Cesar Millan reminds us when a dog acts out in a way that’s completely out of character, rule out a physical cause first. Then, skip the “Why is my dog doing this?” question and ask, “What could have changed to cause it?”
Source: Cesar’s Way, June 26, 2016.
Big life changes can have huge effects. Illness, divorce, financial trouble, death of a family member outside of the household, and loss of a job can all have an instant and obvious impact on the humans by changing everyone’s energy. To dogs our energy is everything. If we become unstable, they become unstable. And dogs also like routine. Sometimes, it can take something as subtle as a slight change in your schedule to make them anxious.