Many of our animal friends suffer from separation anxiety: as soon as a favorite human leaves the house, the afflicted pet is overwhelmed by panic. For dogs, some common symptoms include excessive barking, whining, pacing around, damaging furniture and other objects, trying to escape, and extreme drooling. Separation anxiety isn’t a reflection of poor training or plain old boredom: it’s a deeply ingrained emotional response.
To test her theory, she had someone record a video, and we’ve posted it for you below. Just seconds after she was out the door, the two beagles were sitting at the front door, looking out the window, and letting loose with that unmistakable beagle howl. After some more noise-making, the two of them ended up lying next to each other, still staring mournfully out the window.
This mom really thought her babies would be playing and maybe even get into mischief together. But all these darlings did was wait at the door. While mom was rather underwhelmed with the lack of excitement, she was surely boosted by the fact her babies just sat and waited for her to return to them and love them. So sweet.
