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Articles > Senior Dog Care7 Changes in Behavior That Your Senior Dog May Show Senior dogs may get to the point where they are unable to follow the rules, even if they understand them fully. As part of your senior dog care education, you have to understand what behaviors may change in your dog as he ages, so that you can help him cope and make his life easy and comfortable. Here we give you 7 changes in behavior your senior dog may show:
There are several reasons why an old dog can get aggressive, for example, a medical problem that is causing pain, lack of mobility, vision or hearing loss, or that is affecting the nervous system. If you understand what is making your dog aggressive you can minimize those reasons.
This is very common in older dogs; they become very anxious when their owner leaves. Senior dogs don’t deal well with changes, and they get very stressed when separated from their best friend. Ask your vet or research how you can minimize this condition.
Senior dogs are very sensitive to noise, and since they can’t walk away fast, don’t react promptly, and can’t manage stress as well, they develop a phobia to certain noises. Your dog may be afraid of a noise you can hear or to one your ear can’t perceive; thus, be attentive to the situations where the phobia arises to try to identify the source.
Old dogs may start having “accidents” around the house, and this can be due to several reasons, a medical condition being the most common. It can also happen due to anxiety or to the inappropriate type of food for his age.
If this is the case, your dog may seem disoriented or confused, his sleeping habits may change drastically, he may lose his capacity to urinate or defecate in the right place, he may have less energy, be less attentive, stare into space, and he may not recognize other members of the family.
If your old dog is making a lot of noise this means he is stressed for some reason. Try to identify why your dog is acting like that¾may be due to a medical condition or to gain attention¾in order to know what to do and find the right solution.
Some senior dogs stop sleeping at night and walk around the house until morning. This may happen due to a medical or psychological condition, and requires prompt senior dog care treatment to ensure your pal’s quality of life. ~ Staff, SeniorDogs.com If you would like to include this article on your site please include the following information with the article:
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