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An anxiety dog ​​went a virus after digging a hole in a family couch, who described their owner as “safe space”.

Tictoker Madi (@ bigdaddymadi1) Shared a video that shows after an unexpected destruction, revealing a dog size hole in the couch at the end of the pillow. Clip, which has since raised 1.5 million reviews and 304,400 likes, was signed: “examination when Kona was anxious and ate a safe space in the couch.”

In the recording, Kona picked his head through the fabric, seemingly unrelated with damage and strongly at home in his new hidden service.

Expert

But Smith, General Manager and the founder of the ribs, he explained Newsweek That anxious dogs can turn into destroying furniture for a mixture of instinctive and emotional reasons.

“The first part can be disgered or settled behavior that becomes a little too intense. However, it usually does not result in serious impairment,” she said Newsweek.

“The bigger reason is that chewing and crushing can be biologically fulfilled that, ultimately results in a pleasure that helps contradict the anxiety that feels.”

Smith emphasized the importance of distinguishing behavior species: the separation of anxiety usually occurs when the owners leave the house, while boredom can result in sporadic destruction. She advised her pet owners to look carefully to all possible stressors, from loud neighbors for routine disorders and to start removing smaller, accompanying triggers.

“The first step is to ensure that the puppy has a biologically suitable enrichment and is fulfilled,” she advised. If the problem persists, it recommends breaking root causes and resolving is incremental training. She also aloted her lines with lines as a fast correction: “Crete is not a solution for anxiety and often results in mass-emphasized dogs. Ensure that you are engaged in the essential emotions as opposed to symptoms.”

Ivan Pettersel, the founder of the virtuoso dog, agreed that destruction can produce from unsatisfied needs.

He said Newsweek That many dogs do not have enough sales places for your energy or intelligence and encourage owners to introduce puzzle feeders, chumps and other mentally stimulating tools.

“First, it is important to exclude anything medical. It is always a good idea to contact your veterinarian, especially if the dog eats materials,” he said.

“I’m not convinced of a hole that is” sure space. “I think that anthropomorphizing and the dog simply liked the feeling,” he added.

To distinguish the boredom, separation of anxiety and compulsive behavior, Petersel explained that time and intensity are key. Boredom usually fits in enrichment, separating anxiety happens when the owner is away, and compulsive behavior has intense, repetitive and difficult to break – even when the dog is tired.

Instead of focusing on the destruction only, he encourages the owners to prevent it before it happens: “The right time is when the dog is fixed, but before the first bite. The goal is to interrupt the thought before the thought occurs.”

For permanent issues, Petersel suggests the use of structured methods such as training for training or training boxes (in non-anxiety cases) to make it “medium freedoms” and eliminate blind spots in the house.

He also advises owners to record his dogs when he remains alone: ​​”It is always interesting to see what the dog works when they think no one is watching.”

The tictor reacts

The viewers were quick to empathize, share the stories of their own destructive puppies and offer a humorous tips.

“I can’t show my dog ​​that this BC has ideas,” Paige wrote.

“Just cover him with a pillow when not in use, it will be fine,” the camera is suggested.

The other user shared: “My puppy was always afraid of my father’s desk was her weird, but one day she was so frightened to her desk and threw her on their newspapers that only neatly organized for the next day.”

“I had a dog who did this in my bed !!! I slept with a hole in my mattress for months,” Lizzie commented. “She didn’t notice because her body fits perfectly into him, but let me tell you that it was crazy, she made it on the wall.”

One tiktoker described a similar couch scenario: “My dog ​​made a large hole in the middle pillow, we have a blanket there and one over the entire couch, our oldest) likes to go under that and lie on the blanket.”

Newsweek reach for @ BigDaddyMadi1 for comment over the tictok. We could not check the details of the case.

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