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Dogs can get bored and anxious without enough physical exercise and mental stimulation. Often times they will develop a "nervous" habit of pacing, or chasing their tails, or chewing on furniture or digging. The first thing to try is physical exercise. Dogs need to be walked and walked and walked and WALKED. Not just taken outside the front door to have a bathroom break but really given a work out with running if possible.

The second thing to look at if they have PLENTY of exercise is mental stimulation. Does the dog have other dogs to play with? If the dog is friendly with other dogs take him to a dog park a couple of times a week. There are also dog toys that have areas in them to hide treats or peanut butter (doggy favorite) that challenges the dog to work at it to get to the treat - giving them something mental to do.

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