Although they mainly use body (nonverbal) language to communicate, dogs can make various sounds to express their moods and emotions. In addition to barking, crying is one of those sounds that dogs usually make to communicate with their guardians and also with other dogs and animals.
Mas, sejamos sinceros, um cachorro chorando e uivando geralmente provoca muita angústia e pode causar sérios problemas com a vizinhança. Além disso, o choro pode ser um sintoma que o cãozinho sente dor ou está doente e precisa ser atendido por um veterinário.
- For all this.
- It is very important to be vigilant if your dog is crying to quickly identify the cause and know how to act to help.
- In this article by Animal Expert.
- We will explain the main causes and possible solutions for a crying dog.
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As with barking, dog crying can have many meanings, as dogs cry to express different emotions, moods or moods that can develop in different circumstances of their daily life. Therefore, to know why you have a dog crying, it is essential to pay attention to the context (or situation) in which these screams occur.
Next, we will explain the main causes of a dog’s crying and know what you can do to prevent excessive crying from damaging the health of your best friend, the tranquility of your home or the coexistence with neighbors.
Does your dog cry a lot when he’s home alone? This usually happens when a dog has not learned to manage its loneliness. So when you go to work or do any other activity, does your best friend find himself? negative emotions such as sadness, stress or fear. In more extreme cases, the puppy may suffer separation anxiety, including behavioral problems, such as excessive crying and the need to destroy furniture and other household items.
Naturally, dogs are sociable animals that live and feel safer in communities (e.g. herds, families, groups). Therefore, they do not like to be alone at home and need to learn how to manage loneliness so as not to suffer symptoms of stress or other negative emotions harmful to their health.
To prevent a dog from crying a lot, bark or scream when alone at home, we advise you to enrich its surroundings with toys, intelligence games, bones and/or dental teeth so you can have fun while you’re away. Also remember to take your pet for a walk before you leave and stick to feeding schedules to keep you from hungry while away. However, it is not advisable to leave a dog alone at home for more than 6 or 7 consecutive hours.
If, in addition to crying, your dog also trembles, it can be a symptom of pain or discomfort from illness or imbalance in your body. Remember that a dog may tremble out of fear, because it feels vulnerable or insecure. Therefore, an adult dog or a puppy crying in pain should go to the veterinarian to examine it and rule out any health problems.
However, if your dog lives outside the house, it can also cry and tremble because it is cold. To avoid a cold or canine flu, it is very important to provide a shelter or shelter covered where your dog can keep warm and protect itself from adverse weather conditions, such as wind or rain. But if winter is very cold in the area where you live, it is ideal to let your dog sleep indoors.
In addition, a dog that cries and trembles may also be afraid of not being fully adapted to your new home yet. This can happen if you recently adopted a pet, especially if you are still a puppy. Remember that adapting a dog to a new home is a slow and gradual process. As a tutor, it’s critical to know how to drive this process and make the new partner feel safe and welcome at home from day one. Here at Animal Expert you will find several tips to prepare the house for the arrival of the new puppy.
If you have just adopted a puppy, your new pet may cry a lot at night. This most often occurs when the adopted puppy has been separated from its mother before natural weathing and begins feeding, which occurs around the third month of life.
This prematurely weaned puppy will likely have a more fragile immune system and get sick more easily. In addition, it can have severe learning and socializing issues, which ultimately facilitates behavioral problems, such as crying or excessive barking.
Therefore, it is very important to wait for the puppy to wear naturally to separate it from its mother and siblings. However, if for some reason you have had to adopt a newborn puppy, it is essential to provide adequate nutrition and care to strengthen the immune system. It is also essential to provide a positive and peaceful environment where your puppy feels safe to rest, develop his body and mind. In addition, you can check out our tips to prevent your dog from crying at night.
However, a newborn puppy who cries a lot may also experience pain or discomfort associated with a health disease or problem. Again, we recommend that you take the puppy to the veterinarian to confirm the cause of this intense crying. Also take advantage of the consultation with a professional to clear any doubts about the nutrition and vaccination of puppies.
In older dogs, crying may be related to cramps or muscle problems that tend to occur most often at night, especially when it’s cold. Therefore, also make sure you know the essential care for an elderly dog that will help you provide a high quality of life to your best friend.
If you have already taken your dog to the vet and have ruled out previous causes, you should pay more attention to your dog’s education. Often, guardians unconsciously reinforce some of the inappropriate behaviors of dogs. For example, imagine that when your dog was a puppy, you gave him a treat to keep him from crying. If this situation is repeated several times, your dog may assimilate that it wins a prize every time it cries. Then, you can start crying for a snack or other reward, such as going for a walk, playing, or just getting your attention. It’s called unconscious training and it’s much more common than you think.
To prevent this from happening, it is very important that you know how to properly use positive reinforcement in canine education. In addition, to avoid behavioral problems, such as excessive crying and barking, it is essential to educate and socialize your puppy from the early stages of life, when it is still a puppy. However, it is also possible to train and socialize an adult dog, always with a lot of patience, affection and constancy.
Always remember that it is easier, safer and more effective to prevent bad behavior in a puppy than to correct it in an adult dog. So be sure to check out our tips for raising dogs in a positive way.
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