Separation anxiety disorder is a distressing behavior problem with serious consequences for the family as well as the pet. Dogs with this problem exhibit exaggerated signs of anxiety when they do not have access to family members. Problems typically occur when the owner is away from home, but they may also occur when the owner is home but the dog cannot get the owner's attention, or the pet's access to the owner is blocked. Approximately 14% of pet dogs seen in veterinary hospitals in the United States are suspected to suffer from separation anxiety (Allpoints Research 1997). There are no notable differences between sexes or breeds of dogs in regard to risk of development of separation anxiety, but studies have indicated that there are significantlymore mixed-breed dogs, dogs adopted from humane societies, and dogs over ten years of age that present for this problem (Voith and Borchelt 1985; McCrave et al. 1986; Chapman and Voith 1990).
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机译：分离焦虑症是对家庭以及宠物的严重后果是一种令人痛苦的行为问题。当他们无法获得家庭成员时，狗的狗展示了令人惊叹的焦虑迹象。当业主远离家乡时通常会出现问题，但当所有者家中也可能发生，但狗不能得到所有者的注意力，或者宠物对所有者的访问被阻止。在美国兽医医院看到的大约14％的宠物狗被怀疑患有分离焦虑（AllPoints Research 1997）。在分离焦虑的发展风险方面，狗的性别或兽医之间没有显着差异，但研究表明，有明显的混合犬，人道社会采用的狗，狗超过十年这个问题（voith和borchelt 1985;麦克拉韦等人1986; Chapman和voith 1990）。
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