOR.EXPERTS SAYSOMETIMESMEDICATION MAY BEBENEFICIAL.YOU CAN ALSO TALKTO YOURVETERINARIAN FORMORE HELP.THE PACKERS WILLBEGIN PRACTICE ONSATURDAY,