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How do you stop anxiety? My daughter's dog definitely has this, but how in the world do you address it?? He barks at noises, people walking, definitely other animals, even on television. At all other times, I swear, he is a sweetheart & gentle soul. At our house, he barks at animation, other dogs on television. My daughter has her television up high, so in his frustration, he grabs his bed and shakes it for a few seconds?? It's like a territorial thing.

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Is it possibly pent up energy? Is he the only animal in the house? Meaning does he have another animal, cat or dog, to really romp, chase and play with and if not is he taken on long walks a couple times a day to get rid of a lot of energy. Our two yorkies are littermates and spend most of their waking time wrestling and chasing each other so they have literally no left over energy. Baxter is a couch potato, low energy dog and requires no energy draining. Bear, on the other hand requires about a 1 mile walk per day every day. If my DH gets lazy and doesn't do this we definitely begin to notice a difference in his behavior. He gets antsy and actually begins to occasionally bark in the house, something he never ever does without provocation. All due to lack of walking. Return to walking and he immediately mellows and returns to his perfect way. It is amazing what regular walking does for a dog's pyschological well being. I'm not saying this is the problem, just a possibility.