Volume 29 | Issue 4
ISSN (Print): 2053-0889
ISSN (Online): 2053-0897
Studies have found that 22–55% of the domestic dog population display behaviours that are problematic for their owners during owner absence (Bradshaw et al, 2002; Mills and Mills, 2003; Marques Soares et al, 2010). However, the fact that the dog's response has to be sufficiently obvious and troublesome for an owner for it to be reported suggests that the percentage of dogs that experience separation-related problems during owner absence could be considerably higher (Casey, 2022).
