Leaving in the mornings is stressful stuff at our house! My poor Mylee starts to analyze every movement I make and she starts to get anxious the closer I get to actually leaving. I give her a treat on the rug and tell her to stay as I walk out the door and as soon as the door closes she's barking angry at me for leaving.
Now, if we don't follow our routine for leaving, she will sneak up beside me as I am walking towards the door and literally jump up and bite my leg then start to spin circles and bark a vicious angry bark or charge at with the same growl and bark. So we stop and retrain. She has terrible separation anxiety. Poor girl. I often say, she's the most challenging I've ever had due to her anxieties, but also the most rewarding because I see progress almost daily with her. I can't imagine how she'd be if she were in a different home.
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